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Resource Guide
This guide provides shelters, rescue professionals, volunteers, and advocates with ideas and inspiration to help save even more lives.
We regularly visit shelters and rescues across the southern states to see what's working and build connections with the amazing people doing this work. Through these visits and our research team, we discover creative fundraising ideas, volunteer programs, grants, donation opportunities, and innovative ways organizations are saving more lives. This guide brings together all those discoveries in one place, making it easy for anyone working in animal rescue to find the tools they need. We're always adding new resources and ideas, so if you know of something great that should be included, please share it with us!
Veterinary Care Assistance Programs for Shelters and Pet Owners
Discover 15+ programs offering veterinary care assistance for animal shelters and pet owners. Financial aid, low-cost clinics, emergency grants, and medical support available.
Spay-Neuter Funding Support Programs for Shelters and Rescues
Find comprehensive spay-neuter funding and support programs for your shelter. Free clinics, grants, mobile services, and low-cost partnerships available nationwide.
National Organizations Supporting Animal Shelters and Rescues
Discover 40+ national organizations offering grants, supplies, training, and support to animal shelters and rescue groups. Free resources, funding opportunities, and partnership programs available.
Increasing Traffic to Your Shelter and Advocating for Homeless Dogs
Discover strategies to increase traffic to your animal shelter, promote adoptions, engage volunteers, and advocate for homeless pets. Includes events, training programs, and outreach ideas.
Improving Shelter Operations: How to Attract Visitors and Boost Dog Adoptions
Learn proven strategies to improve your animal shelter operations. Discover how to make your shelter easy to find, create a welcoming space, promote adoptions, expand visiting hours, and build strong community connections.
How to Boost Animal Shelter Adoptions and Community Engagement
Discover powerful marketing strategies for animal shelters. Learn how to celebrate adopters, build business partnerships, share success stories, grow community support, and use social media and email to promote adoptions.
How to Promote Shelter Dogs for Adoption: Creative Strategies That Work
Learn how to promote shelter dogs for adoption with proven, real-world strategies. From photography and storytelling to community partnerships and creative campaigns, discover what works for shelters.