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FAQs about CBD Use in Pets

CBD (hemp oil) treats are becoming more popular to give pets, and some of the same dangers exist as with THC. Find out the symptoms and treatment plans.

10 Tips to Promote Senior Pets

Prospective adopters often overlook senior pets in favor of younger animals. Here are 10 tips gleaned from animal welfare organizations to help get older pets adopted.

Top 4 July 4th Pet Toxins

Fireworks, food, lawn products and pool chemicals: Do you know how to treat these top July 4 toxicities? Read tips from the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center

Using Model Dogs to Assess Aggression in Fight-Bred Dogs

Review research by the ASPCA on using a life-sized, plush model dog to screen for dog-directed aggression in canines used in illegal dogfighting.

Four Paths to Adoption Success

Patricia McConnell offers simple tips in four key areas that can help smooth the transition period for your adopters and their new pets.

Special Delivery: Bringing Pets Right to Doorsteps

Learn how pets as gifts – delivery included! – has been a lifesaving success in Santa Fe.

Improving Access to Heartworm Treatment

ASPCA collaborated with Emancipet on research showing that effective and safe heartworm disease treatment can be provided at lower cost using a technician-leveraged, high-volume outpatient model.

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.

Maddie’s Fund Awards Dr. Lila Miller the 2021 Avanzino Leadership Award

Discover how Dr. Lila Miller championed the field of shelter medicine and received a leadership award from a prominent animal welfare organization.

Feeding Protocol & Nutrition Best Practices for Emaciated Dogs

ASPCA's research-based, step-by-step guide for creating a refeeding protocol for emaciated dogs.