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Tip of the Week: Housing Hacks for Scaredy Cats
Inspo from Lollypop Farm’s behavioral modification program for shy cats Two quick takeaways from the oldie-but-goodie recorded webinar, Scaredy Cats: Behavior Modification for Shy Cats in Shelters: A Hiding Place...
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Tip of the Week: Guide to Marketing Harder-to-Place Dogs & Cats
Are there animals at your shelter who are harder to find homes for? Are there animals at your shelter who need an extra boost to find loving homes? Peruse this...
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Tip of the Week: Vet of Record Online Training
Animal welfare orgs, learn how to establish a relationship with a licensed veterinarian (and it won’t cost you) As part of Shelters United’s Veterinarian of Record toolkit, you’ve now got...
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Tip of the Week: Teambuilder for Small Groups
This tried-and-true exercise is especially good for small hybrid teams Teambuilding… some people love it. Some, not so much. Yet, as HRMorning.com shared in a recent article, it can be...
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Tip of the Week: Found Cat Fact Sheet
One of HumanePro’s many printable PDFs you can use as adopter handouts When it comes to sharing resources and tips with folks in your community who’ve found a lost cat,...
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Tip of the Week: Top 10 Pet Toxins
The ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center’s annual list is ready to share with your communities In recognition of this month’s National Poison Prevention Week, the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center...
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Tip of the Week: 2025 State of the Workplace Report
SHRM’s annual report digs into the major issues and successes that organizations faced in 2024, from a climate of rapid change to employee turnover We know you love your data,...
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Tip of the Week: Clearing the Air
Guidelines for improving indoor air quality from UC Davis Koret Shelter Medicine Program Air quality is an important factor in the health and well-being of animals and people. If you...
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Tip of the Week: Decisions, Decisions…
What to do now, and what can wait until later? This cheat-sheet helps you prioritize When it comes to the animal welfare profession, it can be hard to prioritize tasks...
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Tip of the Week: Positive Self-Talk (Yes, You Can Do It!)
Ideas for rethinking your own (negative) narrative Not One More Vet, the group of veterinary professionals dedicated to transforming the status of mental wellness within the industry, recently curated a...
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Tip of the Week: SAC’s 2024 Year End Report
How’d we do as a field this past year? See what the data from more than 13,500 organizations has to say If you haven’t already, be sure to download—and study!—the...
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Tip of the Week: Housing Capacity Calculator
This key calculation is a crucial part of determining your capacity for care Knowing your housing capacity is crucial to operating within your humane capacity. This key calculation can also...
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