The Federation receives many requests for animal-related information - what to do, where to go, who to talk to, etc.  We created a list of resources to assist your quest for information.  The resources are listed in five categories:  National Agencies; Lost Pet Resources; Legal and Legislative Resources; Industry, Statistical Resources and Grant Funders; and Veterinary, Medical and Spay/Neuter Resources.

National Agencies:

American Humane Association (AHA) - Site for animal welfare professionals

Alley Cat Allies - Focuses on feral and community cat issues and resources

Animal Sheltering Magazine - Published by HSUS for animal welfare professionals

American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA)

American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Professional - ASPCA's site for animal welfare professionals

CATalyst Council - Dedicated to reaching out to all parties - the pet healthcare community, shelter and welfare organizations, government, commercial groups, and the public - to ensure that cats receive the proper care and attention they need and deserve.

Humane Society of the United States

National Association of Pet Rescue - Professionals, membership group whose mission is to provide the knowledge tools and connections rescue professionals need to save more pets

Society of Animal Welfare Administrators (SAWA) - Nonprofit management organization comprised of professional administrators of organizations involved in the animal care and control field

Humane Society University - Offers courses on a wide range of naimal welfare related topics, from volunteer managment, animal care and humane education

Pit Bull Rescue Central - Helping with the placement of pit bull terriers

Pet Sitters International - Dedicated to educating professional pet sitters and promoting, supporting and recognizing excellence in pet sitting

Alley Cat Allies - Feral cat resource

Lost Pet Resources

HomeAgain - Microchip information and search site

Lost and Pound - Pet owners can post pictures and descriptionso of their lost pets including the location where they were last seen

Missing Pet Partnership - National, nonprofit organization dedicated to reuniting lost companion animals with their owners/guardians

AVID - Microchip information and search site

24 Pet Watch - Microchip information and search site

Banfield - Microchip and veterinary hospital site

Bayer ResQ - Microchip information and search site

American Kennel Club Pet Recovery - Microchip information and search site

Petfinder - Offers classified listings for lost or found pets

Pets 911 - Lost and found services for the public

American Animal Hospital Assocation's Universal Pet Microchip Tool

Legal and Legislative Resources

MRSC - Links to Washington state RCW, WAC, County and City codes and websites

GPO Access - Code of Federal Regulations

ICMA - Provides technical and management assistance, training and information resources to members of local governments

Washington Legislature - Homepage

Access WA - Washington state government website

Animal Legal Defense Fund - Offers legal resources and updates on court cases and trends

Dogs Deserve Better - Site focusing on anti-chaining ordinances and legislation

Dog Bite Law - Includes information on potential adoption liability for dogs who have bitten

Streetdrugs.org - Contains useful brochures for law enforcement who may come into contact with drug labs.

Industry, Statistical Resources and Grant Funders

American Pet Products - Trends and stats from pet products industry

Asilomar Accords

Maddie's Fund - Offering community grants to end euthanasia of adoptable animals, spay/neuter, etc.

National Council on Pet Population Study and Policy - gathers data and statistics on pet populations and dispositions

PetSmart Charities - Supports pet adoptions and offers grants for spay/neuter and other programs

US Census Bureau - Facts and statistics

Pet Product News - Information, trends, retail news

Banfield Charitable Trust - providing funding for pet organizations, pet preventive care, education about pets and pet ownership responsibilitiy, as well as pet-related career training

Grants - Grants program management office of the federal government

Foundation Center - Offers a comprehensive look at hundreds of grants available to a variety of non-profits

University of Wisconsin - Funding and fundraising resources specific to animal welfare groups

Veterinary, Medical and Spay/Neuter Resources:

American Animal Hospital Association - Offers best practices and veterinary industry information

American Veterinary Medical Association - Includes link to their Animal Welfare Policies

ASPCA - Searchable database to find low-cost spay/neuter services: shelters can sign up if they offer this service

Association of Shelter Veterinarians

Spay Day USA - Annual campaign of The Humane society of the United States and Humane Society International to inspire people to save animal lives by spaying or neutering pets and feral cats

Spay USA - a program of North Shore Animal League America, a nationwide network and referral service for affordable spay/neuter services

UC Davis Koret Shelter Medicine Program - Goals of this program are to advance shelter medicine as a veterinary specialty through research, specialty training and education, and performance of veterianry service in animal shelters; and to improve the quality of life of animals in shelters through improvements in veterinary preventive medicine and management of disease.

American Association of Feline Practitioners - Information on feline health, trends and best practices

International Veterinary Information Service - An on-line publisher of veterinary books and proceedings, the professional information resource is reserved for veterianrians, veterinary support staff, veterinary students, and animal helath scientists and professionals.

Veterinary Partners - Lay-person's resource for veterinary medical information

Humane Alliance - High volume spay/neuter program in Asheville NC

Neuter/Spay Washington -  A directory of low-cost spay/neuter resources in Washington State organized by area code

Spay Washington - A program of SpokAnimal, is a statewide referral service for low-cost spay/neuter clinics

Shelter Medicine -The shelter side of Maddie's Fund

Operation Catnip -Feral Cat spay/neuter program in the Mid-Atlantic states

Humane Society Veterinary Medicine Association

Other Resources

ASPCA Ask the Experts - Provides the most up-to-date pet care information from ASPCA experts in behavior, nutrition, poison control, veterinary medicine and the human-animal bond.

Creative Paw - Provides a variety of services pro bono (web design, logo design, etc) for animal welfare organizations

Free Translation - Free translation services to help agencies serving communities with citizens where English is their second language

Grassroots - Provides free web services including design services for non profit agencies