Marketing pets with long shelter stays can be confusing and sometimes frustrating. It’s hard to know which of the pet’s characteristics are going to resonate with potential adopters, and it can be even harder to keep coming up with new ideas for the same pet. To this end, Finnegan Dowling, Shelter Program and Engagement Manager… Learn More
Happy Monday! Below is a brief roundup of resources added over the past week. What is one goal you have for 2025? As Maddie’s Fund®‘s 30th anniversary celebration continues, we’re taking a moment this January to share our 2025 goals. This month on Maddie’s® Pet Forum, we’re curious about your 2025 goals. What is one… Learn More
As Maddie’s Fund®‘s 30th anniversary celebration continues, we’re taking a moment this January to share our 2025 goals. This month on Maddie’s® Pet Forum, we’re curious about your 2025 goals. What is one goal you have? Is it a skill you’d like to develop, a program your organization is planning, or a new way to… Learn More
New year, new webcasts. This January, we have two great webcasts for you — one of which is a series. Webcast: Is “Cage-Free” the Way to Be? Rethinking Shelter Housing for Happier, Healthier Cats January 15, 2025 at 10:00AM PT / 1:00PM ET When it comes to caring for cats in shelters, housing isn’t just… Learn More
Happy Monday! Below is a brief roundup of resources added over the past week. Maddie’s Fund is hiring a Marketing and Communications Project Manager Maddie’s Fund® is looking for an experienced Marketing and Communications Project Manager to enhance and collaborate with its existing team. If you are looking for an opportunity to work within a… Learn More
Maddie’s Fund® is looking for an experienced Marketing and Communications Project Manager to enhance and collaborate with its existing team. If you are looking for an opportunity to work within a dynamic environment and an established group, please submit your cover letter, sharing how your experiences are applicable for the role along with your resume to employment@maddiesfund.org. … Learn More
Maddie’s® Insights is our ongoing webcast series with practical tips based on current research to help pets and people. Join us on Thursday, January 9, 2025 at 12PM PT/3PM ET for “Benefits of Pair-Housing Dogs on Welfare Measures and Length of Stay.” Dr. Erica Feuerbacher, Associate Professor in the School of Animal Sciences at Virginia… Learn More
Happy holidays from all of us at Maddie’s Fund®! We deeply appreciate your tireless efforts throughout the year to help keep pets and people together. The work is not always easy, but the compassion and kindness you and your organizations have shown leave a lasting impact on the lives you touch, both animal and human.… Learn More
This post was originally published in 2020. Below is the third and final post in a series featuring Gateway Pet Guardians and their progressive approach to reimagining the future of animal sheltering aimed at keeping people and pets together. In the first post in this series, we shared an overview of how they operate and… Learn More
Happy Monday! Below is a brief roundup of resources added over the past week. Staying flexible with behavior modification plans Do you adjust your training and modification plans to account for location and environmental variation? Then join us on December 19 at 12PM PT/3PM ET for Maddie’s® Monthly Behavior Connection. In “Behavior Modification Plans,” attendees… Learn More