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Are you a citizen or activist group concerned with undesirable shelter conditions, possible animal neglect, shelter crowding and/or poor shelter management?
We urge you to get involved! Call your local shelter management and request that they participate in an HSUS Shelter Evaluation.
The Program
Since 1998, our expertise in animal services management has helped hundreds of animal care and control agencies across the United States and Canada. Through our Shelter Evaluation Program, we offer affordable, customized assessments to animal care organizations seeking assistance in making their shelter a better place for both animals and employees.
How It Works
At a shelter's request, we assemble an expert team to provide a customized evaluation addressing animal control effectiveness, adoption programs, euthanasia policies, shelter crowding and/or staffing issues. We review extensive background documentation from the agency, seek comments from the community, visit the site to see it first-hand, and then develop short- and long-term recommendations for improving the agency's operations and animal care.
To ensure that our recommendations don't simply sit on a shelf, our team advises the shelter on setting up a task force to implement them—and we remain available to provide further help as needed.
"Basic changes in policies and procedures can result in higher quality animal care, stronger outreach programs, and improved community relations," said Kim Intino, director of Shelter Services. "The changes we recommend elevate public awareness and support, so shelters can increase spaying and neutering, increase adoption rates, and reduce the need to euthanize animals."
Get Involved
Does your local shelter need assistance? Tell your shelter professionals about our program and encourage them to visit www.AnimalSheltering.org for more information or e-mail us at shelterevaluations@humanesociety.org. Our experts are waiting to help!
