Search

Shelter Health

How-To Guides for Animal Shelter Cleaning

Equip your staff and volunteers with these easy-to-follow guides for many common shelter cleaning procedures.

Winter Shelter Bins for Community Cats FAQ

Help outdoor and community cats and kitties stay warm this winter with inexpensive foam coolers! Learn how to build one.

ASPCA Northern Tier Shelter Initiative (NTSI)

The Northern Tier Shelter Initiative (NTSI) is an ASPCA program that provides grants, free consultations and training to brick-and-mortar shelters, non-profit veterinary clinics, and Indigenous communities.

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.

Design 'Adopt Me' Bandanas for Shelter Pets

Design pet-sized bandanas and donate them to a local shelter.

They Did It: Opening an Adoptions Café Right in the Shelter

Lucky visitors can grab a cup of coffee and relax with some sweet feline company in a Sacramento shelter’s catfé.

Shelter Behavior Roundtable: Behavioral Support for Fosters

Join the ASPCA Learning Lab for a roundtable discussion where your questions will be answered during a live Q&A session. 

2024 ASPCA National Shelter Grants Initiative

The ASPCA is offering $3 million in grants to U.S. shelters by funding programs that support animal outcomes, animal psychological health, and access to veterinary care.

10 Ways to Celebrate Halloween with Shelter Animals

Here’s some spook-tacular inspiration from your colleagues in the animal welfare field—all treats, no tricks! Have some Halloween fun at your shelter this year.