Research

Lucky Dog Animal Rescue Adoptable Dogs Lucky dogs enrolled in the heartworm treatment study are available for adoption in the Northern Virginia-Eastern Maryland-DC area.

A new study in partnership with the University of Florida Shelter Medicine Program, Toronto Humane Society, and Lucky Dog Animal Rescue, made possible by a grant from PetSmart Charities, has the potential to change the way animal shelters across the United States treat heartworm infected dogs.

Case challenges: The FeLV screening test is positive – now what? Ocho Rios Ocho Rios is an approximately 6-year-old neutered male cat. He was transferred from another animal shelter into the FeLV adoption program. On entry to the shelter, Ocho Rios…

Saving shelter cats with FIP — Upcoming conference — Neonatal kitten webinar recording

A team of cat-loving volunteers is saving cats who would otherwise have no chance of survival.

There is an especially large impact on animal shelters and nonprofit veterinary clinics.

153 animal shelters were known to be operating in 64 of 67 counties in 2025. Three counties did not have shelters (Holmes, Liberty, and Lafayette). Individual shelter intake and outcome data can be found in the table below. Intake/Outcome Data Self-Reported by Shelters Data for the Florida Shelter Animal Census…

Heartworm treatment – Florida shelter data — Animal hoarding — Grants

A difficult year - Animal shelter crowding - Compassion fatigue strategies course - Kitten shelter diversion -

Declining adoption trends - Doggy day outs - Optimal cat petting sessions - Return to owner - Trap-neuter-return - Community cats - Spay/neuter research - Grants