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3 Tips for Setting Up a Temporary Shelter

In the event of a disaster or large-scale seizure in your community, follow these three tips from the ASPCA’s Field Investigations and Response Team (FIR).

Shelter Medicine Consults and Support for Animal Shelters

Contact the ASPCA Shelter Medicine Services team for help with questions ranging from parvovirus to sanitation to population management.

Vaccination in Shelter Animal Populations

Check out these vaccination protocols for shelter animals, including frequency standards and how to vaccinate special populations.

Differentiating Between Spontaneous and Organized Dogfighting Injuries

Learn the difference between injuries sustained from organized dogfighting and those sustained in spontaneous fights among pets.

Welfare of Cats 5 to 29 Months After Perineal Urethrostomy

Cats undergoing PU do well in the home after surgery, showing long-term outcomes are good and earlier surgical intervention may be the best approach.

Animal Shelter and Community Medicine Journals for Publication

Learn about the Journal of Shelter Medicine and Community Animal Health, the only journal focused on shelter and community medicine practice.

Infectious Disease Management in Animal Shelters Textbook

Find up-to-date information about preventing, managing, and treating infectious diseases in cats, dogs, and exotic small companion mammals in animal shelters.

A Spectrum of Care is the Antidote to One Dog’s Mysterious Illness

Pets have better outcomes when veterinarians provide a wide range of treatment options—otherwise known as a spectrum of care.

Feline Upper Respiratory Infection

Learn about the prevention, clinical signs, transmission, diagnosis, and treatment of feline URI in an animal shelter environment.

Intake Pathways for Open-Admission Horse Adoption Agencies

Equine open admission programs are a great way to serve your community and prevent horses from going to low-end auctions.