Have you registered for the American Pets Alive! Conference yet? If not, you still have time! The national lifesaving conference was rescheduled from last September to February of this year as a result of Hurricane Harvey. The new dates are February 10-12, 2018. The schedule will remain the same, only the dates have changed. You… Learn More
Was your shelter or rescue organization one of the 48 that won a grant from Maddie’s Spin & Win Machine at The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) Expo conference in May? If so, congrats! If not, don’t worry, the Maddie Spin & Win Machine will be back at the Best Friends National Conference… Learn More
Wednesday and Thursday at Animal Care Expo were full of learning, winning and… dating? That’s right; this year’s Maddie’s Fund session brought together 25 experts who had three-minute “speed dates” with attendees in groups of three and four, sharing tips and ideas for overcoming obstacles to lifesaving, and learning from each other. Our team also… Learn More
If you’re not at Animal Care Expo in Fort Lauderdale, we’ve got you covered! We’re sharing highlights from our booth, special sessions, and the exhibit hall, along with great comments caught in the hallways. Best moment on the opening day: Our first grant winner, who played Spin and Win to receive a $1,000 grant for… Learn More
Our funded project the Million Cat Challenge is halfway to its audacious goal of saving 1 million shelter cats’ lives in five years! The Challenge, founded in 2014 by Dr. Julie Levy of the Maddie’s Shelter Medicine Program at the University of Florida and Dr. Kate Hurley of the UC Davis Koret Shelter Medicine Program,… Learn More
The University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine’s Maddie’s® Shelter Medicine Course invites all shelter veterinarians, shelter professionals, vet students, and community members to join them for their series of free webinars this semester: This lecture series not only discusses concepts key to sheltering but also helps veterinary students, shelter professionals and volunteers, and members… Learn More
Three of the Internet’s most beloved pets — all formerly in a shelter or rescue group– are teaming up with our funded Shelter Pet Project to help the millions of dogs and cats in shelters and rescue groups across the country find loving homes. Fashion icon Toast Meets World, globally recognized pianist Keyboard Cat and… Learn More
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? What if, instead of calling it Black Friday… we called it Pet Friday? Sound good? We sure think so! That’s why this year you’ll find us applauding REI Outfitters and… Learn More
It’s National Cat Day — where better to spend it than the Cat Town Cafe? It’s the nation’s first cat cafe, located in Oakland, California, financed in part by Maddie’s Fund® and featuring the cats of Oakland Animal Services (OAS) — all available for cuddles, pets, purrs and, of course, adoption, while visitors are sipping… Learn More
‘Twas the night before Cat Day and near SF Bay Not a kitty was stirring at Cat Town Cafe The cats were all draped on the cat trees with care In hope that their adopters soon would be there The kittens were snoozing all snug in their beds While visions of families danced in their… Learn More