Search Search Search Topic Spay/Neuter Surgery Patient Care Equine Welfare Equine Adoption Keeping Horses Safe Adoption & Placement Foster Care (-) Programs & Operations Managed Admission Volunteers Keeping Pets in Homes Shelter Medicine Active FiltersPrograms & Operations Group 9 Clear All A Pup Named Pumpernickel is ASPCA Spay/Neuter Alliance’s 500,000th Patient As of October 11, 2022, half a million animals have been spayed and neutered by the ASPCA Spay/Neuter Alliance (ASNA). The landmark patient was a puppy named Pumpernickel. They Did It: Organizing a Pawsitive Protest When employees from a local hotel wanted to volunteer for a day, this Florida shelter came up with a genius idea. Using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to Map Animal Data Read about the ASPCA’s research into Geographic Information Systems and how it can be a powerful lifesaving tool for shelters. ASPCA Survey: Strategies to Increase Participation in Kitten Foster Programs in High Shelter Intake Communities Read a recent ASPCA study that identifies barriers and opportunities to increase kitten foster volunteers in high kitten shelter intake communities. Serving Horses in Your Community with Strategic Intake Policies Use these intake strategies to help more horses in your community. Why Animal Shelters Support Better Policies for Veterinary Telemedicine Veterinary telemedicine is an excellent way to help increase access to vet care for pets and can help keep pets in homes and out of animal shelters.