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| May 24, 2023

Facing a Space Crisis? Here Are 8 Ideas to Try Right Now!

In the future, space crises will become rarer, as more and more pets remain in

| May 17, 2023

How I Learned to Love ChatGPT for Shelter Marketing

I was afraid AI would take my job. Now I'm productively—and fearlessly—incorporating this tool into

| May 3, 2023

How I Lost My Cat, and Found My Community (and Found My Cat)

Over the course of a terrible eight days, we saw HASS spring into action, to

| April 26, 2023

Get Inspired With 5 Must-See Webinars!

Starting a crisis fostering program. Strategies for work-life balance. Recognizing the H in HASS. Our

| April 5, 2023

Letter From Vincent: A Dispatch From the Director of HASS

On my way to meet with 2,500 of my colleagues, some I've known for decades,

| March 29, 2023

Animal Advocates Need to Be Housing Advocates, Too

Housing insecurity and economic injustice have always been root causes of animal homelessness. Advocating for

| March 22, 2023

How to Start and Run a Pet Food Pantry

Steal This Idea: Times are hard, and people are struggling to care for the pets

| March 8, 2023

Kitten Season is Here Again, and We’ve Got Resources for You

We don't want you going into kitten season alone! Here are the tools you need

| March 1, 2023

Case Management: Make It Your Animal Shelter’s Superpower!

You're probably already doing case management. Use this blog to order these activities into a

Webinars

| September 28, 2023

Data Visualization Demystified: Heat Mapping 101 for Animal Shelters

Heat maps are visual representations of data that can provide insights into your community’s pet

| September 12, 2023

All About Transport: Moving Animals to Create Lasting Positive Impact

Want to learn how animal transport can make a massive difference for people and pets

| August 31, 2023

Lost and Found: Working with Your Community to Get More Lost Pets Home

How can we better engage community members in the lost pet reunification process, and get

| August 17, 2023

Beyond Enforcement: Insights into Community-Centered Field Services

| July 25, 2023

Animal Intake in the HASS Model: the Vision, the Myths, the Revolution

What does animal intake look like in the Human Animal Support Services model? Join us

| July 6, 2023

Paws and Politics: What You Need to Know About 2023 Animal Welfare Legislation

State legislative sessions have ended (or are ending soon!) across the United States and it’s

Industry News & Data Insights

| January 23, 2024

Human Animal Support Services (HASS) Announces Highly-Anticipated Launch of the HASS Playbook

The holistic guide to implementing the project’s core pathways is designed to support animal welfare

| January 17, 2024

Data Insight: Advocating for Court Case Animals

Court case animals make up less than 1% of intake among the HASS pilot shelters

| December 13, 2023

Data Insight: The Potential Power of Intake Data to Keep Pets with Families

What if you could trim your intake a little bit here, a little bit there

Job-Alikes

Human Animal Support Services facilitates Job-Alikes to provide colleagues with similar roles and responsibilities the opportunity to discuss common issues, ask questions, determine best practices, and share program ideas among their peers. These groups include monthly collaborative sessions that enable participants to share resources and develop relationships across multiple districts and settings.

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