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How foster homes set shelter pets up for behavioral success
Foster homes can provide a valuable safe harbor for stressed, fearful, or anxious shelter pets, as well as a place where they can learn behaviors that will maximize their chances for successful...
View ArticleHow shelters and rescue groups can build and engage a board of directors
Every nonprofit needs to have a board of directors, and that includes animal shelters and rescue groups. But how do you put your board together, and what can you expect from them? At the recent Best...
View ArticleShelters and rescue groups can get a head start on planning with this free tool
This tool can help you find great animal welfare events to attend, create interesting social media content, and get a jump on budgeting, kitten season, and preparing for fire, flood, mud and storm...
View ArticleIs stress undermining your pet adoption efforts?
Are dogs and cats in shelters developing health and behavior problems because of stress? And does that make adoption more difficult and less likely for those pets? Yes, says board certified veterinary...
View ArticleTurning mealtime into playtime eases stress for shelter dogs
Can food time be play time for shelter dogs? Not only can it, but it’s better that way! That’s just one of the enrichment tips shared by Rebecca Lohnes, Lollypop Farm’s behavior and training manager,...
View ArticlePlaying with dogs is the best medicine
Looking for an easy way to enhance the well being of your dog and yourself this New Year? Simply resolve to play! Just as with children, play for dogs isn’t only about having fun. In fact, play is as...
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New veterinary vaccine guidelines encourage titer testing in animal shelters
Few areas of veterinary medicine have seen greater change than research and recommendations around immunity to disease and vaccination. New guidelines from the Vaccination Guidelines Group (VGG) of the...
View ArticleRun those dogs right into new homes!
So you think your shelter’s already doing everything it can to get its dogs adopted. Maybe there’s one new trick you can learn from a bunch of dedicated runners! RuffTail Runners is an Austin, Texas,...
View ArticlePet adoption and the science of cat videos
Science has spoken: Watching cat videos is good for human health. It reduces stress, boosts energy, and makes us happier. So how can you turn all those positive benefits to getting cats adopted? In an...
View Article‘Animal Sheltering’ website gets a new look, expanded mission
New resources and a fresh new face will greet visitors to the newly-launched website at animalsheltering.org! Billed as “a welcoming digital space for you to access our lifesaving tools with ease,” the...
View ArticleA day in the life of a kitten nursery
A growing number of animal shelters are adopting innovative programs like kitten foster networks and in-shelter kitten nurseries, allowing them to save lives they once had little hope for. If you think...
View ArticleWatch this livestream from an animal shelter surgery suite on the #MaddieCam
Everyone wants to look at kittens frolicking and dogs doing doga, all of which you can find on the MaddieCam Network. But if your interests run to the veterinary side, there’s a MaddieCam feed for you,...
View ArticleHard-luck pup finds true love, #ThanksToMaddie
Ah, Valentine’s Day. You either love it, or you loathe it — am I right? I’ll be the first to admit I used loathe it (with a capital L!). But it turns out my true Valentine was named Suzanne. I probably...
View ArticleManaging fractures in shelter pets without shortchanging them – or your budget
Most private veterinary practices rely on surgery when it comes to certain kinds of broken bones. But when surgery isn’t in the cards – or the budget – for your animal shelter, managing those fractures...
View ArticleShout out your #ShelterPetLove from the social media rooftops!
Did your true love prove elusive this past Valentine’s Day? Don’t worry! There’s somewhere you can go to find 100 percent guaranteed unconditional love! This magical place? TheShelterPetProject.org....
View ArticleA stranger told her his dog had gone missing. What she told him made all the...
A stranger stops you in the street and tells you his dog is missing. Would you know what to tell him? Thanks to her time volunteering for Lost Dogs Minnesota, Linda Conrad did. Conrad was packing up...
View ArticleYou might know pit bulls… but you probably don’t. Here’s why
How well do you think shelter staffers and veterinarians do at identifying dogs who are — or aren’t — the type of dog known as a pit bull? If you said “not too well,” a recent study funded by Maddie’s...
View ArticleWhat the MaddieCam Network can teach you about marketing your pets and your...
Is reality TV entertaining? How about addicting? Most people would say yes to both. But while this might explain the popularity of ‘The Bachelor,’ we think something else entirely is going on when it...
View ArticleMay the Force (and social media) be with your pet adoption promotions
Can Star Wars excitement get pets adopted? Yes; just ask Kylo Ren Cat. When the Monmouth County SPCA noticed one of its available cats resembled the actor who played villain Kylo Ren in the most recent...
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