Happy #MaddieMonday! Here’s our weekly roundup of happenings in animal lifesaving! Animal shelters across the nation — and our Instagram — focus on long stay pets For the first time ever, animal shelters and rescue organizations across the country are coming together with their communities to get long stay pets into adoptive homes during the… Learn More

One tiny dog all alone in the shelter… and then a little girl in a tutu wanders by. It’s love. We mean true love. Fireworks, roses, confetti, tiny angels flying around — the whole thing. The best thing. The thing we want to see come true for every single homeless dog or cat (and lonely… Learn More

For the first time ever, animal shelters and rescue organizations across the country are coming together with their communities to get long stay pets into adoptive homes during the Get ‘em Home Challenge! Nearly 250 organizations from 44 states are participating in this 3-month-long contest (shout-out to Texas and California, the states with the most… Learn More

No animal organization wants to come across as spammy. In fact, on some social networks such as Facebook, posting too frequently will work against you. But on Twitter, more is better, and so is repeating yourself. Two years ago, Twitter gave accounts the ability to re-post — known on the platform as a re-Tweet, or… Learn More

Hello, October! This week we have ways to thank your donors, a new Maddie Talk and more! Use these free or low-cost ways to thank your donors We know how important it is to acknowledge people who choose to donate their hard-earned money to your shelter or rescue or organization. But how can you do… Learn More

Dr. Julie Reck  got a frantic call from her team at the vet hospital late one night. Someone had abandoned a dog in a crate in their alley — and the pup was terrified and wouldn’t come out of the crate. When Reck arrived at the clinic, she put patience and her Fear Free handling… Learn More

We know how important it is to acknowledge people who choose to donate their hard-earned money to your shelter or rescue or organization. But how can you do it in a cost-effective manner? In a recent Wired Impact blog post, the nonprofit website design company laid out some incentives nonprofits can offer their donors. But… Learn More

Happy fall! We’re kicking off the season with two incredible webcast series, and more. Increase lifesaving this fall with two incredible webcast series Grab your computers and pumpkin spice lattes, because we have some great opportunities coming up in the way of informative webcasts. Running every Thursday through November 1, Million Cat Challenge will host… Learn More

If anyone still thinks cats can’t love their humans, this video will change that forever. This beautiful kitty and her person clearly have a very special bond. And the blissed-out look on the cat’s face says both how much she loves the music her person is playing and how much she loves him. It’s the… Learn More

Grab your computers and pumpkin spice lattes, because we have some great opportunities coming up in the way of informative webcasts. Running every Thursday through November 1, Million Cat Challenge will host 15-minute online presentations, followed by an opportunity for questions and answers. With an impressive line-up of municipal officials, shelter directors, shelter managers and… Learn More