February 3, 2020
Categories: #MaddieMonday
Foster dog in car

Happy #MaddieMonday! Below are some highlights you may have missed.

Why one Maddie’s Fund® employee calls foster field trips “addicting”
Did you know that if just 2% of pet-owning households would foster one pet a year, we would end unnecessary euthanasia tomorrow? Susanne Kogut, president of the Petco Foundation, shared this statistic in November, and it’s part of what inspired Irene Chansawang to take the leap into foster field trips this past holiday season. Chansawang… Learn More

How a Maddie’s® apprenticeship helped one shelter grow their foster program and save more dogs
Stephanie Jackson was still fairly new to foster coordination when she arrived in Austin, TX for Maddie’s® Medium and Large Adult Dog Foster Apprenticeship in early 2017. She spent the next few days learning everything she could from her instructors and her peers. “When I was in Austin, I learned how to place medium to… Learn More

Maddie’s® Pet Forum Featured Topics:
Weigh in on this member created poll: Should all animal owners be required to have an animal license? Join the discussion

Learn some tips on how to get a finicky cat to take meds: Join the discussion

Featured Throwback: Maddie’s® Shelter Compass is like hiring an extra employee
Ever feel like you have too much to do and don’t know where to start? Whether it’s cleaning out your closet or saving the lives of more pets, we can relateOften times we end up not starting a task because we simply don’t have the time to figure out a plan. While we can’t organize your closet for you, we can help you with increasing pet lifesaving!  Learn More

Want to increase lifesaving?
Connect with us at Maddie’s® Pet Forum, use Maddie’s® Shelter Compass tool to increase lifesaving success and take advantage of free online training with Maddie’s® University!