LibGuides: ENGL 1101 Service Project: Barrow County Animal Control

Ebooks on Animal Shelters & Animal Control

Animal Behavior for Shelter Veterinarians and Staff by Brian A. DiGangi (Editor); Victoria A. Cussen (Editor); Pamela J. Reid (Editor); Kristen A. Collins (Editor)
Call Number: ebook via Galileo

ISBN: 9781119618508

Publication Date: 2022

A comprehensive resource to understand the behavioral considerations for intake, management, and rehoming of dogs and cats.
Routledge Handbook of Animal Welfare by Andrew Knight (Editor); Clive Phillips (Editor); Paula Sparks (Editor)
Call Number: ebook via Galileo

ISBN: 9781032022062

Publication Date: 2022

This handbook presents a much-needed and comprehensive exploration of the rapidly growing fields of animal welfare and law.
Underdogs by Arnold Arluke; Andrew Rowan
Call Number: ebook via Galileo

ISBN: 9780820358222

Publication Date: 2020

The problem of getting basic veterinary services to dogs and cats in low-income communities has suddenly become spotlighted as a major issue facing animal shelters, animal rescue groups, animal control departments, and veterinarians in the United States and abroad.

Journals and Magazines

Animal Sheltering Magazine
Award-winning Animal Sheltering magazine offers news from the field, hands-on tips and expert advice for shelters, rescues, animal care and control agencies, and everyone involved in community animal welfare.
Journal of Shelter Medicine & Community Animal Health
The Journal of Shelter Medicine and Community Animal Health (JSMCAH) is an independent online journal published by the Association of Shelter Veterinarians. JSMCAH publishes original research, case studies, professional guidelines, and review articles relevant to shelter and community animal health, behavior, and welfare.

The Organization

The list below contains subject headings, which are terms you would use to search for information online or in GALILEO databases. You can try combinations of these terms in an advanced search too, refining and adjusting your search to get the results you want.

local governmental animal shelter
community support
animal rights
law reform
pets
United States
animal shelters
animal communities
human-animal relationships
public shelters
animal culture
innovation + animal shelters
animal welfare
pets—social aspects---United States
pet owners---economic aspects---United States
animal welfare—United States

Research & Links

Research:

Coming to Terms with the Legacies of the Pound Model in Animal Sheltering in the United States.

Examining the Relationship Between Social Vulnerability and Animal Shelter Intakes and Outcomes: Patterns and Implications.

Negotiating the Challenges of a Calling: Emotion and Enacted Sensemaking in Animal Shelter Work

It Takes a Village to Protect Its Pets: How to Empower Local Community Organizations in the Fight for Companion Animal Rights

Links:

What Does Your Community Want from Animal Services?
from the International City/County Management Association (ICMA)
Position Statement on Responsibilities of Animal Shelters
from the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
How to help animals in shelters and rescues
from Humane World for Animals
Inside the plan to revolutionize animal shelters
How the pandemic spurred change in animal shelters
Keeping Pets with Their Families
Reimagining of the shelter’s role in the community
Award-winning Shelters and their innovation
from bestfriend.org
Shelter consultation services
from UGA’s School of Veterinary Medicine
Community Outreach for Shelters
From Humane World for Animals: innovative ideas for community outreach