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Shelter Behavior Roundtable: Just-in-Time Tune-Ups to Get Animals Adopted

Need to help your shelter animals get ready for adoption? Join our expert panel to discuss best practices when deciding if an animal is adoptable and ready to find a new home.

Meow for Now: Kitten Health, Behavior, & Wellness

Elevate your kitten foster program with kitten health and behavior resources for staff and foster families, including intake protocols and downloads for determining a kitten’s age and tips on kitten socialization.

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.

Insights on Veterinarians’ Attitudes and Behaviors Related to Spectrum of Care Practices

Learn insights on veterinarians' opinions and behaviors related to access to veterinary care, specifically spectrum of care for pets.

Northern Tier Shelter Initiative Zoomies: Behavioral Euthanasia: Approaching Decisions with Care and Impacts with Compassion

Learn how to mitigate the impacts of behavior euthanasia and gain tools to guide pathway planning and outcome decisions in this webinar.

Animal Shelter Essential Resources

Access back-to-basics essential tools and content to train animal shelter staff and share best practices from animal care and health to community engagement, behavior, and more.

The Rescue Effect: Animal Shelter Resources

Approximately 6.5 million animals entered U.S. shelters in 2023—a record high. The work you do on the front lines every day is critical in caring for these animals in need. But it takes all of us to turn the tide and create a positive ripple throughout shelters nationwide.

Implement Feline Spectrum Assessment (FSA) at Your Shelter

The FSA resources page provides training modules, videos, a complete manual and forms so you can put the feline assessment to work in your shelter.

Online Learning Courses from the ASPCA Learning Lab

Shelter staff and volunteers will benefit from these short online courses designed to enrich the lives of shelter dogs and encourage good behavior.

Reaching & Supporting Adopters

Make it easy for adopters to keep their pets with these resources for managing behavior issues and other concerns in the early days of adoption.