Is Trap-neuter-return (TNR) a practical solution to reducing cat population? In a study looking at one zip code in a Florida community with high impoundments of community (unowned) cats, the answer was yes.
Can shelters rely on in-facility tests designed to detect heartworm infections and the presence of antibodies to tick diseases?
Controlling post-surgical pain in female cats is an important part of any spay/neuter program. A recent study compared two commonly-used pain medications, and found one far superior to the other.
When it comes to getting adopted, a dog’s playfulness and desire to be near the potential adopter tell the tale.
At our recent Maddie’s Pet Adoption Days, the nation’s largest free pet adoption event, over 16,000 dogs and cats found homes in over 500 communities across the country. However, many animal advocates worry that free adoptions result in unhappy endings for the pets. The ASPCA has added yet more data to the growing body of evidence supporting fee-waived adoptions with a case study conducated at the Edmonton Humane Society.
If your shelter or rescue group doesn't have enough volunteers, you may be missing a valuable recruiting tool: volunteers feel healthier and happier than people who don't volunteer. In a survey of a broad cross-section of people conducted by UnitedHealthGroup, researchers found that of people who volunteered in the previous 12 months: 76 percent felt… Learn More
A commercially available hyperimmune serum, that contains antibodies to the pathogens that commonly cause feline upper respiratory tract disease (FURTD), can shorten recovery time from 7 to 3 days.
Foster homes love, house, and care for homeless pets while they're looking for a new home. Doesn't that make them the perfect Adoption Ambassadors (AA), too? That's the view of ASPCAPro, which recently presented a free webinar on "Engaging Foster Parents to be Adoption Ambassadors," with Meg Allison, currently GIS data manager for the ASPCA… Learn More
People don’t just love their shelter pets as much as pets from other sources, they’re as attached to them as to the people in their lives.
Few things are as controversial in the animal welfare world as free pet adoptions, primarily out of concern that the homes the pets go to won’t be as good as those where the adopter pays a fee. A recent study concludes those concerns are unjustified.