Maddie’s Fund is asking its social media followers to take a short survey on what you’d most like to learn from us about helping animals — your own adopted pets, as well as those in shelters and foster homes!

The media is a powerful tool to recruit adopters, donors, and volunteers to your animal organization. In addition to crafting good press releases and building relationships with reporters, there’s one more step you should take to get the most out of that tool: creating an online newsroom on your website.

Is it really possible and affordable to sterilize hundreds of community cats in a single weekend? Yes, and Dr. Julie Levy of the Maddie’s Shelter Medicine Program at the University of Florida will show you how at a free online seminar!

Stress is a leading cause of disease and behavior problems in shelter cats. That’s why Maddie’s Institute has designed a learning track on stress reduction for cats in sheltering environments.

Does a dog’s photo and description on an adoption website change his or her chances of getting adopted?

Is Trap-neuter-return (TNR) a practical solution to reducing cat population? In a study looking at one zip code in a Florida community with high impoundments of community (unowned) cats, the answer was yes.

The challenge of prevention and treatment of canine heartworm is particularly acute in animal shelters, which usually receive the dogs when they are already heartworm-positive and face challenges finding resources to treat them.

If you want to maximize donations, adoptions, and other support from the people who visit your website, there’s one simple question you should keep in mind: What can you do for them?

Can shelters rely on in-facility tests designed to detect heartworm infections and the presence of antibodies to tick diseases?

In a 2010 survey, Maddie’s Fund asked its funded partners and newsletter subscribers to help us better understand their needs when it comes to shelter health information and resources.