Your staff, supporters, and volunteers represent your community. Getting them on board will be essential when you bring community-focused animal services to your community.
Read MoreYour mental health matters, and you are not alone in this work.
Read MoreNew Shelter Animals Count data proves the panicked headlines were false. Adopters, fosters, and transport partners are still urgently needed.
Read MoreWhether you’re just starting a transport program or have been transporting for years, there’s always room for destination shelters to grow and maximize lifesaving impact.
Read MoreWhether you’re just starting a transport program or have been transporting for years, there’s always room for source shelters to grow and maximize lifesaving impact.
Read MoreThere's a better way to understand the dogs in animal shelters' care.
Read MoreWe all know someone who's tried to adopt a pet, and been rejected.
Read MoreWondering how to take photos and tell stories of the people and pets you support? Follow these steps and show the world the great work you are doing.
Read MoreThe shelter is a stressful place for animals, particularly cats which makes them more prone to illness. How has that changed in times of COVID? What’s the good news for cats?
Read MoreIn just six months, SDHS has implemented a ton of community resources to better serve pets and families. Learn more about their efforts in this presentation.
Read MoreOakland Animal Services is a HASS pilot shelter in Oakland, California. Learn about what they are doing to implement HASS in this presentation.
Read MoreHear Paula Powell speak on the huge impact HASS practices have made in El Paso.
Read MoreNow is the time to make foster care at your organization more inclusive and truly reflective of your entire community!
Read MoreLearn the latest about HASS in this Q&A based webinar with the Executive Committee.
Read MoreDog N Dash has changed the game for Austin Pets Alive!.
Read MoreWe're clearing up some common misconceptions about HASS.
Read MoreIn this webinar with Matt Ulrich, you will jump into a hands-on approach to using the Michelson Found Animals free registry to manage the animals you foster, or pull from local shelters.
Read MoreWhat's the best way to get your long stay dogs out of the shelter? Use these 5 tips!
Read MoreBuddy's death wasn't necessarily caused by COVID-19. But, his contraction of COVID-19 begs the question, are animals with pre-existing conditions more susceptible to COVID-19?
Read MoreGain connection and support by joining these Facebook pages and groups for animal welfare professionals.
Read MoreShowing your fosters appreciation is so important to keep them coming back! Try out these ideas to thank your fosters.
Read MoreAs mass eviction proceedings begin, we predict animal shelters are less than two months away from seeing marked increases in owned pet intake. So, what do we do?
Read MoreWith more pet parents potentially going back to work soon, depending where you’re at in the world, separation anxiety might be a more prominent issue for your pets! Use these tips to help your dog with separation anxiety.
Read MoreReturn to Owner expert and innovator, Gina Knepp of Michelson Found Animals Foundation reviews the most recent best practices and recommendations from the national organization dedicated to getting more pets reunited with their owners.
Read MoreHear from Jennah Billeter, Director of Foster Programs at Humane Rescue Alliance in Washington, DC, about this innovative idea in fostering.
Read MoreSince more pet owners have been working from home, our animals have been getting to spend record amounts of time with us and all accounts point to one piece of great news.
Read MoreThe fourth is right around the corner. Fireworks are often scary to animals because of the loud noises and bright lights, and it's important to keep them safe and secure to avoid any Fourth of July mishaps. Take these precautions to help keep your pe...
Read MoreIt is time for a more proactive and humane approach in reuniting lost dogs with their families.
Read MoreIf you want to decrease behavioral euthanasia, these four steps are all you really need to know.
Read MorePuppies with Parvo are very at risk for euthanasia. But they don't need to be. A study about Austin Pets Alive!'s successful Parvo treatment practices was recently published in Animals. This blog covers what you should know about Parvo.
Read MoreWhat does it mean to be foster centric? This webinar will lead you through the seven guiding principles of foster care and help you move forward in creating an organization where animals are housed in homes, and out of the shelter.
Read MoreThis webinar focuses on ways rescues, shelters, and animal welfare agencies can provide support to families experiencing hardship, with the goal of keeping pets out of the shelter system and in their homes with families that love them.
Read MoreWith dozens of unanswered questions at the end of the first webinar, we decided to host another, this time just for Q&A!
Read MoreNow more than ever, rescue transport is a critical part of saving pets in under-resourced shelters. Here’s how to safely run a strong transport operation in the age of sanitizing and social distance.
Read MoreWe are long overdue for a new approach that is in line with human social services and social justice movements and considers animals as part of family systems. Watch this webinar to find out what AmPA! is doing about it.
Read MoreCaring for foster pets while you were home all day was a breeze, but can you give a foster pet what they need if you’re working 8+ hours a day? You can.
