This Thursday, April 26, we’ll be celebrating the little dog who started a revolution… because it’s our beloved Maddie’s birthday! Will you join us? We don’t have to tell you the impact Maddie has made – and continues to make – is profound. In addition to inspiring the creation of Maddie’s Fund®, some of the #ThanksToMaddie… Learn More
Happy #MaddieMonday! This week we’re celebrating our beloved Maddie’s birthday on April 26, and we hope you’ll join us! Stay tuned for more details in tomorrow’s blog post. In the meantime, read on for anything you may have missed over the last week. In Kansas City next month, lifesaving will be unstoppable! If you’ll be… Learn More
We could tell you the reason we’re posting this is to suggest an inexpensive, effective form of enrichment for cats in homes, foster care, or animal shelters. While that’s accurate, it’s also kind of untrue… because the real reason we’re posting this is because it makes us so darn happy just to watch it. And… Learn More
If you’ll be at HSUS Animal Care Expo in May, you’ll be one of the first to see the official launch of two exciting new Maddie’s Fund® programs! First, we have Maddie’s® Pet Forum, an exciting place to collaborate with other shelters, rescue organizations and researchers. It’s an easy way to share information, resources and… Learn More
Short of finding a magic wand, there’s really nothing better than foster care programs for boosting lifesaving, cutting costs and improving health in animal shelters. Unconvinced? Check out the results of a study just published in the peer-reviewed journal Animals, “Factors Associated with High Live Release for Dogs at a Large, Open-Admission, Municipal Shelter.” The… Learn More
Happy #MaddieMonday! The countdown to HSUS Animal Care Expo is on, so over the next few weeks we’ll be sharing some of the fun sessions and program launches you can expect if you’re attending. Not attending? That’s okay! Stay tuned for programs you’ll be able to enjoy next month! It’s time to play (Foster) Family… Learn More
Job stress. Deadline stress. Relationship stress. Family stress. Commute stress. Health stress. Stress. Stress. Stress. Now, we’ve either thoroughly demoralized you or possibly just described your life perfectly. Or both. Either way, it doesn’t matter, because this video will totally fix you. In fact, we think it could possibly fix the world. A group of… Learn More
Have you ever dreamed of going on Family Feud? You’d definitely hit that buzzer first. Surely you would have all the answers. And the Fast Money round? Game over! Well, now’s your chance to live out your game show fantasies with our own special edition of Family Feud — “Keeping it All in the Foster… Learn More
Is achieving no-kill possible at an animal care and control facility? How about sustaining it? Brevard County Sheriff’s office in Titusville, FL, proves both are possible, but it didn’t happen overnight. In fact, it took about two years from when Sheriff Ivey and the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office first took over animal services. Here’s what… Learn More
Today’s #MaddieMonday marks the last day of our Innovation Grants window! Make sure you have your applications in by midnight PST for your chance at $5,000. In addition, read on for anything you may have missed over the past week! Softening line between fostering and adoption creates lifesaving opportunities for pets A Virginia animal shelter… Learn More