Animal Shelter Manager

Although we might be at the top of the food chain, we still bear affection to our four-legged friends. But there are cases in which pets get lost or are left behind, and they end up in animal shelters, which most of the times are overcrowded, underfunded and understaffed. Animal Shelter Manager is a software application designed to help organizations to handle their denizens better.

The application can be quickly deployed on most modern operating systems, as its system requirements do not exceed those of the OS. This is only valid for the 2.x.x version, as it is fully Windows supported. Version 3.x.x can be installed with numerous dependencies, most important being a database server and Python.

The interface seems outdated but does not lack functionality. The buttons are responsive, and there are multiple options at your disposal to adapt it to the needs of your organization.

Animal Shelter Manager is well organized, and you can handle a lot of aspects. You can create a database of all animals under your care, with very specific details, such as name, sex, type, color, coat, species, and breed. Other information, such as microchips, tattoos, behavior patterns or illnesses, can be stored within the application. Also, you can keep records of lost and found animals to ensure the speedy return to their owners.

You can keep accurate medical data on all tests, interventions, diets, treatments, and dosages. You can also keep veterinarian notes to ensure you have the necessary paperwork for adoptions. Another feature is that you can maintain an owner list and try to facilitate adoptions and to exclude abusive persons.

You can also create reports on many situations; you can view the number of animals that go through your shelter, monthly donations, inventory, movements, adoptions per retailer, returns, death reasons and so on.

In conclusion, Animal Shelter Manager is a powerful tool for animal lovers. It can be employed to handle most shelters, with accurate details on numerous variables. It could use an interface upgrade, but considering it is free to use, one might overlook this aspect.