Are you looking to acquire some new skills this summer? We have six online apprenticeships that will suit anyone’s needs! The application period for these apprenticeships ends tomorrow, Friday, July 16. Seats are limited, so don’t miss out!  Whether lost pets are your passion, fostering gets you excited or shelter clinic management is your thing, we think just… Learn More

We’re thrilled to announce that the 2021 Avanzino Leadership Award goes to Dr. Lila Miller for her trailblazing leadership and purposeful dedication to the field of veterinary shelter medicine.  Dr. Miller transformed the lives of countless pets, developing the first veterinarian-written guidelines for shelter animal care, which are now used in shelters across the country to ensure the humane treatment… Learn More

Happy Monday! Below is a brief roundup of resources added over the past week. Ann Dunn shares why helping is much easier than re-homing Ann Dunn has been director of Oakland Animal Services (OAS) for about 17 months now. When the opportunity to join the Human Animal Support Services presented itself, it was a no-brainer. On a recent Shelter and Rescue Support… Learn More

Ann Dunn has been director of Oakland Animal Services (OAS) for about 17 months now. When the opportunity to join the Human Animal Support Services presented itself, it was a no-brainer. On a recent Shelter and Rescue Support call in April, Dunn shared why OAS joined the initiative, what her biggest takeaways have been thus far and what she thinks the future holds.   Why… Learn More

It’s been about a year since the Human Animal Support Services initiative officially launched. Based on the work of the amazing communities involved and the press that continues, we look forward to what the next year has in store! Below are just a handful of recent press articles from communities around the country, all working to reform… Learn More

It’s a great day to enter your Shelter Animals Count (SAC) data! Data plays an important role in the animal welfare sector. It has enabled our industry to compile a complete picture of the animals entering and leaving shelters. You can see how your data compares to those in other states or look up the… Learn More

Happy Monday! Below is a brief roundup of resources added over the past week. Announcing the No Place Like Home Challenge winners! The No Place Like Home Challenge is completed and to say we are thrilled with the results would be an understatement.   Return to Home programs are incredibly important. By focusing on reunions in the field,… Learn More

The No Place Like Home Challenge is completed and to say we are thrilled with the results would be an understatement.   Return to Home programs are incredibly important. By focusing on reunions in the field, families are reunited in a matter of minutes or hours and never have to step foot inside a shelter. By making return… Learn More

Happy Monday! Below is a brief roundup of resources added over the past week. How one of our nation’s most successful programs is recruiting their fosters Kansas City Pet Project has one of the largest foster programs in the nation with over 4,400 pets placed in foster homes in 2020 alone. In any given month,… Learn More

Cleaning isn’t the may not be the most exciting topic, but it’s extremely important! You’ll learn loads from Dr. Chumkee Aziz in Cleaning and Disinfection in the Shelter, in this 2018 ASPCA-Maddie’s® Cornell Shelter Medicine Conference presentation.    In this informative talk, Dr. Aziz stresses that cleaning and disinfecting is a two-step process, with cleaning being the most important. A little… Learn More