Training Resources and Videos

Below is a list of potential training videos you can make available to your staff. These are taken from ASPCAPro, HumanePro and the Association of Animal Welfare Advancement’s Learning Center. Join for free to access material that can be used for training. For links to work successfully you may need to be registered and logged into accounts with ASPCA Pro, Maddie’s Fund, and the AAWA.

Please remember that the Standards Act and the Companion Animal Capital Fund are based off of the 2010 Association of Shelter Veterinarian Standards. The Standards can be download here.

Additional training resources:
The Pet Rescue Resource

Humane Handling Techniques

Non-Aversive Training Techniques: Three Part Webinar (NYSAPF Ed Fund ShelterU Series)
Webinar 1
Webinar 2
Webinar 3

Infectious Diseases Commonly Found in Animal Shelters

Zoonotic Diseases

Animal Cruelty

Sanitation Procedures

Body Language and Normal Behaviors for All Species Regularly Handled

This is shelter specific depending on how they track and record different information. But listed below are some useful documents that can be used. You can also find policies and standard operating procedures here.

Required Documentation and Data Entry

Supplemental Learning:
Enrichment:

Adoption Program:

Companion Animal Transport:

Foster Providers:

Veterinary Care:

Staff and Organizational Development:

Capital Needs: