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Animal Behavior

From working with fearful dogs to reading cat body language, this section contains resources to help you communicate with and better care for animals.

Feline Enrichment

Make feline enrichment a part of every cat’s day with these simple and clever ideas, many of which can be folded into your regular shelter routine.

Board & Leadership

Use these resources to create a customer-focused staff and board of directors.

Fundraising

Use these fundraising resources to plan and implement effective strategies to raise more money so you can go about your work of saving lives.

Managing People Resources

This section contains tips and tools to help you hire, manage and, if necessary, correct the people who help you get the work done of saving lives.

Volunteers

From recruitment to training to managing and thanking your volunteers, we’ve got resources to help you create, expand or improve volunteer programs.

Human Body Language and Dog Behavior

Identify ways to interact with and handle dogs (including shy and aggressive ones) to help ensure a positive experience for everyone.

Step-by-Step: Making Double Compartment Housing Possible

Get the practical tools you need to successfully increase the space each cat has in your shelter. Bonus! We’ll also discuss double dog compartments.

Birth Control Pill and HRT Exposure in Pets

Birth control pills and HRT are commonly found in households and animals routinely find and ingest them. How concerned should you be?

Using Atipamezole as an Antidote

The ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center explains how atipamezole can be useful for reversing intoxications caused by a2 adrenergic agonists.