Read MoreHow can animal shelters support keeping pets with their people through COVID-19? How have programs at one of the largest No Kill shelters in the country pivoted to keep the community and pets safe through this trying time?
Read MoreAre you itching to reopen or increase spay/neuter operations? If you are like those of us in Austin, I am guessing the answer is YES! How will you reopen and maintain safety for our staff, volunteers, community members, and pets?
Read MoreOver the past several months, animal welfare leaders across the nation have been envisioning a new world of animal services, where most pets are housed in homes and communities, not in the shelter. We want your feedback!
Read MoreThe answer is no, we can't go back.
Read MoreOut of this pandemic is emerging the foundation for a better world for pets and the people who love them. Animal social services, a model that takes the best lessons learned from human social services, public health, education, animal welfare, and ot...
Read MoreDuring COVID-19, Maddie’s® Lifesaving Academy has seen shelters and rescues make brave choices to save animal lives, and find ways to engage communities, all while keeping people safe. But, what happens next?
Read MoreCOVID-19 has forced animal shelters to make a big change and a few shelters have impressed the hell out of us.
Read MoreWhether you are brand new to kitten season, or a seasoned veteran, this webinar is for you.
Read MoreWith the latest CDC announcement stating that two pet cats in separate parts of New York have tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, (the virus that causes COVID-19), we want to remind the public that American Pets Alive! is committed to bringing you the fa...
Read MoreWhen you find kittens, your first reaction shouldn't be to move them or take them to the shelter! In fact if you found a kitten or kittens, pause, and follow these easy steps.
Read MoreHave you included your pets in your emergency plan? Use this blog to learn how!
Read MoreMany shelters have said that they would have done things differently had they known how the COVID-19 pandemic would affect them and their communities. What are those things?
Read MoreFor answers to your burning COVID-19 questions, watch this three part webinar series with Dr. Ellen Jefferson and Kristen Hassen-Auerbach.
Read MoreJennah Billeter, Director Of Volunteer & Foster Resources at Humane Rescue Alliance shares her thoughts about Foster on Deck and how it works for them.
Read MoreCOVID-19 brought an immediate need for shelters to change everything. As communities begin to talk about ‘re-opening,’ should we go back to the old system or use lessons learned from the past few weeks to create a whole, new world for lost and homele...
Read MoreThe city shelter should actually be your last place to take a found animal, not your first option.
Read MoreWhat should you do with a lost or found dog? Believe it or not, the shelter shouldn't be your first step.
Read MoreFor the first time, nonprofits are being extended the same critical resources given to (other) small businesses in a time of crisis. Do you know what the CARES Act does for you?
Read MoreThis important webinar will walk you through the ways we're redefining animal sheltering now!
Read MoreKC Pet Project is shifting their entire marketing strategy to promoting pets in foster and allocating resources to their foster program and those who manage it. How exactly are they doing this?
Read MorePACC wants you to ‘steal’ these ideas and make them your own. Because they work!
Read MoreEvery day, we receive dozens of photos like these - empty kennels that prove, without a doubt, the community IS the solution. In reality, the answer was always there.
Read MoreWe can accomplish a 90% reduction in social activities, while maintaining the goal of a live outcome for every animal in shelters, but how? Read this explanation by Dr. Ellen Jefferson.
Read MoreNACA released a statement asserting that animal services should be considered essential public service, and therefore should continue throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. But what services may be considered essential? Use the AmPA! Preparedness Guide of...
Read MoreAs this global pandemic worsens, what will happen to homeless pets and those entering our shelters?
Read MoreThe most current, up-to-date, shelter and rescue info at-a-glance.
Read MoreIn this moment of fear and uncertainty, and trepidation about what will happen for pets and people in the coming months, there is also an outpouring of love, kindness and compassion happening that is changing everything.
Read MoreThe most current, up-to-date, shelter and rescue info at-a-glance.
Read MoreThis webinar will help you increase adoptions in your organization by making adoption easy for everyone!
Read MoreThe most current, up-to-date, shelter and rescue info at-a-glance.
Read MoreIf you run a shelter or rescue, or if you know a shelter in need of help, this is for you.
Read MoreAccording to the Center for Disease Prevention and Control’s most recent update, “There is no evidence that companion animals including dogs and cats can spread COVID-19.” So, if pets can't get or give us the virus, why are animal shelters asking for...
Read MoreThe most current, up-to-date, shelter and rescue info at-a-glance.
Read MoreAmPA! released recommendations regarding feline intake, and they are what we believe are in the best interest for cats during this pandemic.
Read MoreThe most current, up-to-date, shelter and rescue info at-a-glance.
