Happy #MaddieMonday! Our Innovation Grants application window is officially open. Read on for more details and how to apply, along with anything else you may have missed! The Innovation Grants application window opens today!  Applications will be accepted from October 23 – 30 in two categories: Innovative Foster Care and Removing Barriers to Adoptions (Adoption… Learn More

When our funded Shelter Pet Project put out the call for Insta-famous pets to help get their friends still in shelters or rescue organizations adopted, one of the first to answer the call was the charming Hamilton Pug. Hamilton, who has more than 120,000 combined Instagram and Twitter followers, trotted onto the set of the… Learn More

Who says fostering at a shelter is just for puppies and kittens? That’s definitely not the case at Pima Animal Care Center (PACC) in Tucson, AZ, thanks to a first-of-its-kind grant from Maddie’s Fund® for “A Foster Home for Every Pet.” The three-year grant, totaling $573,536, was recently awarded to create a large-scale, high volume… Learn More

Director Alexis Pugh of Memphis Animal Services made plenty of changes when she took over the shelter last year. One of the biggest was implementing a safety net program designed to keep pets with their families, and get lost pets back home. Maddie’s Fund® spoke with Pugh to find out more about the shelter’s innovative… Learn More

It’s time for another #MaddieMonday! You officially have one week until our next Innovation Grants application window opens… do you have your idea ready? Read on for more information, along with anything else you may have missed over the last week! The next Innovation Grants application window opens October 23rd! Applications will be accepted from… Learn More

It’s hard to imagine that a story set in a prison is going to make you feel good, but this one will. In 2014, Karma Rescue in Southern California started Paws for Life, a training program at California State Prison – Los Angeles County. It was one of the first such programs for inmates serving… Learn More

Can a few days at an apprenticeship change your perspective on no-kill sheltering and foster care for large dogs? After attending Maddie’s® Medium and Large Adult Dog Foster Program Apprenticeship at Austin Animal Center, Patricia Zimmerman from Prince George’s County Animal Services in Maryland says it sure can. And it did. “It was amazing,” she… Learn More

Does your shelter face challenges with feline illness or behavioral health? Do you have a veterinarian on staff or do you work with an outside consultant? There’s a new grant that might help not only your organization but shelters everywhere! The Winn Feline Foundation and PetSmart Charities have teamed up to offer grant opportunities in… Learn More

Happy #MaddieMonday to you! Have you ever wondered what motivates people to adopt pets, and how much influence they have on others to adopt? Read on to find out, along with anything else you may have missed this past week! Research: Why people adopt shelter pets, and recommend adoption to others In 2014, the Shelter… Learn More

Cat lovers are sometimes made, and sometimes born. Just ask the world’s most cat-crazy baby ever. In fact, if you’re trying to convince someone they should adopt a cat, you might want to show them this video. Because this newly-arrived human being laughs, dances and lights up with 100 percent pure joy at just the… Learn More