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Out the Front Door is no longer active, though the site is being maintained as an archive. Click to learn more about the history of OTFD and the blog's author, Susan K. Houser.
Five years of reporting (2013-18) on animal welfare in the United States, including photographs, guest posts, and interviews with a wide variety of industry professionals active in the field at the time.
Prodigal Pets: A History of Animal Sheltering in America, by Susan Houser. An in-depth look at animal sheltering in the United States from the 1600s to the 1900s. 224 pages. Published in 2018.
New Book on Animal Shelter History
Doobert: A Versatile Way to Save Lives
Virginia’s No Kill Effort: Innovation and Inspiration
Are Cats an Invasive Species as Defined by the U.S. Government?
