Twenty-three national animal welfare organizations came together for the 2024 Open Arms Challenge. The goal of the Challenge was to encourage animal shelters, rescue organizations and organizations working to keep people and pets together to pilot new approaches that increase inclusivity for new adopters and volunteers and provide a welcoming environment for all community members.… Learn More
Looking to implement a new program, learn more about a specific subject and create positive change for pets and people in your community? Maddie’s Fund® Online Instructor-Led Courses may be the answer! The fall 2024 application window for all 11 offerings closes on August 30, 2024 at 2PM PT / 5PM ET. New this term is… Learn More
Happy Monday! Below is a brief roundup of resources added over the past week. Registration for Online Instructor-Led Courses begins today! Looking to implement a new program, learn more about a specific subject and create positive change for pets and people in your community? Be sure to save the date for Maddie’s Fund® Online Instructor-Led… Learn More
This post originally ran in 2022 during the Return to Home Challenge. The ideas are still very helpful in returning pets home. Looking to get more lost pets back home with their families? Two ideas that you can start using right now were shared during the 2022 Return to Home Challenge Huddle with Bobby Mann,… Learn More
Looking to implement a new program, learn more about a specific subject and create positive change for pets and people in your community? Be sure to save the date for Maddie’s Fund® Online Instructor-Led Courses! The fall 2024 application window for all 11 offerings opens on August 19, 2024 and closes on August 30, 2024. New… Learn More
Happy Monday! Below is a brief roundup of resources added over the past week. Webcast: Managing arousal in the shelter setting If you’re looking to bring new ideas to your organizations about dog and cat behavior then consider joining Maddie’s® Monthly Behavior Connection. This monthly webcast is held on the fourth Thursday of the month… Learn More
If you’re looking to bring new ideas to your organizations about dog and cat behavior then consider joining Maddie’s® Monthly Behavior Connection. This monthly webcast is held on the fourth Thursday of the month at 12PM PT/3PM ET and is an opportunity hear from speakers about behavior medications, modifying animal behavior, assessing and improving animal well-being… Learn More
Happy Monday! Below is a brief roundup of resources added over the past week. Essential strategies for protecting kittens from feline panleukopenia Join us on Thursday, August 15, 2024 at 12PM PT / 3PM ET for the webcast “Protecting Kittens from Feline Panleukopenia: Essential Strategies for Animal Shelters and Rescues.” Animal shelter and rescue organizations… Learn More
Join us on Thursday, August 15, 2024 at 12PM PT / 3PM ET for the webcast “Protecting Kittens from Feline Panleukopenia: Essential Strategies for Animal Shelters and Rescues.” Animal shelter and rescue organizations across the country often struggle to protect cats and in particular kittens from the infectious diseases that tend to rise as kitten… Learn More
Join us on August 1st at 12pm PT/ 3pm ET for Maddie’s Monthly Foster Connection! This month, Lauren Nickerson, Executive Director, Hawaii Island Humane Society and Katie Hutchinson, Outcomes Manager, Pima Animal Care Center, will present on Foster-to-adopt programs: Supportive pathways from shelter to home. At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Hawaii Island… Learn More