Happy #MaddieMonday! We’re excited for our Get ‘Em Home Challenge registration to open tomorrow and hope you are, too! Plus: Get caught up on news you might have missed!
Community celebrates Independence Day by ‘Calming the Canines’ at their local shelter
It was the Fourth of July, and both of the shelters run by Maricopa County Animal Care & Control were full. Fireworks displays, a notorious trigger for canine anxiety, were scheduled in the areas surrounding both buildings. Here’s how the community rallied for the animals! Learn more
Clicker training can reduce stress for cats in animal shelters
When shelter staff and volunteers talk about clicker training for cats, it’s mostly as a way to get the kitties to put their best paw forward for adopters. But what if it can be something more — even a tool to fight suffering and disease Learn more
NACA Training Conference Scholarships, #ThanksToMaddie!
Maddie’s Fund® is sponsoring a scholarship open to any current NACA Individual Member from Texas, California, Alabama, North Carolina, Kentucky, Florida, Georgia or Mississippi. This scholarship covers the NACA Training Conference registration fee plus costs, up to a $1,500 total per person. Applications close August 24, 2018. Apply today!
The Shelter Animals Count 2018 Summer Data Drive is here!
$10,000 in grants will be given away to reward qualified organizations for their data compliance. Join today
Registration for the Get ‘Em Home Challenge opens August 21!
Is there a better feeling in the world than one of your shelter’s long-stay animals finding a home? How about the feeling of receiving a grant? What if you could do both? You can by registering for the Get ‘Em Home Challenge! Register today
San Antonio Pets Alive! is seeking an experienced Director of Operations
The Director of Operations will work with the strategic leadership team, report directly to the Executive Director and manage a team of staff to design and implement world class animal care practices through innovative programs with the responsibility of taking dogs and cats slated for euthanasia at the City Shelter to adoptive homes and all the stages of this care. Learn more
Ventura County is seeking a veterinarian
Under general direction, performs veterinary services as needed including spay/neuter surgeries; dentals; heartworm treatments; examines and determines preventative medical care and treatments for shelter animals and stray animal emergency cases. Learn more
Looking to build your skills with practical experience? Consider one of our Externships or Internships!
Externships take place over a short period of time with the opportunity to work side by side in your chosen field, while internships provide real world work experience with on-the-job training. Apply today!
Want to increase lifesaving?
Stay connected through Maddie’s® Pet Forum, use Maddie’s® Pet Assistant app to increase foster care success and take advantage of free online training with Maddie’s® University!