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Animal Housing in Shelters: Primary Enclosures, Kennels, Cages & Rooms

Proper housing in animal shelters is essential in providing quality and humane animal care.

Urine Drug Screens for Pets: What You Need to Know

Is an OTC urine drug screen effective in treating animals who may have been exposed to drugs? The APCC says "yes" and explains how and why they should be used.

Hallucinogenic Mushroom Toxicosis in Animals

“Magic” mushroom exposure in dogs can produce vocalization, mydriasis, ataxia, tachycardia, disorientation, hyperthermia and anxiety.

Feline Spectrum Assessment

Feline Spectrum Assessment (FSA) is a standardized and simple four-step process for assessing incoming cats that grew out of the ASPCA’s “Is This Cat Feral?” research.

10 Ways to Thank Animal Foster Families

Try these free and low-cost tips to show gratitude for your animal shelter or rescue’s foster families.

Meow for Now: Foster Family Recruitment and Retention

Get tips for recruiting and retaining foster caregivers to create or enhance your kitten foster program.

Feline Infectious Peritonitis

Learn about the prevention, transmission, diagnosis and treatment of Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP) in an animal shelter environment.

Advocating for Meaningful Animal Welfare Policies Through Storytelling

Storytelling is a powerful way to showcase your lifesaving efforts and motivate lawmakers to remove barriers to keeping pets and people together.

Antibiotics and Seizures in Pets

The ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center notes that antibiotics are a cause of toxin seizures in animals, and this article explains what to watch for.

Adoption & Placement

From fostering to fee-waived to open adoptions, this section is teaming with tips, how-tos and tools to help you–and your fosters—find homes for more animals.

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