Maddie’s Weekly Roundup: Kitten season tips, marketing long-stay pets and more!
Happy Monday! Below is a brief roundup of resources added over the past week. Register now for Camp Maddie: Kitten Edition!Prepare for Kitten Season with expert guidance from leaders in the field! Join us on Tuesday, March 4, 2025 from 9AM PT/12PM ET to 1PM PT/4PM ET, for Camp Maddie: Kitten Edition. This free, half-day session is designed to equip participants with essential skills and knowledge to tackle the challenges of the upcoming kitten season, which is… Learn More Tips for marketing long-stay petsMarketing pets...
Register now for Camp Maddie: Kitten Edition!
Prepare for Kitten Season with expert guidance from Maddie’s Fund®! Join us on Tuesday, March 4, 2025 from 9AM PT/12PM ET to 1PM PT/4PM ET, for Camp Maddie: Kitten Edition. This free, half-day session is designed to equip participants with essential skills and knowledge to tackle the challenges of the upcoming kitten season, which is expected to be particularly demanding. Most kittens in the United States are born to free-roaming community cats. With shelters already stretched thin, this event will provide critical...
Tips for marketing long-stay pets
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 for Mutual Rescue, sat down with us to discuss key takeaways from her Long Stay Pet Workshop. Here are her top five action items: Your hook sentence is critical. “A hook sentence is something, usually...
Maddie’s Weekly Roundup: 2025 goals, new self-paced courses and 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 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 Start the year off with two fresh webcastsNew year, new...
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 goal you have? Is it a skill you’d like to develop, a program your organization is planning, or a new way to keep pets and people together, we’d love to hear about it! What’s more, is Maddie’s Fund and Cuddly have partnered to provide $1,000 in prizes monthly, for engaging on a...
Start the year off with two fresh webcasts
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 CatsJanuary 15, 2025 at 10:00AM PT / 1:00PM ETWhen it comes to caring for cats in shelters, housing isn’t just a place to stay — it’s a critical factor in their health and happiness. But how do you know when to go “cage-free” or stick with individual enclosures? In this webcast presented by Shelter...
Maddie’s Weekly Roundup: Maddie’s Fund is hiring, webcasts galore and 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 ManagerMaddie’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… Learn More Webcast:...
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 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. Accepted applications for the position will close on Friday, January 31, 2025. For questions about the role, please feel free to...
The behavioral and physiological effects of single- or pair-housing shelter dogs
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 Tech and director of the Applied Animal Behavior & Welfare Lab will present. Dr. Feuerbacher and her team investigated the behavioral and physiological effects of single- or...
Wishing you joy and peace this holiday season
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. May the unconditional love of the animals in your life—whether it’s your family pets, foster animals, shelter and rescue companions, or the community cats finding warmth in insulated straw boxes you put...
