Turns out animal sheltering and rescue professionals and volunteers are looking online for education about how to save more lives, keep animals healthy, raise funds, and more. We’ve put together a roadmap for them!

When it comes to learning more about animal shelter management and medicine, shelter staff members are turning increasingly to online educational opportunities. During the summer and fall of 2010, Maddie's Fund® asked its funded partners and newsletter subscribers to help us better understand their needs when it comes to shelter health information and resources. Of… Learn More

Have you been looking for ways to reach first-time and non-traditional adopters? You might want to try Facebook advertising. "Facebook ads, when they first launched, were somewhat confusing, not particularly affordable for a shelter or rescue group, and not really flexible enough in their features to work for pet adoption and adoption events," says social… Learn More

The American Society for Training and Development recommends a minimum of 40 hours per year in ongoing training and development for all employees. That’s a figure most animal shelters and rescue groups aren’t even getting close to.

Sheltering isn’t just about good intentions. It’s about planning and developing programs that have a good chance of keeping animals healthy and happy, as well as maximizing adoptions and lifesaving.

Two new studies suggest that early-age spay/neuter does not lead to greater risk of obesity or urinary incontinence than sterilization done when the pet is older.

The cats came into the rescue group with diarrhea. The volunteers had seen it before, and expected it to clear up with a little vet care and TLC in a foster home instead of a crowded shelter. But when it not only didn't clear up but started spreading to other cats in the foster homes,… Learn More

There’s a new acronym in town, and some animal advocates are finding it a little confusing. What exactly is the difference between “TNR” and “SNR” when it comes to community cats?

Turning euthanasia stress into adoption celebration will improve the morale of shelter workers while helping save the animals in our care.

When it comes to training their staff members and volunteers, animal shelters aren’t putting it in writing — or reaching their team members, either.