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  • Creating An Effective Set Of Contingency Plans For Your Animal Sanctuary

    The importance of crafting contingency policies for your animal sanctuary and some events to consider having plans for.
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  • Establishing A Surrender Policy For Your Animal Sanctuary

    A short primer on how to protect yourself when someone gives you their animal to care for.
  • Accident Waiver And Release Of Liability Template For Animal Sanctuaries

    Here's a free downloadable template to help craft an animal sanctuary's accident waiver and release of liability form!
  • Exempt Vs Non-Exempt Employee Classifications At Your Animal Sanctuary In The United States

    If you are hiring employees at your animal sanctuary in the United States, you must know how to properly classify them to avoid serious consequences!
  • ADA Compliance And Accessibility For Animal Sanctuaries

    If your animal sanctuary is in the United States, do you know about your obligations to follow the ADA? How can all sanctuaries be made more accessible?
  • Creating A Rewarding Internship Program At Your Animal Sanctuary

    How to develop an animal sanctuary internship program that is mutually rewarding, non-exploitative, and not incidentally illegal!
  • OSHA Compliance For Animal Sanctuaries In The United States

    If your animal sanctuary is formally incorporated the United States and has one employee, you must be in OSHA compliance.
  • Getting The Right Insurance Coverage For Your Animal Sanctuary

    If you're operating an animal sanctuary, insurance is a mission-critical tool to keep your organization safe!
  • Practical Biosecurity Measures For Animal Sanctuaries

    Every animal sanctuary needs to have appropriate biosecurity measures in place. What can you do to prevent the spread of disease?
  • The Open Sanctuary Project’s OSHA Compliance Checklist

    Here's a free printable checklist to help review OSHA compliance for your animal sanctuary!
  • Long Distance Resident Transportation Safety And Legal Considerations

    Transporting residents can be a serious undertaking. What must you consider to do it safely and legally?
  • The Importance Of Regular Health Documentation For Animal Sanctuary Residents

    Why is health documentation so important for animal sanctuary residents?
  • The Open Sanctuary Project’s Long Distance Transportation Checklist

    Here's a free printable checklist to help facilitate safe long distance animal transportation to or from your animal sanctuary!
  • 25 Questions To Help Guide Responsible Intake Decisions At Your Animal Sanctuary

    Here are 25 questions to consider and guide conversation when weighing a new intake at your animal sanctuary
  • The Open Sanctuary Project’s Sanctuary Resident Adoption Contract Template

    Here's a free editable template to help you get started with creating an adoption contract for safer resident adoption protocols!
  • The Open Sanctuary Project’s Controlled Substance Log

    Here's a free printable form to responsibly document the use of controlled substances at your animal sanctuary!
  • 25 Questions To Help Guide Responsible Intake Decisions At Your Parrot Sanctuary

    Here are 25 questions to consider and guide conversation when weighing a new intake at your parrot sanctuary
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