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Shelter Medicine at the ASPCA

The ASPCA’s Shelter Medicine Services (SMS) team works to improve the health and welfare of animals by strengthening shelter medicine programs and expanding access to veterinary care.

How to Use Whiteboards to Share Information about Shelter Animals

Sharing information about animals in your care is critical. Use these tips for creating effective whiteboards—and get a few ideas for other ways to convey important information visually.

Emergency Foster Resources

Use these fostering resources to help you recruit and manage fosters during an emergency.

Effective Tips to Boost Adoptions: Reduce Barriers & Improve Experience

Learn how to increase adoptions by reducing barriers and streamlining your adoption process.

Finding Foundations that Fund Animal Welfare

Check out this starter list of organizations that make giving animal-welfare grants part of their mission.

Participate in Adopt a Horse Month

Have horses in need of homes? Join the ASPCA®'s Right Horse Adopt a Horse Month!

ASPCA Research Index

Scan a complete list of all ASPCA research currently published on ASPCApro covering veterinary, cruelty, behavior, sheltering topics, and more.

Leveraging Facebook to Promote Your Big Adoption Event

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

Treating Bromethalin Toxicosis

ASPCA Poison Control provides basic information you need to know when a patient has ingested bromethalin.

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.

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