Puppies are wonderful. Puppy mills are places no dog or puppy should ever experience — and where no dog lover should ever get a pup. As photos and video of cute puppies break the Internet in celebration of National Puppy Day tomorrow, March 23, let’s not forget the horrors being experienced by the parents of… Learn More
Fortune just gave a big shout-out to 12 pet-friendly companies. On their list: Workday, which shares a co-founder with Maddie’s Fund®, Dave Duffield. From Fortune: Workday, the Pleasanton, Calif.-based maker of finance and human resources software, knows all about taking great care of employees. Turtle, an adorable sombrero-loving dog owned by an employee named Jennifer,… Learn More
Worried your St. Patrick’s Day won’t be magically delicious? Never fear… Fearless Kitty’s MaddieCam Network Channel has it covered! Fearless Kitty Rescue may be a small, all volunteer-run rescue organization, but you’d never know it from the traffic they’re getting on the MaddieCam. After spending their second month of broadcasting within the top three visited… Learn More
Cast your vote for the honor of shelter pets everywhere! The last public service ad campaign from our funded Shelter Pet Project won the Ad Council’s March ADness competition — and now it’s time to vote again. It couldn’t be easier to make sure shelter pets get to wear the crown: just go to Ad… Learn More
What if playing and interacting with shelter pets didn’t help them get adopted more easily? Would that be a reason to stop? Absolutely not, and here’s why. A number of studies in recent years have looked at the impact of toys, play, grooming and human interaction on pets in shelters. Some have shown those interventions… Learn More
Would you like local veterinarians to help foster orphaned kittens for your rescue group or shelter? Would the clinics be more willing to participate if they were offered some PR support? Or are you a veterinary practice that is already fostering kittens, or would like to, but could use some help getting them adopted, as… Learn More
East Coasters, rejoice! Thanks to the addition of the MaddieCam at St. Hubert’s Animal Welfare Center, located in New Jersey, we’re now streaming live from every time zone in the country – including yours. Like most of the organizations streaming on MaddieCam, St. Hubert’s Animal Welfare Center is not your typical animal welfare group. Founded… Learn More
Spring is already here in some parts of the country, and knocking on the door of the rest. To those of us in the sheltering world, that doesn’t mean spring flowers or spring showers… it means kitten season. Maddie’s Institute® is here to help with this list of kitten season resources! Orphaned Kitten Care How-To… Learn More
Can you think of anything that would make you look forward to getting up every 2-3 hours in the middle of the night? Neither could Dr. Laurie Peek, until she experienced orphaned kitten fostering. “It’s one of my favorite things in the whole wide world!” she said. A Maddie’s Fund® Executive Leadership Team member, Dr.… Learn More
Is canine parvovirus a problem in your community? Are many dog owners unable to afford hospital care for their pets with parvo? Would your shelter like to do more to help, but lacks the resources to hospitalize them? A recent study at the Pennsylvania SPCA (PSPCA), funded by Maddie’s Fund®, demonstrated that outpatient care for… Learn More