Below you will find materials the Humane Society of the United States has collected and developed to help you plan for the survival of animals in your care and assist with the larger community disaster relief effort. If you are seeking information about our regional and nationawide animal rescue please see How We Help.
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Disaster Preparedness & Response
Expect the best, but prepare for the worst. we've got everything you need to ensure that your shelter is ready for any kind of disaster.
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Starting an Animal Organization
Learn what it takes to start and successfully run an animal organization. Before embarking on a project, consider if your energy, expertise, time, and resources can better be used to form an alliance.
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Field Services
Field work for animal protection requires a great deal of knowledge, training, and understanding. The listings found here can provide you with new resources for your toolkit.
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- Breed Identification
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- Colony Housing
- Crisis Management
- Declawing
- Disease Control
- Disinfection & Cleaning
- Dog Bites
- Dogs
- Equine
- Farm Animals
- Feeding Protocols
- Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV)
- Foster Care Programs
- Health, Animal
- How-To Instructional Sheets
- Identification
- Isolation & Separation
- Kennel Cough
- Licensing
- Microchipping
- Operations
- Panleukopenia
- Parasites
- Parvovirus
- Pediatric Sterilization
- Pet Care
- Policies & Procedures
- Quality of Life
- Rabbits
- Rabies
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- Training, Staff & Volunteer
- Vaccinations, Animals
- Veterinary Resources
- West Nile Virus
- Wildlife & Exotic Animals
- Wildlife Rehabilitation
- Zoonotic Diseases



