Table of Contents : Sect. 1 : Animal shelters and their functions Introduction 1. The evolving animal shelter. p3 2. Pet population dynamics and animal shelter issues. p11 3. The administrative hurdles of shelter medicine. p25 4. Legal concerns for shelters and shelter veterinarians. p35 Sect. 2 : Husbandry. 5. The animal shelter building : design and maintenance of a healthy and efficient facility. p55 6. Sanitation in the animal shelter. p67 7. Nutritional challenges for shelter animals. p79 8. Dog and cat care in the animal shelter. p95 9. Small mammal care in the animal shelter. p125 10. Domestic rabbit care in the animal shelter. p141 11. Avian care in the animal shelter environment. p157 12. Reptile care in the animal shelter. 177 13. Temporary care of wildlife in the animal shelter. p189 14. Equine care in the animal shelter. p203 Sect. 3 : Disease management. 15. Implementing a population health plan in an animal shelter : goal setting, data collection and monitoring, and policy development. p211 16. Infectious diseases of dogs and cats. p235 17. Vaccination strategies in the animal shelter environment. p285 18. Disease recognition and diagnostic testing. p307 Sect. 4 : Shelter and community programs. 19. Animal shelter behaviour programs. p317 20. Behavioral pharmacotherapy in the animal shelter. p333 21. Foster care in the animal shelter. p341 22. Spay and neuter surgical techniques for the animal shelter. p355 23. Feral cat management. p377 24. Euthanasia in the animal shelter. p389 25. Disaster medicine for animal shelter veterinarians. p411 Sect. 5 : Animal cruelty. 26. Animal cruelty, abuse, and neglect. p427 27. Medical evaluation and documentation of abuse in the live animal. p453 28. Veterinary forensics. p489 29. Recognizing and investigating equine abuse. p499 30. Animal fighting. p511 App. 1 : Animal welfare organizations and general information. p523 Index : p525