Create your own custom Maddie’s University training for staff, volunteers and fosters How would you like to have ample training tools tailored to your organization, all in one place? Maddie’s Lifesaver Training does just that! This free service from Maddie’s® University offers customized online training solutions for shelters and rescue organizations. Using the wide variety… Learn More

When Roman was just four years old, he got bit by the rescue bug. He collected donations for a rescue that was outside of Petsmart on the weekends. But he wanted to do more. According to The Dodo, he and his mom go to the shelter to make videos with the dogs that are waiting… Learn More

How would you like to have ample training tools tailored to your organization, all in one place? Maddie’s Lifesaver Training does just that! This free service from Maddie’s® University offers customized online training solutions for shelters and rescue organizations. Using the wide variety of classes that are on Maddie’s® University, you can create your own training… Learn More

As our 25th anniversary celebration continues, we’re looking back “then and now” style at some of the grants we’ve given over the years, and the amazing impact they’ve had on their communities since then. We’re kicking off the stories with Maddie’s® Projects in Alachua County, FL. “The project originally started as a five-year project in… Learn More

Maddie’s Fund looks back at our first foster pets How would you describe your first fostering experience? Exciting, rewarding, intense? How about a little of all three?  Since June is National Foster a Pet Month, we were inspired by Petco’s call to share first fostering stories. Below are some of the Maddie’s Fund® employees experiences.… Learn More

Kushi is a beautiful dark grey cat that formed a deep friendship with Suzie, a boxer. When Kushi came to Suzie’s home as a foster, he was blind and not feeling very well. Kushi followed Suzie everywhere and they just liked being around one another. Suzie made him feel comfortable and he even gained a… Learn More

Have you registered for this year’s Best Friends National Conference in Dallas? The conference officially kicks off on July 24 and runs through July 27, with pre-conference workshops being held on July 24.    We will be hosting a half-day Pre-conference Workshop, “Foster is the Future: Building a Robust Foster Pet Program,” on July 24 from 12 – 5pm. This 5-hour, $25 workshop is for both those with established… Learn More

How would you describe your first fostering experience? Exciting, rewarding, intense? How about a little of all three?  Since June is National Foster a Pet Month, we were inspired by Petco’s call to share first fostering stories. Below are some of the Maddie’s Fund® employees experiences. You can share your own stories on social media… Learn More

Recruit, repurpose, recycle: how to get more pets into foster care right now “How can we recruit more foster caregivers?” is a common question by organizations that want to save more lives. However, the real question they may be trying to answer is a little broader in scope: “How can we put more pets into… Learn More

In honor of our 25th anniversary and National Pet Foster Month, we wanted to re-share the story of Honeybee. She went from depressed in the shelter to a playful and happy pup in foster care. This story originally ran on October 27, 2017.  When a sweet senior dog named Honeybee came into a Los Angeles… Learn More