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How-to Guide, Tips and Videos for Leash Handling

Learn essential leash skills to care for shelter dogs through best practices taught at the ASPCA’s Adoption Center’s Canine Classroom.

Tips to Make Dog Adoptions Stick

Follow these tips from dog expert Patricia McConnell to help maximize the chance for a lasting dog adoption.

How Training Can Help Equine Welfare Organizations Increase Adoptions

Two innovative nonprofit equine organizations share how they developed creative programs to expand their capacity to help horses.

10 Tips for Hosting Virtual Equine Adoption Events

Follow these tips to generate exposure for your adoptable horses and help them find their new homes.

ASPCA Community Medicine Externship

Apply for the Community Medicine Externship and gain hands-on experience providing veterinary care in underserved communities. Located in Brooklyn, NY.

Research Shows Why Shelters Should Offer Free Cat Adoptions

Waive fees and adopters will come. The price tag – or lack thereof – doesn’t affect the love or longevity of an adopter’s relationship with a cat.

ASPCA Poison Control Externship

Apply for ASPCA Poison Control's externship program and receive expert clinical toxicology experience and attend dynamic lectures on various toxicology subjects. This opportunity is remote but only open to applicants in the United States.

Adoption Counseling Resources for Foster Families

Relying on foster families to help place foster animals is a helpful tactic for shelters and rescues. Follow these tips to start a program at your organization.

They Did It: Behavioral Enrichment Tracking Program for Volunteers

This program from Humane Society of Western Montana ensures that every animal in the shelter gets daily behavioral enrichment.

3 Tips for Keeping Foster Families Engaged

Foster families are a key part of any shelter or rescue’s operations. Check out these tips to help keep both your potential and current foster families excited and engaged.

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