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How to Collect Animal Data

Read these guidelines on finding out why animals are coming into your shelter and why not enough of those animals are making it out alive.

Infection Control in the Shelter

Learn fundamental infection control concepts, including order of contagion, how disease transmission occurs, and how to prevent disease spread.

Prevention and Treatment of Common Animal Shelter Diseases

Learn about the various medical conditions and diseases that veterinarians or other staff may encounter while caring for pets in the shelter.

5 Tips for Efficiently Managing a Large Intake

Utilize these steps to help ease stress on both animals and staff during a large intake.

5 Social Media Tips to Promote Animals for Shelters or Rescues

Social media tips to help you develop a plan for campaigns like National Adoption Weekend, Adopt a Shelter Dog Month, Help A Horse Day—and any time of the year.

How to Take a Daily Animal Inventory

Taking a daily count and making sure your software systems are up to date allow you keep track of the animals in your care and prevent errors in your data.

Disease Outbreak Management 101

Learn how to have a coordinated response plan in place before an infectious disease outbreak happens.

Animal Behavior Pathway Resources

If you have questions or comments about these behavior pathway resources and tools, please email shelterbehavior@aspca.org. We also hope you will let us know how these behavior pathway resources are used in your organization!

Other Animal Welfare Funders

In addition to the ASPCA, some of the largest national animal welfare funders invite grant applications. Get the info.

3 Tips for Setting Up a Temporary Shelter

In the event of a disaster or large-scale seizure in your community, follow these three tips from the ASPCA’s Field Investigations and Response Team (FIR).

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