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How Shelter Pets Benefit from “Real-Life” Rooms

Three animal welfare organizations with real-life rooms--where adoptable pets can relax and decompress--share the benefits, challenges, and recommendations for such spaces.

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.

They Did It: Created a Team to Keep Pets and Families Together

Animal Care Centers of NYC hired 2 special case advocates with social work backgrounds to help pet owners facing challenges, including housing issues, hospitalization, and incarceration.

They Did It: Reduced Barriers for Equine Adopter Engagement and Post-Adoption Support

Discover how West Virginia Horse Network used creativity and innovation to both attract and support first-time equine adopters.

Five Tips for Using Social Media Ads to Promote Adoptable Horses

Utilize paid social ads to reach more adopters and save more equines.

2025 ASPCA Fund to End Factory Farming

This year’s projects will support local, regional, and state efforts to combat the presence of and harmful impacts from factory farms in their communities. Socially Responsible Agriculture Project (SRAP) is partnering with the ASPCA on this RFP.

Creating Thoughtful Community Collaborations that Support Pets and Their Owners

Learn more about programs and services from animal welfare professionals that provide pet owners with the support they need to care for their pets.

Animal Behavior Pathway Resources

If you have questions or comments about these behavior pathway resources and tools, please email shelterbehavior@aspca.org. We also hope you will let us know how these behavior pathway resources are used in your organization!

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