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Let It Rip!

Find out which kinds of toys showed better results in enriching shelter dogs. The results might surprise you!

Improve the Shelter Experience for Adopters

Wisconsin Humane Society improves the adoption experience, from first impression to post-adoption follow-up.

Daily Monitoring of Communal Cat Rooms

Daily monitoring is essential because it helps you focus on the compatibility of cats in the group and make adjustments for the cats' welfare.

Training Us

What can you do to increase the likelihood that a person will adopt? Dr. Emily Weiss shares 4 simple ways.

Melvin and the Marmalades

Dr. Emily Weiss introduces you to 3 undersocialized kitties who found a great placement thanks to a barn cat program.

Bored-y Cat

Who’s that hiding behind the door and knocking stuff on the floor? Dr. Emily Weiss has just the thing for under-enriched kitties.

Adoption Ambassadors 2016 Campaign Update: One Foster Family’s Story

Ever fostered an animal? Then you gotta read this.

Tip of the Week: The Mop Stops Here

Mopping itself may not ultimately be the best way to sanitize shelter surfaces.

Tip of the Week: Hitting the High Points

Tip of the Week: We’ve Got You (Un)Covered

The first few days at the shelter are particularly stressful for cats as they adjust to the new sights, sounds, smells and space of their new digs. During this period, it is important to allow cats to slowly acclimate to their new surroundings by giving them the opportunity to be heard but not seen. According to Kelley Bollen, MS, CABC, a certified animal behavior consultant and owner of Animal Alliances, “The most important thing you can do for cats to reduce their stress is to provide them with a place to hide.”