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 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 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 Prevention and Treatment of Common Animal Shelter Diseases Learn about the various medical conditions and diseases that veterinarians or other staff may encounter while caring for pets in the shelter. ASPCA Julie Morris Shelter Medicine Residency Apply for the ASPCA Julie Morris Shelter Medicine Residency and gain broad shelter medicine experience, supporting a career path in any of the wide variety of shelter medicine specialist roles. Located in New York, NY. ASPCA Cornell Maddie’s Shelter Medicine Conference The ASPCA Cornell Maddie’s Shelter Medicine Conference provides high-quality education for veterinary, animal shelter, and spay/neuter professionals 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. They Did It: Opening an Adoptions Café Right in the Shelter Lucky visitors can grab a cup of coffee and relax with some sweet feline company in a Sacramento shelter’s catfé. Top Tips for Volunteer Success in an Animal Shelter or Rescue Read our top tips for finding, motivating, and retaining one of your most important assets – your animal shelter volunteers. 7 Ideas to Promote Your Shelter Animals on Black Friday Get more animals adopted just in time for the holidays with these Black Friday promotion ideas. Why Animal Shelters Support Better Policies for Veterinary Telemedicine Veterinary telemedicine is an excellent way to help increase access to vet care for pets and can help keep pets in homes and out of animal shelters. Refresh Your Marketing for Long-Term Shelter Animals Take these steps to review and refresh adoption marketing to find placement for longer-stay shelter animals. 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. Pagination Previous page ‹ previous … Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Current page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 … Next page next ›