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Creating SOPs

Find out what SOPs are, what they should contain, who benefits from having them and strategies for getting them written.

Most Commonly Used Emergency & Disaster Acronyms

Disaster acronyms got you confused? Use our handy glossary to help you decipher what a JITT and a JFO are.

ASPCA Shelter Medicine Services Team

Meet the ASPCA Shelter Medicine Services team!

3 Tips for Setting Up a Temporary Shelter

In the event of a disaster or large-scale seizure in your community, follow these three tips from the ASPCA’s Field Investigations and Response Team (FIR).

They Did It: Equine Open Admission Shelter

Discover how 2 organizations moved to an open admission model to save equines and support their communities.

Talking With Heart of Phoenix Equine Rescue About Euthanasia

Find out how one well-established equine rescue makes end-of-life decisions—and download their sample euthanasia policy.

Shelter Medicine and the ASPCA

Learn all about shelter medicine, which focuses on preventing disease so the end product is a healthy companion animal in a lifetime home.

5 Tips to Support Kitten Foster Caregivers in Areas of High Shelter Intake

By supporting community members who are already providing foster care for kittens, animal welfare organizations can strengthen what’s already working.

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.

Relocation Interview with Second Chance Animal Services, Destination Shelter for ASPCA’s Milestone Transport

Second Chance Animal Services and “Almost Home” destination for transported pets