Recruit more fosters by reducing barriers

Whether you want to grow your animal organization’s foster program or just keep your already robust program humming along, you must make it easy for caregivers to start! That’s the overwhelming theme from this American Pets Alive! Conference session recording from 2019.   In the conference session recording, High Volume Foster Programs for Cats and Dogs, you will learn… Learn More

2020 Cornell Maddie's Shelter Medicine Conference available online

The 2020 ASPCA Cornell Maddie’s Shelter Medicine Conference is now available online

In case you didn’t get to (virtually) attend this year’s ASPCA® Cornell Maddie’s® Shelter Medicine Conference, you can now catch up on the courses for free!  It’s simple. All you have to do is create a single account within ASPCA’s learning platform to access all of the sessions. Featuring twelve free workshops in two tracks—medical and operations—the ASPCA… Learn More

Reuniting lost pets with their owners using technology

How animal welfare organizations can use technology to reunite lost pets with their families

Animal welfare organizations have been transitioning to a more community-centric model of animal sheltering, including how animal shelters and rescue organizations can support their community reunite with their lost pets. Does your organization offer services to your community that increases return to owner rates AND decreases your intake?   Do you know the biggest obstacles someone… Learn More

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Why it’s important to encourage dissent when making changes

“If you stand still, the bus is going to run you over,” said Joceyln Kessler in Change Can Be Fun! A Simple, Proven Framework Can Help Take the Pain Out of Change, a 2019 ASPCA Maddie’s® Cornell Shelter Medicine Conference session.   Change is necessary, but doesn’t have to be painful. Often times it is a welcome change, but there is still… Learn More

The many ways you can proactively reduce intake at your animal shelter

Back in February 2020, national animal welfare leaders met in Austin, TX, for the American Pets Alive! Conference to exchange ideas, tools and solutions that are helping the United States get to no-kill. In case you missed it, all 60 presentation recordings from the 2020 American Pets Alive! Conference are now available on-demand. Ten of… Learn More

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Strategic planning resources for your animal welfare organization

Ready to take your strategic planning to the next level? In case you missed it, all 56 presentation recordings from the 2019 American Pets Alive! Conference are now available on-demand. Of these 56 presentations, 13 are focused on Strategizing (find them under Strategizing Track). This includes everything from building team resilience to fundraising fundamentals. See… Learn More

How to get companion animal legislation passed

Attorney and advocate Ryan Clinton digs into municipal and state-focused legislative topics including rescue-access laws, city No-Kill mandates, banning gas chambers, and regulating puppy mills.

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