As Maddie’s Fund®‘s 30th anniversary celebration continues, we’re taking a moment this January to share our 2025 goals. This month on Maddie’s® Pet Forum, we’re curious about your 2025 goals. What is one goal you have? Is it a skill you’d like to develop, a program your organization is planning, or a new way to… Learn More
New year, new webcasts. This January, we have two great webcasts for you — one of which is a series. Webcast: Is “Cage-Free” the Way to Be? Rethinking Shelter Housing for Happier, Healthier Cats January 15, 2025 at 10:00AM PT / 1:00PM ET When it comes to caring for cats in shelters, housing isn’t just… Learn More
Maddie’s Fund® is looking for an experienced Marketing and Communications Project Manager to enhance and collaborate with its existing team. If you are looking for an opportunity to work within a dynamic environment and an established group, please submit your cover letter, sharing how your experiences are applicable for the role along with your resume to employment@maddiesfund.org. … Learn More
Happy holidays from all of us at Maddie’s Fund®! We deeply appreciate your tireless efforts throughout the year to help keep pets and people together. The work is not always easy, but the compassion and kindness you and your organizations have shown leave a lasting impact on the lives you touch, both animal and human.… Learn More
Do you adjust your training and modification plans to account for location and environmental variation? Then join us on December 19 at 12PM PT/3PM ET for Maddie’s® Monthly Behavior Connection. In “Behavior Modification Plans,” attendees will benefit from certified clinical animal behaviorist Tom Candy’s extensive experience in the UK Shelter Network. You’ll learn how to incorporate factors… Learn More
As we continue celebrating Maddie’s Fund®‘s 30th anniversary, we’re taking a moment this December to share success stories of removing barriers. This month on Maddie’s® Pet Forum, we’re reflecting on the power of breaking down barriers in animal well-being to create lasting connections between pets and people. From simplifying adoption processes to creating barrier-free foster… Learn More
The Camp Maddie: Pet-Inclusive Housing Edition presentations are now available to watch at your leisure on Maddie’s® University. This event focuses on topics related to pet-inclusive housing with presentations and question and answer sessions. Four in-depth conversations and presentations are given by some of the nation’s top pet-inclusive housing specialists from My Dog is My… Learn More
Have you considered letting your foster caregivers process the adoptions of their foster pets from their homes? This may seem daunting at first, but the benefits are worth considering: multiple studies have shown that pets adopted from their foster homes are significantly less likely to be returned. Having foster caregivers process their foster pets’ adoptions… Learn More
Maddie’s® Insights is our ongoing webcast series with practical tips based on current research to help pets and people. Our guest speaker for Thursday, December 12 is Lauren Loney, attorney and independent researcher. The webcast is at 12PM PT/3PM ET. Housing insecurity for tenants has increased in severity in the last several years as rents… Learn More
As we continue celebrating Maddie’s Fund®‘s 30th anniversary, we’re taking a moment this November to appreciate the knowledge and support that power our animal well-being (welfare) community. This month on Maddie’s® Pet Forum, we are reflecting on the resources and discussions that have helped you make a difference! Is there a self-paced or instructor-led course, webcast, Community… Learn More