Read MoreThe most current, up-to-date, shelter and rescue info at-a-glance.
Read MoreMany have asked about continuing fundraising during the COVID-19 outbreak, and the answer is a resounding YES.
Read MoreThe most current, up-to-date, shelter and rescue info at-a-glance.
Read MoreThe COVID-19 pandemic is an unprecedented event and shelters and rescues must act urgently to place as many pets in foster homes as possible.
Read MoreTell your community the easiest way to sign up to foster, when and if you need them.
Read MoreLove sometimes finds us in the most unexpected places. In the case of Dr. Nipuni Ratnayaka and Dr. Kevin Horecka, it was volunteering at the Parvo Puppy ICU at Austin Pets Alive!.
Read MoreAdam Ricci of the Albuquerque Animal Welfare Department replaced the decades-old mandatory licensing law with microchips to do just that. Do you have a mandatory licensing law you are looking to change in your community?
Read MoreCan teaching foster care increase the number of animals that go to foster homes? The answer is yes and we have the data to prove it!
Read MoreIs your community saving all the URI cats?
Read MoreDo you let ringworm cats leave your shelter while they are still contagious? This webinar will teach you how to let them go home tomorrow!
Read MoreAmerican Pets Alive! is the national education and outreach division of Austin Pets Alive!. This blog is the story of how both came to be.
Read MoreIf you want to save more lives in your shelter or rescue, you don’t have to ‘re-invent the wheel.’ Here are the best practices being followed by the most successful lifesaving shelters.
Read MoreDr. Ellen Jefferson sat down with Maddie's Lifesaving Academy student and Director of Rosenberg Animal Control and Shelter, Mara Hartsell to talk about how she's transforming her shelter to save more lives.
Read MoreThese ten shelters kicked ass in 2019. Will you make the 2020 list?
Read MoreSpot your best shelter employees by looking for these six traits.
Read MoreYou can recruit more foster homes by applying these tips today.
Read MoreHave you heard of the American Pets Alive! Research Committee? Whether you have or haven't, you're probably wondering what it is.
Read More'Tis the season to engage your community! Here are a few ways to do that.
Read MoreThis step by step guide will lead your shelter or rescue to creating the workplace culture of your dreams.
Read MoreWhat's the easiest way animal shelters could start saving more lives today? You probably did NOT guess this.
Read MoreDoes your community struggle to keep up with the number of animals entering your local shelter? Check out this webinar on transport programs!
Read MoreJacksonville Humane Society has increased the safety net for orphaned neonatal kittens with their ‘found to foster’ and Kitten Krusaders programs.
Read MoreJoining the community of Palestine, Texas, we celebrate the changes made by the BARC Humane Society. When shelter leaders openly accept new ideas and make the choice to implement lifesaving solutions to stop the unnecessary deaths of shelter pets, we...
Read MoreIn Shelter Jargon, we define over 30 of the most common terms used in animal shelters today.
Read MoreListen and learn from feline leukemia experts Monica Frenden and Natascha Hamman on the next frontier of feline lifesaving: FeLV cats.
Read MoreNow, in a first ever move, Austin became became a model for complete transparency with the public. Austin City Council passed the most comprehensive set of laws to protect animals in the country.
Read MoreMany organizations are still struggling to get senior and geriatric pets adopted or fostered. Here are some easy, proven ways to reduce length of stay and increase the live release rate of your older pets.
Read MoreWhat is the role of rescue groups in lifesaving? In part 1 of this 2 part series, we share 13 ideas for rescue groups to increase lifesaving and engagement in their communities.
Read MoreHere are answers to some of the most frequently asked questions on FeLV.
Read MoreRingworm should never be reason for euthanizing pets, but it should also not hold shelters or rescues back from sending pets to foster or adoptive homes.
Read MoreIf you have the passion and drive to build a future in which homeless pets’ lives are protected in shelters, you need to find a job where your lifesaving ideas will receive support from your leadership.
Read MoreIn an average animal shelter, you are likely to hear from staff and leadership that they are saving most, if not all of the, ‘healthy and treatable’ animals in their care. Sadly, in the majority of shelters, animals that are classified as ‘unhealthy ...
Read MoreSocial media has become essential not only to your brand awareness, but to the continued functioning of your organization. It provides an extremely beneficial – and necessary – outlet to fundraise, recruit volunteers, and gain general supporters.
Read MoreAs we move towards a more transparent model of sheltering, data sharing is essential; not only to preserving one’s reputation, but also ensuring that as many lives as possible are being saved.
