NAIA Shelter Project Resources

NAIA supports all who are working to promote a better understanding of pet population dynamics in order to improve outcomes for shelter animals and our pets. A number of groups dedicate some or all of their resources to helping define the issues so we can reduce shelter impounds and increase adoptions of healthy and treatable shelter pets. Our listing below recognizes a number of such efforts and resources and will only grow over time. Please contact us with your recommendations so we can constantly update and improve our information. Please write shelterproject@naiaonline.org

Pet rescue plays a major role in reducing shelter deaths and finding permanent homes for homeless pets. Learn more about rescue here.

Associations and Groups

Asilomar Accords
The Asilomar Accords are the result of several animal welfare organizations and leaders working together for the purpose of saving the lives of healthy and treatable companion animals. For starters, they have defined terms, developed a method for reporting uniform statistics and have developed a glossary of terms

National Council of Pet Population Study and Policy
An organization dedicated to reducing the number of homeless pets through gathering and analyzing reliable shelter data.

Articles and Studies

Rates of Euthanasia and Adoptions for Dogs and Cats in Michigan Animal Shelters: Paul C. Bartlett, Michigan State University, College of Veterinary Medicine, Andrew Bartett, Michigan State University, Sally Walshaw, Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island, Stephen Halstead, State Veterinarian, Michigan Dept. of Agriculture: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science, 8 (2), 97 -104 Copyright 2005, Lawrence Erlbaum Assoc., Inc.

Questionable data casts doubt on California Healthy Pets Act's poster child, Santa Cruz County, where similar bill was passed