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Cleaning and Disinfecting Dog and Cat Transport Crates and Vehicles

Watch these how-to videos for helpful tips on sanitizing crates and vehicles used to transport shelter animals.

How to Spot Which Lilies Are Dangerous to Cats & Plan Treatment

True lily plants can produce severe toxicosis and acute kidney injury in cats. Here’s how you can spot renal toxic lilies and what signs to watch for.

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.

Step 2: Select Animals for the Program

One step in the six simple steps to starting the Adoption Ambassadors program.

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.

4 Tips to Reduce Barking in Fearful Dogs

Heard the one about never feeding a barking dog? Go ahead and do just that for the fearful canines.

Meet-and-Greet Experiences that May Impact Dog and Cat Adoption

Discover dozens of research-based factors that can increase—or decrease—a shelter animal’s likelihood of getting adopted as a result of an in-person or virtual meet-and-greet.

Fireworks Safety Tips Poster and Social Media Graphics

Share this poster with your foster families and adopters to give them tips on how to keep their dogs, cats, and equines safe during fireworks.

They Did It: ‘Name Your Price’ Cat Adoption Event

Think holding a “Name Your Price” adoption event means no income? Think again! One small shelter in Minnesota tried it with great success!

Talking with Matt Bershadker, President and CEO of the ASPCA

Check in with Matt Bershadker, President and CEO of the ASPCA, to learn about his animal welfare journey and his thoughts on where the field is headed.

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