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| September 28, 2022

Funding for Animal & Environmental Causes Has Grown by $10 Billion in 10 Years

A report finds more donors giving more money to animal and environmental causes—though this funding

| September 22, 2022

5 Webinars You Don’t Want To Miss

They're free! They're incredibly useful! Watch, learn, and save lives and keep families together!

| September 15, 2022

At This Shelter, Any Employee Can Shadow Any Other Employee for a Day

Steal This Idea: This adoption center started a 'Show Me How' program to build collaboration

| September 8, 2022

Times Are Hard. Neighbors Helping Each Other—and Their Pets—Will Help

5 ways for anyone to get involved with the incredible, necessary, life-changing efforts to keep

| September 1, 2022

We Asked Animal Shelter Workers How They’re Staying Hopeful & Strong, This Hard Summer

In this hard summer, of a hard year, we wanted to know what was giving

| August 23, 2022

Giving Lost Pets a ‘Free Ride Home’ Helps People, Pets, and Shelters

"It’s a win-win situation for crowded shelters, pet owners, and animals trying to find their

| August 17, 2022

Video Gamers Raised $2,309 for This Shelter, and It Might Be the Easiest Fundraiser Ever

Steal This Idea: Nebraska Humane Society approached Twitch streamers about hosting fundraisers while they played

| August 10, 2022

Did You Know You Can Adopt Pets Straight From Members of Your Own Community?

This is called "self-rehoming" and it's a very important way to keep pets in homes,

| August 3, 2022

Lifesaving Paw-tnerships: How to Build and Sustain Healthy Relationships Between Rescues and Shelters

Tips for shelters and rescues on how, working together, we can preserve families and save

Webinars

| September 14, 2022

Supported Self-Rehoming Without Surrendering: Setting Up Supportive Services with Safety and Success

Approximately a quarter of animals enter animal shelters under the intake type called “owner surrender.”

| August 9, 2022

Building a Positive Workplace Culture—Why It Matters and How To Do It

The animal welfare industry is understaffed and facing worker turnover, like employers around the country.

| May 24, 2022

How to Expand Veterinary Access, Increase Revenues, and Prevent Burnout

Veterinary care is expensive, and can be hard to access—causing pets to go without needed

| February 24, 2022

Why Human Animal Support Services? An Interactive Introduction

| February 1, 2022

Creating a Culture of Change in Your Organization

| January 18, 2022

Adoption Requirements vs. Open Adoptions: a Conversation

Fenced yards, vet checks, home visits...are these restrictive adoption requirements standing in the way of

Industry News & Data Insights

| September 18, 2023

Human Animal Support Services (HASS) Announces New Resource Center

The project includes more than 165 partner organizations globally, making it among the leading human-animal

| June 28, 2023

New Analysis: Pets With Microchips Are THREE TIMES More Likely to Get Home

HASS data team analysis shows that microchips are effective at getting lost pets back home—and

| November 4, 2022

Companion Animal Healthcare Market – Growth, Trends, COVID-19 Impact, and Forecasts (2022 – 2027)

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