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The Association's Best Practices & Emerging Trends Committee
The Association's Best Practices & Emerging Trends Committee, experts on subject matter, are developing tools to guide the industry toward program management that follow industry standards, ethical behavior, and that contribute to our shared industry goal to find happy, healthy, lifelong homes for companion animals. If you are interested in volunteering for the Committee, send an email to admin@theaawa.org with information about your expertise and committee interest.
Adoption Best Practices Documents
Animal Enrichment Best Practices Documents
​Companion Animal Transport Best Practices Documents
Companion Animal Transport Best Practices Updated March 2019
Exhibit A Animal Transport Memorandum of Understanding
Exhibit A1 ASPCA Animal Transfer Memorandum of Understanding
Exhibit B Vehicle Buildout Consideration
Exhibit C Vehicle Supply List
Exhibit D Funding Transport Cost
Exhibit E Transport Census Spreadsheet
NEW: Exhibit F COVID-19 Transport Amendment 8/20
4-part webinar series Best Practices Webinar Series: Companion Animal Transport (2019)
​Provision of Veterinary Care in a Shelter Setting Best Practices Documents
Provision of Veterinary Care in a Shelter Setting Best Practices
Exhibit A Veterinary Care Timeline
Exhibit B HBSV Shelter Medicine Journal
Exhibit C Balancing Veterinarian and Shelter Staff Needs
Exhibit D Standardized Data Collection Questionnaire Example from CATalyst Council
Exhibit E Standardized Data Collection Summary Example from CATalyst Council
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