Animal Shelter Training
This course equips veterinary professionals and volunteers with practical tools to minimise stress, enhance welfare, and increase adoptability for dogs and cats in shelters. It covers low-stress handling techniques, tailored behaviour support plans for fearful dogs and shy cats, clear volunteer standard operating procedures, and reliable behaviour monitoring methods to ensure humane and efficient care in demanding environments.

4 to 360 hours flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
Gain practical tools for low-stress handling, fear-aware care, and reward-based methods to improve welfare for dogs and cats in shelters. Develop step-by-step behaviour plans for shy cats and fearful dogs, alongside volunteer protocols, safety procedures, and data-tracking templates for consistent, humane daily operations.
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Develop skills
- Low-stress handling: apply fear-aware techniques for safer dog and cat care.
- Shelter behaviour tracking: log stress, progress, and incidents with clear metrics.
- Fearful dog support: run brief enrichment, desensitisation, and crisis protocols.
- Shy cat behaviour plans: assess fear, set 7-day goals, and use gentle handling.
- Volunteer SOPs: teach safe kennel entry, scripts, and reporting in busy shelters.
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