Search Search Search Topic (-) Adoption & Placement Relocation & Transport Reaching & Supporting Adopters Community Cats Foster Care Promotions & Events Enrichment & Behavior Behavior Canine Enrichment Keeping Pets in Homes Return to Owner Safety Net Equine Welfare Equine Adoption Programs & Operations Volunteers Spay/Neuter Active FiltersAdoption & Placement Group 9 Clear All Non-Judgmental Relinquishment Conversations Richmond SPCA's meaningful, non-judgmental conversation help identify the real reasons for relinquishment and find good alternatives. Conversational Adoption Counseling Conversational adoption counseling helps you get the information you need while reducing adopter stress and creating a positive impression. Safety Net Programs Ideas and initiatives to help keeps pets safe at home. Processing Adoptions for Offsite Cats Want to reduce length of stay for cats? Here’s how to handle the adoption process for offsite cats. 5 Tips for Effective Foster Communication Utilize these five tips when communicating with your foster families to help have positive, effective conversations. 6 Tips for Following Up with Adopters Following up with adopters is a key part of keeping people and pets together. Check out these tips to help your organization design an effective follow-up process. Pets as Gifts Can Safely Increase Holiday Adoptions Learn how promoting pets as gifts can get more shelter animals adopted using research-backed techniques that save lives. 4 Tips to Raise Confident, Well-Adjusted Kittens Download tips to help foster and adoptive families with kitten-care advice for trimming nails, riding in carriers, and socialization. Sample Post-Adoption Follow-Up with Scripts and Email Templates Use this sample adopter phone survey and email templates to conduct post-adoption follow-ups. New ASPCA Survey: Vast Majority of Dogs and Cats Acquired During Pandemic Still in Their Homes As COVID-19 restrictions are lifted, 90% of dogs and 87% of cats are still in their homes. Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Next page next ›