This Code sets out suggested minimum levels of care for cats and dogs kept by rescue organizations, and is written with the aim of raising standards. Touching on issues associated with animal welfare, rehoming practice, legal requirements of shelters and the setting up and administration of charities, the booklet acts as a useful starting point for anyone thinking of setting up a shelter. However, its usefulness is limited by its surprising brevity (only four pages of A5 are allocated to address all the issues associated with the care and management of animals in shelters, and only one page to rehoming practices) and its tendency (perhaps not surprisingly given the organization which compiled it) to refer to dogs in preference to other species.