As you enjoy cooler temperatures, we hope you will join us for a wide variety of webcasts. From managing diarrhea in kittens, to making hard changes to lifesaving protocols for at-risk shelter dogs, we have something for everyone this fall. Each webcast will be available to view on-demand after the live webcast, so don’t fret… Learn More
Kitten season will be here before you know it, and the Million Cat Challenge (MCC) wants you to have your most successful season yet. Which is why they are hosting three kitten-focused webinars in March to help you prepare. Kittens are a shelter’s most vulnerable population, and MCC wants to help you save as many as… Learn More
Did you know that the lack of access to care is the most significant animal welfare crisis affecting owned pets in the United States? Millions of pets do not receive adequate veterinary care because the costs are simply beyond a family’s ability to pay. Learn more about this important and complex issue in our upcoming webcast, Access… Learn More
How would you like to provide amazing support to your foster caregivers and adopters from day one? Maddie’s® Pet Assistant (MPA) does this for you and we have a webcast, How the Maddie’s® Pet Assistant App is Revolutionizing Support for Pet Foster and Adoptive Homes on November 6 at 6pm PT/9pm ET to tell you all about… Learn More
Do you have questions about Maddie’s Fund® Innovation Grants? Want to hear about our new online Grants Portal, which is designed to make the application process easier for you? Find out the answers to your questions and more in our next webcast, So, You Want Some Money? How to Apply for Maddie’s Fund Innovation Grants. During this informative webcast, you will hear a brief overview of the Innovation… Learn More
It’s time to start the next chapter of the Million Cat Challenge! Dr. Kate Hurley and Dr. Julie Levy, the co-founders of the Million Cat Challenge, are eager to continue their mission after meeting their goal of saving a million cats a full year ahead of schedule. Even with the success of the challenge, their… Learn More
Ever thought of starting a working cat program at your animal organization but are not sure where to start? You’re not alone! If you didn’t make the live Working Cat Program webcast on December 14, it’s now available free on-demand. Watch at your convenience to learn the steps needed to implement a sustainable lifesaving program… Learn More
The Million Cat Challenge is a partnership of Maddie’s Fund®, the UC Davis Koret Shelter Medicine Program, Maddie’s Shelter Medicine Program at the University of Florida, and the ASPCA®, formed to help shelters save the lives of 1 million more cats. It is based on five key initiatives which bring forward those approaches that have… Learn More
When hundreds of cats in the New York City Animal Care and Control shelters tested positive for avian influenza last year, everyone involved set their only goal — saving the cats’ lives. That was a goal they reached, thanks to shelter medicine and the power of collaboration. “The NYACC did not want to euthanize a… Learn More
In 2009, veterinarian Dr. Marty Becker attended a presentation where veterinary behaviorist Dr. Karen Overall said something that changed his life: “Fear is the worst thing a social species can experience, and it causes permanent damage to the brain.” “I’d always thought of myself as a particularly compassionate veterinarian,” he said. “I had been exposed… Learn More