Read MoreOn any given day, we have 250 to 1,000 cats in our custody, with up to 400 housed at Pima Animal Care Center and the rest in foster homes. Here are a few of the ways we keep cats and kittens happy and healthy while they live in our shelter.
Read MoreAt Pima Animal Care Center, the average length of stay in the shelter for a dog is about 12 days. However, some of our big dogs could wait for several months before being adopted – so we’ve tailored our shelter program to keep the 350 to 450 dogs hou...
Read MoreWith temperatures from coast to coast hitting over 100 degrees this week, finding ways to keep pets safe in the heat is a top priority! Heat can be dangerous for dogs and cats and even result in heat stroke. Whether you work or volunteer in a shelter...
Read MoreHousing crises exist all over the United States: from the Bay Area of California to the gulf coast of Florida. The lack of housing for people, coupled with the ability for property owners and managers to limit pets, increases the likelihood of pets e...
Read MoreOn May 22, Rusk County Pets Alive (RCPA) contacted American Pets Alive! (AmPA!) with an urgent request to assist with a suspected parvovirus outbreak in their city’s shelter. With lives on the line, AmPA! extraordinaires Jordana Moerbe and Jessica Po...
Read MoreDo you want or need to access data or information from an animal shelter? Writing a public information request is easier than you think. Learn how in just 10 minutes!
Read MoreIn June, 2019, Monica Frenden, Maddie's Director of Feline Lifesaving at American Pets Alive!, and Natascha Hamman, FeLV Program Manager at Austin Pets Alive!, were named Shelter Medicine Heroes by the Association of Animal Welfare Advancement and Id...
Read MoreOne of the many positive changes includes the way we house animals in our care, as shelters are becoming gradually more foster-centric. Eventually, foster care will be recognized as more than a luxury program and will become a foundation of our work.
Read MoreIn just two weeks, over 800 dogs and cats were microchipped through the drive-thru clinic at Pima Animal Care Center in Tucson, Arizona. The shelter anticipates that over 1,000 animals will be chipped in total during the two week pop-up event ending ...
Read MoreIn 2016, Austin Animal Center decided to try to rehome 26 fighting roosters. They set out to save even just one rooster and asked the community for help. Within six hours of making these former fighting birds available, every single rooster was adopt...
Read MoreNo Kill means every pet’s life is worth saving. No exceptions. The authors? A group of expert, lifesaving animal shelter directors from around the country. The goal? Create an expansive definition for No Kill to carry us into the future.
Read MoreIn just over a year, El Paso Animal Services Director, Paula Powell has turned the municipal shelter into a beacon of hope for the more than 27,000 cats and dogs who come through its doors each year. Powell, who had managed the parks department in El...
Read MoreTo some people, No Kill means saving 90% of pets who enter a shelter. Others think it means only saving pets considered ‘treatable’ and ‘healthy,’ or that only closed-admission shelters can be No Kill. Some critics of the term argue that it’s so mis...
Read MoreReady to take the next step? Let your team know how essential the American Pets Alive! Conference is, and why you should be there to learn how to take your community to the next level of lifesaving?
Read MoreWe asked a group of top lifesaving shelter directors to tell us what they look for when selecting people for leadership roles in their organizations. Here is what they’re looking for when hiring new leaders to manage their organizations.
Read MoreEvery year, American Pets Alive! teaches thousands of animal shelter directors, staff, volunteers and advocates how to save more animal lives. In 2019, at the AmPA! Conference alone, we hosted hundreds of attendees who together represented 33 state...
Read MoreHow many volunteers do you need to achieve your mission? Can one foster coordinator really send 1,000 pets to foster in a year? Learn what high performing foster and volunteer coordinators achieve and what you should expect from these two, critical p...
Read MoreCould We Get Sued for That? An Introduction to Managing Liability Risks at Animal Shelters & Rescues provides insight into some of the biggest questions our industry faces. Repeatedly named a Texas “Super Lawyer” in Texas Monthly magazine, Ryan Clin...
Read MoreJackie sure knows how to strike a pose, doesn’t she? Despite Jackie’s good looks and her bubbly personality, she's been overlooked by adopters at Gateway Pet Guardians (GPG) in St. Louis for far too long.
Read MoreSo, you want to be a No Kill advocate, but don’t know where to start? You have come to the right place! At American Pets Alive! (AmPA!) we know that everyone can be a No Kill hero.
Read MoreAt American Pets Alive!, we know that there are countless unnecessary deaths occurring in animal shelters across the country.
Read MoreInspired by Kristen Auerbach's 2019 presentation at the American Pets Alive! Conference The word...
Read MoreFourth-century philosopher St. Augustine once said that hope has two ingredients—anger and courage. Anger at the way things are, and the courage to make a change.
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