Stress. Crowding. Noise. The constant influx of new animals with unknown backgrounds. Resource constraints. All of those factors can combine to make our animal shelters prime locations for the spread of infectious disease.
It doesn’t have to be that way.
Vaccinating all animals prior to, or immediately upon admission to a shelter can drastically reduce the spread of disease in the facility. This saves lives and it also saves money and other resources.
In the resources below, you’ll find advice, information, and tips from the nation’s top shelter experts on using vaccines to prevent outbreaks. These free resources will explain how changes in your vaccine protocols and intake procedures can stop most outbreaks before they get started, what your staff needs to know about handling, storing and administering vaccines so they are effective and safe, and familiarize shelter directors and veterinarians with how antibody titer tests can be used in outbreak situations to minimize disease spread and save as many animals as possible.
Redefining ‘vaccination on intake’
Using antibody titer tests to fight disease outbreaks in shelters
Proper handling and use of vaccines in shelters
Vaccination protocols for shelter dogs: What’s the latest evidence?
‘The First 60 Minutes: Animal Sheltering’s Critical Hour’ webcast