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Return to Owner

Discover strategies for returning pets to their owners, including ID tags, microchips, and community resources for lost and found pets.

Keeping Pets in Homes

From the latest relinquishment studies to innovative safety net programs, this section provides you with the tools you need to keep pets at home.

Animal Shelter Pathway Planning

Pathway planning is an important process to maintain the shelter population within its capacity for humane care and support the welfare of the animals in our care.

What Animal Data Do You Need?

Read these recommendations for basic information to collect about the animals you serve and services your shelter offers.

Tips for Managing Capacity Challenges from Oregon Humane Society

Oregon Humane Society offers useful tips for managing capacity for care and avoiding overcrowding.

Empower Owners, Engage Your Community to Boost RTO

Looking for ways to increase the number of lost pets returning to their owners? Read about a winning model that empowers pet owners and the wider community.

Retention of Pet ID Tags and Outcomes for Lost Pets

If shelters provide ID tags and put them on adopted or found animals, the likelihood immediately improves that those pets, if lost, will return home.

Understanding and Treating Laundry Detergent Ingestion

This article looks at the danger of detergent ingestion, especially detergent “pods” and what treatments are indicated.

Laundry Detergent Ingestion Case Study

Laundry detergent ingestion can cause serious problems. This article contains tips and a treatment strategy case study.

Animal Shelter Essential Resources

Access back-to-basics essential tools and content to train animal shelter staff and share best practices from animal care and health to community engagement, behavior, and more.