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Resources, Manuals, Example Forms

A gathering of templates from other rescues to help better your rescue or start new programs.

Resources: Welcome
Feeding Newborn Kitten

Kitten Nursery Manual

Austin Pets Alive! Kitten Manual

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Kitten Foster Manual

Kitten Foster Manual from Charleston Animal Society

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Kitten Nursery Manual

Kitten Nursery Manual including how to open and operate one, from the National Kitten Coalition

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Kitten Manual for Nursery + Fosters

Kitten Manual for Nursery + Fosters from Shelter Medicine

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Kitten Nursery Manual

Starting a Kitten Nursery Manual from Found Animals, Great Lakes Animnal Welfare Conference

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Feeding Chart

Daily shelter care providers can fill out this form with an individual animal’s name and details like date and time, and use it to track morning, midday and evening food consumption from the ASPCA pro.

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Example Feeding Chart

example Feeding Chart log from Charleston Animal Society

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Weight Monitoring Form

Daily shelter care providers can fill out this form with an individual animal’s name and details like date and weight, and use it to track fluctuations from ASPCA pro.

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Foster Application Example

The Animal Rescue Foundation Foster application, use a s a basis to create your own.

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Foster Animal Bio Example Form

This fun way to collect information from volunteers on foster pets can be used online and for kennel write-ups from the ASPCA pro.

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Guide for Fosters

The guides for cat and dog foster homes are in Word, so you can customize them for your specific needs.

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Starting a Foster Program

Tompkins County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Guide to starting a foster program

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Spay Neuter Intake Forms

ASPCA's intake forms for spay/ neutering procedure

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Spay/Neuter Post Op Handouts

These handouts contain brief instructions addressing typical concerns after spay/neuter surgery, such as how and when to administer antibiotics or apply a warm compress.

At the Vet

Spay/Neuter Vet Default Sheet

This veterinarian default sheet is a template that can be a helpful tool for displaying a veterinarian’s standard surgical method at a technician’s station.

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TNR Handbook

TNR Handbook from Neighborhood Cats

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TNR Handbook

Alley Cat Rescue offers a step by step guide to TNR

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TNR Handbook

A book written by co-founder and current National Programs Director for Neighborhood Cats, offers a blueprint of how to most effectively use TNR and return-to-field programs to reduce cat overpopulation in the shelter and community.

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TNR Handbook

TNR Handbook from Neighborhood Cats

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Return to Field Handbook

Return to Field Handbook from the Humane Society of the USA

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TNR Public Education Postcard

Use these simple postcards or modify them to help educate your community about TNR from the ASPCA pro.

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TNR Handbook + Colony Care

A handbook and guide created in partnership with Alley Cat Allies, ASPCA, + Mayor's Alliance for NYC Animals

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Cat Colonies Guide

A guide from Animal Sheltering on managing community cats for municipal leaders. This guide is endorsed by the International City/County Management Association. The guide is designed to help communities find long lasting solutions to conflicts involving feral and stray cats.

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Community Outreach Toolkit

The HSUS pioneered spay/neuter outreach in economically disadvantaged communities where cat and dog overpopulation is often high. Includes a chapter dedicated to TNR.

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Vendor Registration Form

Vendor registration form from Uale.org

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Food Drive Instructions

The Best Friends Animal Society explains how communities can gather food for pets to help families in need keep the pets they love. It includes information on finding a finding a partner, deciding your strategy, building a support base and more.

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How To Conduct Successful Adoption Events

Best Friends Animal Society created a thorough document to help rescues succeed.

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Adoption Event Timeline Example

Best Friends Animal Society created an example timeline for when holding an event (Page 15)

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Sample Budget for Events

A Sample Budget for adoption events (Page 18)

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Venue Checklist

A checklist for what is needed for the certain size events and successful events (Page 19)

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Permit List

A list of various permits you may need for an event and a general description of the permit process (Page 20)

Resources: Features
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