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Animal Health

The ASPCA's shelter medicine experts, Animal Poison Control Center staff and shelter partners provide expertise and tools to keep animals in your care healthy.

Preventive Health Care & Vaccinations

When vaccination protocols are appropriately developed and properly applied, they can be among the most important and lifesaving tools available to shelters.

Shelter Guidelines: Behavioral Health in the Shelter

Learn how the Association of Shelter Veterinarians' shelter guidelines can help you reduce stress at intake and throughout animals’ stay

Recommendations for Public Health Officials Managing In-Home Care

Get guidance from the CDC on how public health officials can safely provide home care for those in isolation due to COVID-19.

Fear Free: Helping Shelter Pets Find Health, Happiness, and Homes

Join Dr. Brenda Griffin as she introduces attendees to the concepts behind Fear Free and how they can apply to your shelter operations.

Shelter Health

Animal Fighting

Humans in every part of the country and many different types of communities perpetuate the heinous practice of forcing animals to fight.

Animal Care

In this section you’ll find a wealth of downloads, tips and webinars for aging and sexing kittens, making right immunization choices, and much more.

Animal Law Enforcement (TX DSHS) Online Courses

ACOs in Texas can complete these online training courses to earn credit

National Capabilities for Animal Response in Emergencies (NCARE) Survey Results

Read the groundbreaking ASPCA survey that shows the readiness of U.S. cities and counties to mobilize on behalf of animals in case of disaster.