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They Did It: ‘Name Your Price’ Cat Adoption Event

Think holding a “Name Your Price” adoption event means no income? Think again! One small shelter in Minnesota tried it with great success!

Making Offsite Cat Adoptions Successful

These tips on successful offsite cat adoption processes can help cut the length of stay for your shelter’s felines.

Meet-and-Greet Experiences that May Impact Dog and Cat Adoption

Discover dozens of research-based factors that can increase—or decrease—a shelter animal’s likelihood of getting adopted as a result of an in-person or virtual meet-and-greet.

Processing Adoptions for Offsite Cats

Want to reduce length of stay for cats? Here’s how to handle the adoption process for offsite cats.

Setting Up and Preparing for Offsite Cat Adoptions

Want to reduce length of stay for cats? Here’s how to set up and prepare for successful offsite cat adoptions.

Adoption Promotions for Harder-to-Place Dogs and Cats

Download our easy-to-use promotion guide and help senior pets, special needs, and long-stay animals find loving homes.

Research Shows Why Shelters Should Offer Free Cat Adoptions

Waive fees and adopters will come. The price tag – or lack thereof – doesn’t affect the love or longevity of an adopter’s relationship with a cat.

How To Train a Cat to Ring a Bell (Watch Adopters Line Up!)

How does teaching cats to ring bells help you get them into homes? Check out this easy four-step process and find out!

They Did It: Created a Barn-Leasing Program to Grow Their Own Horse Adopters

Learn how an innovative barn-leasing program allows new adopters a place to board their horses and maintain the sense of community they've built with like-minded horse lovers.

The Rescue Effect: Resources for Adopt A Shelter Cat Month

Approximately 6.5 million animals entered U.S. shelters in 2023—a record high. The work you do on the front lines every day is critical in caring for these animals in need. But it takes all of us to turn the tide and create a positive ripple throughout shelters nationwide.

Join The Rescue Effect