Happy #MaddieMonday! Today kicks off the application window for our fall apprenticeships! See the full list of opportunities, along with anything else you may have missed below. Top tip for saving orphaned kittens: Learn how to examine them correctly Orphaned kittens are fragile. Even under the best of circumstances they often don’t survive, and being… Learn More

It’s a very special #MaddieMonday as we open up nominations for the Avanzino Leadership Award! Also, be on the lookout for the announcement of upcoming webcasts later this week. In the meantime, get your nominations in and see what you may have missed last week! Cat lovers: How well do you understand your cat? Did… Learn More

Important #MaddieMonday reminder: Today is the deadline for filing for a Maddie’s® Idea Lab Grant. Maddie’s® Idea Lab funds applied research – ideas and research projects that have a practical application related to pet lifesaving, animal welfare leadership, or the utilization of foster care. There are five types of grants that the Idea Lab supports.… Learn More

Happy #MaddieMonday! We hope you had a wonderful Fourth of July; and that we’ll see you at the Best Friends National Conference in Atlantic City this week! Speaking of Atlantic City… Don’t miss your chance to Spin & Win big at the Best Friends National Conference! Was your shelter or rescue organization one of the… Learn More

Wow! Have we got a lot of shelter and rescue news you can use, or what? Have the happiest #MaddieMonday ever! How to get an orphaned kitten to urinate and defecate Mama cats use their rough tongues to get their kittens to urinate and defecate. Orphaned kittens have to rely on their foster parents to… Learn More

Summer continues to heat up, and so does our weekly round-up of sheltering news! We have an in-depth look at the role of customer service in lifesaving, tips to keep pets healthy and happy this summer, a feel-good story from one of our Innovation Grant recipients and a reminder to register now and get $25… Learn More

Here’s a round-up of last week’s hottest summertime sheltering news, including information about how animal shelters can protect their dogs from the current canine influenza outbreak while surviving kitten season. Happy #MaddieMonday! Why antibiotics shouldn’t be your first response to upper respiratory infections in shelter cats They say an ounce of prevention is worth a… Learn More

Happy #MaddieMonday! Start your week off right by catching up on anything you may have missed! Please note, our Managing a Feline Panleukopenia Outbreak in a Shelter webcast scheduled for June 6th has been postponed due to a family emergency. We will let you know when it has been rescheduled. Got 3 days? Learn how fostering can… Learn More

Happy #MaddieMonday! We’ve enjoyed watching all of the Innovation Grant applications roll in over the past week! Don’t forget, the deadline is today and your application must be complete to be considered. See below for anything else you may have missed so you can start this week off in the know! Let’s congratulate recent Innovation Grant recipients! Now,… Learn More

If you were with us in person or online last week, you know it was all about leadership, learning and lifesaving at Animal Care Expo in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. And of course, since we’re Maddie’s Fund, it was all about grants, too — the ones we gave at Expo, and the ones we offer throughout… Learn More