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What's the Deal About Data?

Knowing what animals are coming into your shelter and why, and what animals are making it out alive (or not) are important keys to improve your performance.

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.

Identifying and Managing Food Guarding

Learn how to identify food guarding behavior using the SAFER aggression assessment and hear what shelters are currently doing with food guarding dogs.

5 Tips for Choosing a Big Adoption Event Location

Where you hold a large-scale adoption event can play a big part in its success. Follow these five tips from your colleagues in the field.

proud man with his dog holds sign that reads that he has adopted the dog

Leveraging Facebook to Promote Your Big Adoption Event

Use these tried-and-true tips to capitalize on Facebook and find more homes for animals.

5 Things to Do With Paper Bags

Take a look at this stuff you can do with paper bags to bring enrichment and comfort to your shelter cats and dogs

Dealing With Concerns About Pediatric Spay/Neuter

Need help understanding and responding to concerns about pediatric spay and neuter? This is the resource for you!

12 Tips for Big Adoption Events

Want to host a successful large-scale adoption event? Use these 12 terrific tips from your colleagues who have been there, done that.

Moldy Food Dangers to Pets

At the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center, not a day goes by that a call doesn’t come in about a tremoring dog or cat.

Animal Behavior

From working with fearful dogs to reading cat body language, this section contains resources to help you communicate with and better care for animals.