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Shelter Medicine Programs and Services

Enhance your expertise in shelter medicine with professional development, publications, and direct support from the ASPCA’s Shelter Medicine Services team.

Tools and Guidelines for Shelter Animals in Foster Care

Find guidelines and protocols to help you and your volunteers keep shelter animals healthy during their time in foster.

Cleaners and Disinfectants in Animal Shelters

Learn best practices and products for maintaining a clean environment to protect the health of the animals in your care.

Meow for Now: Foster Family Recruitment and Retention

Get tips for recruiting and retaining foster caregivers to create or enhance your kitten foster program.

Veterinary Lifeline Partner Program

The Veterinary Lifeline Partner Program affords veterinarians and veterinary clinics direct access to the expert staff of ASPCA Poison Control. Enroll for free.

Back-to-School Safety Tips for Pets

Backpacks and lunchboxes can present hazards to animals in the home, so share these back-to-school safety tips with clients, adopters and your community.

Dakin Humane Society's Progressive Adoption Programs

This shelter's open adoption plan replaces inflexible rules with congenial, collaborative communication between shelter and adopters.

How to Throw a Shelter Kitten Shower

These kitten shower ideas are intended to make kitten season a bit easier, help you recruit foster families—and bring some fun to your community.

Feline Spectrum Assessment in 4 Steps

FSA is a four-component process to help shelters know more about cats who enter with unknown histories and see how comfortable they are around people.

8 Tips for Reporting Animal Cruelty

Check out our 8 tips for reporting animal cruelty and share them with concerned community members.

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