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Animal Shelter-Related Research

Animal welfare professionals serving dogs, cats, and horses can use this data-backed information to enhance fostering, adoption, relocation, and other programs.

Animal Behavior

From working with fearful dogs to reading cat body language, this section contains resources to help you communicate with and better care for animals.

Foster Care

Save more lives with our foster care resources, including customizable dog and cat foster care guides, sanitation tips for foster homes, and more.

ASPCA Poison Control and Toxicology

Animal toxicology experts provide information for veterinarians on top toxins, medication, food, indoor and outdoor risks and treatment plans.

Adoption & Placement

From fostering to fee-waived to open adoptions, this section is teaming with tips, how-tos and tools to help you–and your fosters—find homes for more animals.

The Rescue Effect: Tools & Resources for Animal Shelters

Join The Rescue Effect campaign in 2025. We're providing shelters and rescues the tools and resources they need to increase critical adoption, foster and community engagement without having to change any processes or policies.

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.

Intake & Preventive Care

Preventive care and intake best practices are critical for animal health in shelters.

Spay/Neuter Library

Explore our comprehensive library of videos and clinic documents covering a range of topics from surgical techniques, flow efficiencies, gentle animal handling, clinic administration, and more.

Feline Enrichment

Make feline enrichment a part of every cat’s day with these simple and clever ideas, many of which can be folded into your regular shelter routine.