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Animal Shelter Essential Resources

Access back-to-basics essential tools and content to train animal shelter staff and share best practices from animal care and health to community engagement, behavior, and more.

The Rescue Effect: Tools & Resources for Animal Shelters

Join The Rescue Effect campaign in 2025. We're providing shelters and rescues the tools and resources they need to increase critical adoption, foster and community engagement without having to change any processes or policies.

Resources to Assist With Intake

These educational learning tools will provide visual reminders, practical tips, and printable checklists to develop critical standards and confidence.

Return to Owner

Discover strategies for returning pets to their owners, including ID tags, microchips, and community resources for lost and found pets.

How Agencies Can Partner with NFR

The NFR (National Field Response) Response Partner Program allows the ASPCA to join forces with local and national shelters

How to Cut Foster Home Wait Times With On-Deck System

Find out how an on-deck foster system can streamline your process and move animals more quickly into foster homes.

Feline Fostering Q&A with the ASPCA Los Angeles Foster Program

Start a foster program or grow your current program with tips from the ASPCA Los Angeles Foster Program.

They Did It: Enhanced Cageless Cat Housing with Local Landmark Décor

The San Francisco SPCA describes how pets and people benefit from cleverly designed replicas of iconic landmarks in their shelter.

Twenty Questions with Greatest Potential to Inform and Improve Access to Veterinary Care

Learn research insights to improve veterinary care access with 20 critical questions to inform effective, equitable programs.

Behavior Tips for Living with Intact Dogs and Cats

Share these behavior tips with foster caregivers and adopters living with intact dogs and cats when spay/neuter surgeries are temporarily unavailable.