Animal Shelter Management Software
Shelter management software designed to work within the broader animal-services workflow — not another isolated shelter database.
Animal shelter management software helps shelters manage animal records, admissions, adoptions, users and day-to-day operations in one system. Emili approaches the category differently: shelter operations run on the same connected animal-services platform used by municipalities, veterinary clinics and authorized field teams — so a shelter’s records don’t live in isolation.
- Who it’s for: shelters, SPCAs and animal-service organizations — independent or municipally connected.
- The problem it solves: shelter data trapped in a standalone database, disconnected from licensing and field work.
- What it manages: admissions, adoptions, animal records, users, events, sales activity and reporting.
- Where data lives: data is hosted in Canada, with access based on role and authorization.
What is animal shelter management software?
What this category of software manages
- Admissions and intake records
- Adoptions and outcomes
- Animal profiles and statuses
- People and user accounts
- Calendar and planned activities
- Sales, transactions and reporting
How Emili approaches it
Most shelter software is a database that starts and ends at the shelter door. In Emili, shelter operations are one workspace on a wider animal-services platform: an adopted animal can leave already registered and microchipped, and the record a shelter team works from stays connected to the municipal registry where the shelter works with a municipality.
Access depends on role and authorization. Sensitive animal, owner, staff or transaction data is never displayed publicly.
Shelter operations in one place
Dashboard and daily activity
Authorized teams follow operational activity, animal statuses, adoptions, treatments, transfers and other shelter-defined classifications from one central view.
Animal records
Animal information stays connected to activity, adoptions, treatments, people, financial records and relevant reports.
Calendar and events
Planned activities and scheduling live in the same operational environment as the rest of the shelter.
Users and people
Connect the relevant people to shelter activity, including approved operational relationships — with role-based access.
Sales and financial activity
Keep purchases and transactions connected to the relevant activity, people and animals. Authorized teams can review who purchased what, when, and by which payment method.
Reports
Authorized teams review shelter activity and operational and financial information through structured reports.
Animal records that stay connected
A shelter animal’s record isn’t an island. Intake notes, medical status, the people involved, transactions and outcomes belong to one operational record — and where the shelter works with a municipality, that record connects to licensing rather than being retyped into it. Field teams using the Shelter field app keep admissions and adoptions synchronized with the shelter.
Admissions and adoptions
Intake opens the record; adoption completes it. Animals can leave registered and microchipped, and every adoption can include a permanent QR identification tag at pickup — the same identification tags municipalities use.
Designed for shelter teams
Every section can be shown or hidden by role, so volunteers, staff and administrators each see what their work requires. Training is included when a shelter comes on board, and support is available in English and French.
Part of a broader animal-services platform
Emili connects municipalities, shelters, veterinary clinics and pet owners in one system, used by more than 170 municipalities across Quebec. For a shelter, that means the wider ecosystem — municipal licensing, microchips and tags and veterinary registration — already speaks the same language as your records.
Frequently asked questions
What is animal shelter management software?
It is software shelters use to manage animal records, admissions, adoptions, users and day-to-day operations in one system. Emili provides shelter management as part of a connected animal-services platform.
What information can shelters manage in Emili?
Admissions, adoptions, animal profiles and statuses, people and users, calendar and events, sales and financial activity, and structured reports — with access based on role and authorization.
Can Emili manage admissions and adoptions?
Yes. Intake opens the operational record and adoption completes it — animals can leave registered and microchipped, with an identification tag at pickup.
Does Emili support multiple users?
Yes. Teams work with role-based access: every section can be shown or hidden according to the person’s role, and sensitive data is never displayed publicly.
Is Emili designed only for shelters?
No. Shelter operations are one part of a platform that also serves municipalities, veterinary clinics and authorized field teams — which is what keeps shelter records connected instead of isolated.
Where is Emili data hosted?
Data is hosted in Canada.
How can a shelter see a demo?
Book a demo through the contact form and choose “Shelter inquiry” — the Emili team will walk through the shelter workspace with you.
See how Emili supports modern shelter operations.
A demo walks through intake, adoptions, animal records and reporting in the shelter workspace.