FOUR PAWS Companion Animals e-Learning Hub

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FOUR PAWS implements community-led approaches to improve the lives of dogs and cats around the world by focusing on humane and sustainable solutions to key issues, including stray animal care, shelter adoption, Catch-Neuter-Vaccinate-Return (CNVR), community engagement, responsible pet ownership and animal-assisted interventions.

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Shelter Adoption Academy

For Shelter Staff & Volunteers


The Shelter Adoption Academy eLearning course provides comprehensive guidance and tools to help shelters provide humane care for stray animals and develop effective animal adoption programs. The course is developed for shelters and organisations with limited resources looking to increase the number of adoptions and build local adoption culture.

The Shelter Adoption Academy consists of eight modules, providing learners with the knowledge and tools to support the journey of stray animals from a shelter to a permanent responsible home. You can pick and choose which modules are most relevant to your work or take the entire course to earn a certificate. 

Available in multiple languages. 

The Shelter Adoption Academy eLearning course provides comprehensive guidance and tools to help shelters provide humane care for stray animals and develop effective animal adoption programs. The course is developed for shelters and organisations with limited resources looking to increase the number of adoptions and build local adoption culture.

The Shelter Adoption Academy consists of eight modules, providing learners with the knowledge and tools to support the journey of stray animals from a shelter to a permanent responsible home. You can pick and choose which modules are most relevant to your work or take the entire course to earn a certificate. 

Available in multiple languages. 

Catch, Neuter, Vaccinate & Return (CNVR) Course

For Stray Animal Care Professionals


 Coming Soon! 

This course will help veterinarians and animal welfare professionals address the suffering of stray animals through humane population management with targeted neutering projects based on the Catch, Neuter, Vaccinate & Return (CNVR) approach, the only humane and sustainable solution to protect millions of stray dogs and cats worldwide.

The course will be available in English and multiple additional languages during 2025. 

 Coming Soon! 

This course will help veterinarians and animal welfare professionals address the suffering of stray animals through humane population management with targeted neutering projects based on the Catch, Neuter, Vaccinate & Return (CNVR) approach, the only humane and sustainable solution to protect millions of stray dogs and cats worldwide.

The course will be available in English and multiple additional languages during 2025. 


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Linke Wienzeile 236, A-1150 Vienna
Email: office@four-paws.org      Tel: +43-1-545 50 20-0

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