Shelters can be bad places for cats. At best, they may expose them to infectious disease and to the risk of stress-induced illness. At worst, they are a frightening — even terrifying — experience followed by death. Is it time for a fundamental change in how we shelter cats?
Panleukopenia and parvovirus are life threatening viral infections, especially in a densely populated shelter environment. What can shelters do to deal with them?
At Maddie’s Fund®, we believe that healthy and treatable pets – dogs and cats with health or behavioral conditions that could, with reasonable care, recover or maintain a good quality of life – should be saved.
Looking for ways to more cost-effectively treat dogs with demodectic mange in your shelter or rescue group? You may be able to scrap the antibiotics.
It’s time for an encore from our most popular webcast presenter, Dr. Ronald D. Schultz! Dr. Schultz will present “Cracking the Infection Control Code: Using and Interpreting Diagnostic Tests to Control Infectious Diseases in Shelters” on Thursday, February 7, 2013, at 9 PM Eastern.
Not sure what parasites are a risk to shelter pets in your region? Wondering if climate change, an influx of pets from other areas, or if the effect of natural disasters has changed the local parasite profile? The Companion Animal Parasite Council has you covered.
Shelter medicine, education and research were a major focus of Maddie’s Fund® grants in fiscal year 2011-2012.
You dutifully update your Petfinder listings and your shelter or rescue group’s Facebook page. You hold adoption events, and run creative ads. Still, your adoption rates seem to have a hit a plateau. What’s left to try?
Alley Cat Allies, the nation’s largest advocacy group for community cats, is holding a free webinar on Trap- Neuter-Return (TNR) programs on Wednesday, January 9, at 8:30 PM Eastern.
It’s a matter of faith that spay/neuter programs will lead to reduced shelter intake and a higher rate of lifesaving in a community. A recent study published in the Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science suggests that’s not always the case.