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Download the Latest Shelter Planning Calendar

To help you optimize the possibilities every month of the year can bring to animals in your care, we've created this free, shelter-focused calendar.

4 Tips for Prepping Animals Before a Big Adoption Event

Preparing your animals for a large-scale event is a big undertaking. Use these four tried-and-true tips from your colleagues in the field.

They Did It: Equine Open Admission Shelter

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

Stress Reduction & Enrichment for Shelter Cats

Discover how to reduce feline stress and implement a behavioral wellness program for the cats in your care.

The Rescue Effect: Shelter Toolkit Overview

Find ideas for increasing adoptions through events, marketing your animals, and connecting your community to your important mission.

Shelter Medicine Programs and Services

Enhance your expertise in shelter medicine with professional development, publications, and direct support from the ASPCA’s Shelter Medicine Services team.

ASPCA Cornell Maddie’s Shelter Medicine Conference Online Courses

The ASPCA® Cornell Maddie’s® Shelter Medicine courses are a unique educational opportunity for veterinarians and other animal welfare professionals to learn from our field of highly regarded speakers.

Support for Shelter Medicine Professionals

Explore resources and expertise available to those interested in or practicing shelter medicine.

Sample Plans for Evacuation and Sheltering

These three sample plans can be adapted for your needs to help you prepare for animal emergencies, including evacuations and temporary sheltering.

Comprehensive Reference Book: Shelter Medicine for Veterinarians and Staff

This must-have shelter medicine resource includes information on management, animal husbandry, veterinary care, disease prevention and behavior.

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