resources for other shelters

These resources are to assist animal welfare organizations and shelters with a myriad of issues arising with organizing and operating an animal shelter or rescue. The content of external web sites are beyond OHS's control.

disease control

CDC - Healthy Pets, Healthy People

www.cdc.gov/healthypets

Zoonotic disease information

Kate Hurley, DVM Shelter Medicine

kfhurley@ucdavis.edu

University of California Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital

Shelter Medicine for Veterinarians and Staff

www.blackwellprofessional.com

Great resource book

Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine

www.tufts.edu

miscellaneous

Animal Care Training: (800) 357-3182

www.animalsheltering.org/resource_library

A library of articles on sheltering

Campbell Pet Company

www.campbellpet.com

Everything from leases to ID tags to snares and gloves

Imagine Humane

www.imaginehumane.org

Developing leadership, fundraising, and strategic competence for shelter workers

Library of informative articles (via Petfinder.com)

www.petfinder.com

An online resource library for shelters

 

operating an animal shelter

Animal Sheltering Online

www.animalsheltering.org

HSUS's publication for animal shelters

Cruelty Investigations

www.aspca.org:

A great resource for finding cruelty departments in other states, rearching cruelty laws, etc.

Humane Society University

www.humanesocietyu.org:

Education designed for animal care staff

National Shelter Outreach

www.aspca.org:

Advice, expertise, and tools for local shelters

How do you start an animal shelter?

Advice from OHS

Publications just for shelters

www.aspca.org

Printed resources for shelters (scroll down to find just for shelters listing)

Shelter Central

www.americanhumane.org:

Resources for animal welfare professionals

Shelter Pages

http://www.animalsheltering.org/shelter_pages/

Resource for humane organizations, animal control agencies, and others who care about animals.

physical building

Design Learned Inc.

www.designlearned.com:

Licensed engineers specializing in animal care facility design

Oregon Humane Society's Shelter

www.oregonhumane.org/shelter.htm

Shor-Line

www.shor-line.com

Adoption and holding kennels

volunteer development

Association for Volunteer Administration

www.avaintl.org

Energize Inc.

www.energizeinc.com

Nonprofit Risk Management Center

www.nonprofitrisk.org:

Information on risk management

Northwest Oregon Volunteer Administrators Association

www.novaa.org

 

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