Search Search Search You must have JavaScript enabled to use this form. Topic Programs & Operations Board & Leadership Fundraising Managing People Resources Managed Admission Volunteers Keeping Pets in Homes Return to Owner Safety Net Spay/Neuter Surgery Patient Care Clinic Flow Clinic Administration Grants Equine Welfare Equine Adoption Equine Cruelty & Disasters Keeping Horses Safe Shelter Medicine Programs & Services Shelter Medicine at the ASPCA Shelter Medicine Support Board Certification ASV Guidelines Intake & Preventive Care Nutrition Vaccination Parasite Control Population Management Specific Medical Conditions Feline Retroviruses Ringworm Canine Infectious Respiratory Disease Canine Parvovirus Heartworm Infectious Disease Outbreak Management Testing & Diagnosis Understanding Disease Spread Isolation vs. Quarantine Sanitation How-To Guides Cleaners & Disinfectants Facility Use & Design Foster Animal Health Care Overall Guidelines Surgery & Dentistry Toxicology & Poison Control Cruelty & Disasters Disaster Preparedness & Response Animal Cruelty Investigations Animal Fighting Enrichment & Behavior Behavior Canine Enrichment Feline Enrichment Adoption & Placement Relocation & Transport Reaching & Supporting Adopters Community Cats Foster Care Promotions & Events Clear All 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. Shelter Medicine at the ASPCA The ASPCA’s Shelter Medicine Services (SMS) team works to improve the health and welfare of animals by strengthening shelter medicine programs and expanding access to veterinary care. They Did It: Shelter Color Coding Staff and visitors alike will benefit from this neat navigational trick! ASV Guidelines & Shelter Checklists These easy-to-use checklists, based on the comprehensive Guidelines for Standards of Care in Animal Shelters, can help you provide optimum care in the shelter. Outbreak Management for Animal Shelters Learn the critical components of outbreak management to improve animal care. ASPCA Shelter Medicine Services Team Meet the ASPCA Shelter Medicine Services team! Food Guarding in Shelter Dogs An ASPCA study provides a compelling argument against euthanizing dogs who display food guarding. Animal Shelter Population Rounds One of the most effective ways of minimizing animals' length of stay is through the use of Population Rounds (also referred to as daily shelter rounds). Learn how, when, and why to perform this daily task. Life Hacks for Animal Shelters These shelter hacks will give you lots of ideas for enrichment, cat and dog care, staff management and more, all for cheap or free! Dogfighting FAQ for Animal Shelters A FAQ about dogfighting written for shelters from The Dogfighting Toolkit for Law Enforcement. Pagination Previous page ‹ previous … Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Current page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 … Next page next ›