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

Have you been thinking of starting your own pet foster program and not sure where to begin? Or maybe you’re wondering how to expand the one you currently have? Either way, we’ve got you covered with our new Foster Care Resources page!   We recently gathered some of the best foster program resources to help your organization. Now you can save more… Learn More

What your animal welfare organization should know about cat cafes and pop-ups Kitten season has only just begun, so what’s a shelter or rescue organization to do?   Well, you could try a cat pop-up or cat café! We attended the session Commerce for kitties: Using for-profit approaches to help more cats at HSUS Animal Care Expo in April,… Learn More

Sometimes all it takes is one special pet to change someone’s mind. Elu had always been more a dog person. His wife Danielle had foster cats and kittens in every room in the house, which Elu said he was unsure of at first in this video from The Dodo. But then a young kitten, named… Learn More

Mayor London Breed just proclaimed June 6th as Adopt a Senior Pet Day in San Francisco, CA. In honor of this special day, we’re sharing this interview by Muttville Senior Dog Rescue’s own Sherri Franklin. This post was originally shared on August 9, 2016. Of course, the wisdom still applies today. We hope that senior… Learn More

Kitten season has only just begun, so what’s a shelter or rescue organization to do?   Well, you could try a cat pop-up or cat café! We attended the session Commerce for kitties: Using for-profit approaches to help more cats at HSUS Animal Care Expo in April, and we learned a lot of great stuff!  Pop-ups are temporary retail… Learn More

Study: To get pets adopted, focus on the present, not the past In honor of Maddie’s Fund® 25th anniversary, we are taking a trip down memory lane and revisiting some early blog posts that we think are still relevant today. This post originally ran on December 11, 2012.  Are your adoption listings full of information… Learn More

Is there a better way to rehearse a scene than with a dog? Rachel Bloom doesn’t think so. The star and creator of the show, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, runs lines with her dog, Wiley, in The Shelter Pet Project’s campaign, #AdoptPureLove. “My shelter dog Wiley is a cuddly ball of energy. She brightens my day and adds… Learn More

In honor of Maddie’s Fund® 25th anniversary, we are taking a trip down memory lane and revisiting some early blog posts that we think are still relevant today. This post originally ran on December 11, 2012.  Are your adoption listings full of information about a pet’s past? Do you focus on the sad story of… Learn More