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They Did It: Tips For a Thriving On-Deck Foster System

Find out how two shelters use an on-deck foster program to get animals into homes quickly and efficiently while reducing the burden on staff.

Canine Infectious Respiratory Disease in Shelters

Find comprehensive insights into the dynamics, identification, and management strategies for canine respiratory illnesses in animal shelters.

Doggy Day Outs, Field Trips & Short-Term Fosters: Reducing Stress in Shelter Dogs While Increasing Volunteers and Adoptions

Discover simple and effective strategies to involve your community in volunteer outings that help reduce stress for shelter dogs and increase adoptions.

Research on Kitten Death in Shelters and Rescues

Learn how clinical signs like diarrhea and weight loss in young kittens may impact their survival rate in a shelter or rescue setting.

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.

People & Pet Food Dangers

From well-known food dangers such as chocolate to various herbs, bread dough, nuts and more, treatment options are suggested here.

Intake Protocol for Kitten Foster Programs

Download and customize this kitten intake protocol to help make your organization’s intake screening procedures thorough and consistent.

The Hiding Places & Pet Dangers of Xylitol

Xylitol is appearing in more and more places, from coffee to cough drops. It’s a big danger to pets, so you may want to share this handy list.

Implementing SOPs

Find out how to effectively use your SOP as a training tool.

Shelter Medicine Board Certification

Get information on your options for obtaining board certification in the field of animal shelter medicine.