Researchers have focused little on stress and burnout in animal shelter volunteers. Study finds that increasing volunteer work satisfaction can improve animal welfare overall.

The most successful states and localities don't simply require owners to sterilize and license their companions - they provided the resources and services for them to do so easily.

A massive 2015 review from the Ad Council takes a look at the state of the union of shelter animal adoption, with special attention to people's attitudes.

This annual report from the Canadian Federation of Humane Societies compiles 2013 statistics from Humane Societies and SPCA shelters across Canada. The paper provides numbers going back to 2007 to give a sense of the recent trends, and finds some reason for optimism: the situation for shelter animals seems to be improving gradually. For cats in particular, who make up the majority of shelter animals in Canada, adoption rates are increasing while euthanasia rates are decreasing, and maintaining a gradual decrease year over year.

Many shelters consider food aggression (FA+) a dangerous behavior and will either adopt such dogs out with restrictive conditions, or consider them not appropriate for adoption and euthanize them. A 2013 study from Boston asks us to rethink conventional wisdom. In a sample of 97 dogs studied three months after adoption, researchers found that only 55% of dogs who were food aggressive (FA+) in the shelter displayed similar behavior at home. Of the dogs that were FA+ after adoption, almost all (93%) of them displayed the behavior rarely and only 18% displayed more aggressive behavior such as lunges or bites.

This article discusses the evaluators used in determining how different U.S. states approach animal cruelty crimes.

The National Council on Pet Population Study and Policy has data on companion animals in shelters in the years 1994-1997.

A report has found the best and worst states for animal welfare with Hawaii being amongst the worst and Oregon being amongst the best.

In 2008, researchers in Scotland conducted 555,567 experiments on 544,949 animals, representing a 42% increase in experiments over 2007; Scotland makes up 14% of Britain's total animal experiments.

This report provides information on the total number of animals slaughtered in 2004 for meat production, with information on the species slaughtered.

This report details information on the victims of animal agriculture and covers the total number of animals slaughtered and killed by the U.S. farming industry.

A summary of companion animal industry statistics for 2007 - 2008, sponsored by the American Pet Products Manufacturers Association.