Are you an animal lover with excellent public speaking and communication skills, knowledge of learning theories and lesson and curriculum planning experience? If so, you might be a great fit for our Education Specialist position. Or maybe you lead with your ability to multi-task in a deadline-oriented environment, have a high level of organization and… Learn More

Once shunned, no-fee pet adoptions have really come into their own. It was once conventional wisdom in the animal shelter world that pets adopted for free would suffer at the hands of diabolical people lurking in the shadows just waiting to abuse them. Surely, we thought, people who get animals for free don’t value them,… Learn More

Happy #MaddieMonday! Today is the last day to submit your Innovation Grant applications, so make sure you get them in! Here’s everything else you may have missed over the last week: Senior cats may soon outnumber kittens in animal shelters “Ramp up your medical programs for seniors, folks – soon enough you’ll be seeing far… Learn More

It’s time for everyone’s favorite team of adopted cats, Cole and Marmalade, to fill in the picture of just what life with cats is like. (Hint: It’s purrfect. But you knew that, right?) Now, this is #FeelGoodFriday, which means it’s the end of the week. Maybe it was a long, hard week, and all you… Learn More

What do the American Pets Alive! Conference and Maddie’s® Idea Lab project results have in common? They both offer actionable, lifesaving advice that you can use in your community! And our very own Director of Research, Dr. Sheila D’Arpino, will be presenting some of those actionable findings during her session, Maddie’s® Idea Lab: Saving Lives… Learn More

Haven’t submitted your Innovation Grant application yet? Don’t worry – there’s still time! But hurry, you only have until Monday, August 28. As a reminder, we’re offering up to $5,000 to implement a new program, or expand an existing program, at your shelter or rescue organization that will advance lifesaving. This round will be even… Learn More

“Ramp up your medical programs for seniors, folks – soon enough you’ll be seeing far more of those than adoption age kittens.” Those words were posted by Karina King, Director of Operations for the Dakin Humane Society, on a Million Cat Challenge discussion forum. For communities at the height of their kitten season, the thought… Learn More

It’s another happy #MaddieMonday! (Or, as we’re affectionately calling this one, #InnovationGrantsMonday.) We hope you’ve had your thinking caps on and are ready to apply to implement (or expand on) a new, lifesaving program at your organization. The window is open now through Monday, August 28, 2017. Read more below, and see what else you… Learn More

Imagine being a cold, scared kitty on the streets of a big city… then trapped and taken somewhere you don’t understand. Wait, you say. Isn’t this supposed to be “Feel Good Friday”? Why are you trying to make us cry? Olive’s story is part of a series created by Patrick McDonnell based on his endearing… Learn More

Can a partnership with local veterinarians save orphaned kittens’ lives? You bet, when they’re moved from foster care to local veterinary practices, where they’re provided with love, socialization and care. That’s what the Humane Society of Southern Wisconsin (HSSW) did, and they share how you can, too, in our latest MaddieTalk: Vet Pets! “We were struggling… Learn More