Happy holidays from all of us at Maddie’s Fund®! We deeply appreciate your tireless efforts throughout the year to help keep pets and people together. The work is not always easy, but the compassion and kindness you and your organizations have shown leave a lasting impact on the lives you touch, both animal and human.… Learn More

This post was originally published in 2020. Below is the third and final post in a series featuring Gateway Pet Guardians and their progressive approach to reimagining the future of animal sheltering aimed at keeping people and pets together. In the first post in this series, we shared an overview of how they operate and… Learn More

Happy Monday! Below is a brief roundup of resources added over the past week. Staying flexible with behavior modification plans Do you adjust your training and modification plans to account for location and environmental variation? Then join us on December 19 at 12PM PT/3PM ET for Maddie’s® Monthly Behavior Connection. In “Behavior Modification Plans,” attendees… Learn More

Do you adjust your training and modification plans to account for location and environmental variation? Then join us on December 19 at 12PM PT/3PM ET for Maddie’s® Monthly Behavior Connection. In “Behavior Modification Plans,” attendees will benefit from certified clinical animal behaviorist Tom Candy’s extensive experience in the UK Shelter Network. You’ll learn how to incorporate factors… Learn More

As we continue celebrating Maddie’s Fund®‘s 30th anniversary, we’re taking a moment this December to share success stories of removing barriers. This month on Maddie’s® Pet Forum, we’re reflecting on the power of breaking down barriers in animal well-being to create lasting connections between pets and people. From simplifying adoption processes to creating barrier-free foster… Learn More

Happy Monday! Below is a brief roundup of resources added over the past week. 5 tips for adopting pets out of foster homes Have you considered letting your foster caregivers process the adoptions of their foster pets from their homes? This may seem daunting at first, but the benefits are worth considering: multiple studies have… Learn More

The Camp Maddie: Pet-Inclusive Housing Edition presentations are now available to watch at your leisure on Maddie’s® University. This event focuses on topics related to pet-inclusive housing with presentations and question and answer sessions. Four in-depth conversations and presentations are given by some of the nation’s top pet-inclusive housing specialists from My Dog is My… Learn More

Have you considered letting your foster caregivers process the adoptions of their foster pets from their homes? This may seem daunting at first, but the benefits are worth considering: multiple studies have shown that pets adopted from their foster homes are significantly less likely to be returned. Having foster caregivers process their foster pets’ adoptions… Learn More

Happy Monday! Below is a brief roundup of resources added over the past week. 6 tips for recruiting fosters for pets with behavioral needs  Finding foster caregivers for pets who have behavioral needs can feel daunting, but it doesn’t have to be. Here are six strategies animal welfare organizations across the country are using to do… Learn More

This post originally ran in 2021.  Finding foster caregivers for pets who have behavioral needs can feel daunting, but it doesn’t have to be. Here are six strategies animal welfare organizations across the country are using to do just this!    1. Prioritize “unicorn” fosters who have ideal home set-ups for some of your more challenging pets (people who don’t… Learn More