Maddie’s Fund® is considering starting an Apprenticeship Program. If we did, would you be interested in learning about and implementing a new program at your shelter or rescue organization? At this time we are looking for directors or managers of shelter or rescue organizations to answer a few survey questions about such a program. If you are… Learn More

Looking for the latest in sheltering innovations, and help with writing shelter protocols? You won’t want to miss the ASPCA Cornell Maddie’s® Shelter Medicine Conference, scheduled for July 29-31, 2016, on the Cornell University campus in Ithaca, NY. Now in its twelfth year, the conference will cover two and a half days with four tracks… Learn More

Not at Animal Care Expo in Las Vegas? Here are few things we heard in the halls and sessions! What will you take away from the @MaddiesFund sessions at #AnimalCareExpo on Thursday? pic.twitter.com/6qKZwzskFW — Maddie’s Institute (@maddiesinst) May 11, 2016 #HeardItAtExpo: “Make change and innovation standard operating procedure at your animal shelter.” #AnimalCareExpo — Maddie’s… Learn More

What happens in Vegas absolutely doesn’t stay in Vegas, at least when Maddie’s Fund is involved! We’ll be posting daily reports from the 2016 Animal Care Expo the rest of this week right here on Chew on This!, as well as on our Maddie’s Institute Facebook and Twitter (@MaddiesInst) channels. Follow the fun and surprises… Learn More

If you love cats and want to see U.S. animal shelters save more of them, be sure they know Maddie’s Fund® has $1,000 for them if they join the Million Cat Challenge! The Million Cat Challenge was founded by Dr. Julie Levy of the Maddie’s® Shelter Medicine Program at the University of Florida and Dr.… Learn More

If your qualifying U.S. animal shelter is willing to save more cats, Maddie’s Fund® has $1,000 for you! Our grants to support enrolling in Shelter Animals Count last month went so well we thought we’d do it again! This time it’s for our funded Million Cat Challenge, a shelter-facing joint project of the Maddie’s® Shelter… Learn More

It’s here, it’s here! Today marks what would have been our namesake Maddie’s 29th birthday. Thanks to the compassion Maddie’s love and spirit inspired in our founders, more than $172 million in grants have been awarded toward increased community lifesaving, shelter medicine education and pet adoptions nationwide. So what better way to celebrate the spirit… Learn More

Break out your party hats, because we’re having a birthday party for every shelter and rescue pet in the U.S.! April 26 marks what would have been the 29th birthday of our namesake, Maddie, a little dog whose spirit and inspiration have helped over 1.3 million dogs and cats in the U.S. But we don’t… Learn More

We all know shelter pets rule, and now we know thousands of people agree with us. They proved it when they voted for our funded Shelter Pet Project’s “Anthem” as Ad Council’s public service ad of the year! This victory serves to shine a powerful spotlight on pets in shelters and rescue groups. The response from… Learn More

Counting pennies at your shelter or rescue group? We’ll give you $1,000 to count some noses instead! Maddie’s Fund® is giving $1,000 to shelters and rescue organizations that handle dogs and cats and sign up for Shelter Animals Count (SAC) between now and April 30. If you’re from a shelter or rescue group, sign up!… Learn More