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FEATURES
They’re All Ears
Lots of children like reading books about animals. But these lucky kids get to read books to animals.
Trailer Park Tails
A humane society in Illinois worked with the owner and residents of a local mobile home park to get their feral neighbors fixed.
Night Drops for Animals
Long a source of controversy in the field, night-drop kennels are loved by some shelters and despised by others. Here’s a look at the pros and cons.
DEPARTMENTS
Letterbox
Scoop
Coffee Break
In your space, you talk about the most memorable animals you’ve encountered during your work in the field.
Creature Feature
When the executive director of a Florida shelter saw developers moving into a space across the street, she feared for the lives of the gopher tortoises who already lived there. A unique collaboration saved the reptiles from the roaring bulldozers of development.
The “101” Department
Groups across the country provide tips on how they highlight the less popular pets in their care, finding good adopters for the lovable wallflowers of the animal kingdom.
Q & A
We talk to bird expert Eileen McCarthy about the troubles birds have in shelters and about ways to make sure our feathery friends find a comfortable roost when they visit.
Shelter Medicine
In a follow-up to her previous discussion of the dreaded parvovirus, Dr. Kate Hurley answers questions from the field about how to protect pups.
The Behavior Department
Mychelle Blake discusses the benefits of training and socialization for shelter dogs and outlines the training methods that have worked best in her sessions with volunteers.
Off Leash
A shelter outreach campaign in Seattle gets on the bus.
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