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Adoption & Placement

From fostering to fee-waived to open adoptions, this section is teaming with tips, how-tos and tools to help you–and your fosters—find homes for more animals.

Video: Setup and Loading Dog Relocation Transport

Help reduce stress during animal transport and relocation with these easy planning tips.

Animal Shelter-Related Research

Animal welfare professionals serving dogs, cats, and horses can use this data-backed information to enhance fostering, adoption, relocation, and other programs.

They Did It: Reinvented How They Talk About Behavior in Shelter Animals

Two experts provide examples and tools for messaging behavior in shelter animals that can be easily implemented into daily operations.

7 Tips for Shelter Cat Enrichment on the Cheap

It's crucial to have a stimulating enrichment plan for the cats in your care, and with these 7 tips you’ll find it surprisingly easy and affordable.

Implement Feline Spectrum Assessment (FSA) at Your Shelter

The FSA resources page provides training modules, videos, a complete manual and forms so you can put the feline assessment to work in your shelter.

What's the Deal About Data?

Knowing what animals are coming into your shelter and why, and what animals are making it out alive (or not) are important keys to improve your performance.

Posters and Shareable Graphics that Show the Financial Benefits of Adopting Shelter Dogs and Cats

Customize these posters and social media graphics so potential adopters can see at a glance the financial benefits of adopting a dog or cat from your organization.

ASPCA Open-Access Publishing Fund (OAPF)

The ASPCA invites applicants for the ASPCA Open Access Publishing Fund (OAPF). This fund is designed to support the dissemination of results of innovative and impactful animal welfare research.

5 Free (Or Darn Close) Feline Enrichment Ideas

Here are some ideas for enrichment on the cheap.

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