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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.

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.

How To Create Easy Vertical Space for Cats

Learn six easy steps that will turn leftover kennel doors into vertical spaces for cats.

Tips: Fundraising with Social Media

Tips to tackle the Facebook and Twitter fundraising frontiers.

Shelter Medicine Board Certification

Get information on your options for obtaining board certification in the field of animal shelter medicine.

They Did It: Easy & Accessible Cat Enrichment

Download these easy conversation guides to help with nonjudgmental animal shelter adoption counseling that uses positive, inclusive language to build trust and increase adoptions.

Shelter Color Coding

Staff and visitors alike will benefit from this neat navigational trick!

Preparing Cats for Spay/Neuter Surgery

These videos demonstrate proper post-anesthesia protocol for preparing feline patients prior to spay/neuter surgery.

Most Common Toxicologic Causes of Tremors in Cats

For cats, the most common toxic cause of tremors ispermethrin. Find out the other toxins that cause tremors in cats.

They Did It: Creating More Vertical Space for Cats

To provide more enrichment for the cats in their care, this California shelter installed a new climbing wall.