The tables have turned at Maddie’s Fund®. “Our grant process used to be that we would tell you what to do with the money,” said Mary Ippoliti-Smith of the Executive Leadership Team. “Now people are telling us what they’re going to do with it. It’s pretty awesome.” She’s talking about the $360,000 Maddie’s Fund just… Learn More
People are seven times more likely to adopt a pet from a shelter or rescue group if they know someone who has. Here’s how you can be that someone! Thursday, December 1, 2016, is the Seventh Annual Celebrate Shelter Pets Day, an event started by our funded Shelter Pet Project to get the friends and… Learn More
In gratitude to the adopters, volunteers, fosterers, bottle-feeders, TNR-ers, shelter workers, rescuers, veterinarians, technicians, transporters, puppy and kitten socializers, and everyone else helping create a No-Kill Nation: Thank you for all you do for the animals, this and every day of the year, from all of us at Maddie’s Fund®. Happy Thanksgiving!
Remember last year when we took a page out of REI’s handbook and asked: What if, instead of battling the madness at the mall this year, you spent the day after Thanksgiving with the ones who warm your soul? It seems we struck a chord, as hundreds of thousands of people across America eagerly vowed… Learn More
Were you at the American Pets Alive! conference this past weekend? If so, you probably heard about the Avanzino Leadership Award, Maddie’s Fund®’s new national leadership award named after the Dog-father himself, Rich Avanzino. This award recognizes outstanding leadership in the animal welfare community – and we interrupted the opening session to present the award!… Learn More
One of our favorite days – National Cat Day – is just around the corner this Saturday, October 29! Along with bringing attention to cats who need homes, this holiday also marks the one-year anniversary of MaddieCam, where we decided to stream live from Cat Town, America’s first cat café. Today, MaddieCam streams live from… Learn More
Lifesaving just got a whole lot more innovative! After the 2016 Humane Society of the United States Expo, we invited attendees to submit Innovation Grant proposals in various categories from adoptions and technology to public engagement. It’s no surprise the proposals came pouring in, and we just awarded more than $307,000 to 60 organizations across the U.S.!… Learn More
Esther has come a long way since we first met her. She was admitted to the Oakland Animal Services shelter with facial lacerations, a cracked tooth and a broken leg. Since her leg had already set improperly and she wasn’t able to walk on it, it was amputated. Two days after surgery, she met Craig.… Learn More
We asked and you answered! Thanks to everyone who entered our #ShowUsYourFoster contest. Hundreds of entries poured in, making it that much more difficult for our celebrity judges to choose a winner. So much so that we had to extend the deadline for them, and chose 9 runners-up of both dogs and cats! Drumroll… it’s… Learn More
If you’re waiting with bated breath for the results of our Show Us Your Foster contest, we have good news, great news, and a tiny bit of bad news! The good news is we had an overwhelming response, far beyond anything we imagined! The great news is that, due to the large number of entries,… Learn More