Webcast: Managing arousal in the shelter setting
If you’re looking to bring new ideas to your organizations about dog and cat behavior then consider joining Maddie’s® Monthly Behavior Connection. This monthly webcast is held on the fourth Thursday of the month at 12PM PT/3PM ET and is an opportunity hear from speakers about behavior medications, modifying animal behavior, assessing and improving animal well-being (welfare) and how organizations successfully provide behavior support to dogs and cats. This month, the meeting with be all about managing arousal in the...
Maddie’s Weekly Roundup: Protecting kittens from feline panleukopenia, foster-to-adopt programs and more!
Happy Monday! Below is a brief roundup of resources added over the past week. Essential strategies for protecting kittens from feline panleukopeniaJoin us on Thursday, August 15, 2024 at 12PM PT / 3PM ET for the webcast “Protecting Kittens from Feline Panleukopenia: Essential Strategies for Animal Shelters and Rescues.” Animal shelter and rescue organizations across the country often struggle to protects cats and in particular kittens from the infectious diseases that tend to rise as kitten… Learn More Weekly Community...
Essential strategies for protecting kittens from feline panleukopenia
Join us on Thursday, August 15, 2024 at 12PM PT / 3PM ET for the webcast “Protecting Kittens from Feline Panleukopenia: Essential Strategies for Animal Shelters and Rescues.” Animal shelter and rescue organizations across the country often struggle to protects cats and in particular kittens from the infectious diseases that tend to rise as kitten season surges each year. This webcast focuses on safeguarding cats of all ages from feline panleukopenia (sometimes also called feline distemper or FPV), a highly contagious and...
Join us Thursday, August 1 for Foster-to-adopt programs: Supportive pathways from shelter to home
Join us on August 1st at 12pm PT/ 3pm ET for Maddie’s Monthly Foster Connection! This month, Lauren Nickerson, Executive Director, Hawaii Island Humane Society and Katie Hutchinson, Outcomes Manager, Pima Animal Care Center, will present on Foster-to-adopt programs: Supportive pathways from shelter to home. At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Hawaii Island Humane Society launched their Foster-to-Adopt program as a means to get pets out of the shelter and into homes during a time when the public was not able to enter the...
Maddie’s Weekly Roundup: Short-term foster can boost adoptions, monthly foster & behavior meetings and more!
Happy Monday! Below is a brief roundup of resources added over the past week. Now there’s more evidence that short-term foster programs can help boost dog adoptionsResearch in U.S. shelters shows that short-term foster programs like field trips and overnights are powerful tools for increasing dogs’ chances of adoption. Dogs who go on a field trip are five times more likely to be adopted than those who don’t, while those who go on a sleepover are an astounding 14 times more… Learn More A free editorial calendar...
Now there’s more evidence that short-term foster programs can help boost dog adoptions
Research in U.S. shelters shows that short-term foster programs like field trips and overnights are powerful tools for increasing dogs’ chances of adoption. Dogs who go on a field trip are five times more likely to be adopted than those who don’t, while those who go on a sleepover are an astounding 14 times more likely to be adopted. A recent study of short-term foster programs at a Brazilian shelter also showed a resulting increase in dog adoptions. We spoke with Lu Baldan, a PhD candidate in shelter behavioral veterinary...
Maddie’s Weekly Roundup: Community cat resources, Community Conversations grant winners and more!
Happy Monday! Below is a brief roundup of resources added over the past week. 4 resources to help your community cat populationIf you’re in need of community cat support, look no further than these four resources, provided for free by the Community Cats Podcast. The Community Cats Podcast is a supportive space founded by Stacey LeBaron, which includes an informative podcast as well as a dedicated space for feline fans and advocates. Using these four resources… Learn More The June Weekly Community Conversations grant giveaway...
4 resources to help your community cat population
If you’re in need of community cat support, look no further than these four resources, provided for free by the Community Cats Podcast. The Community Cats Podcast is a supportive space founded by Stacey LeBaron, which includes an informative podcast as well as a dedicated space for feline fans and advocates. Using these four resources could greatly impact the work that community cat advocates are so tirelessly already doing: Paper CollarThis paper collar can be shared with your community (think newsletters, social media, press releases)...
Maddie’s Weekly Roundup: Adoption counseling course, Dr. Lila Miller Shelter Medicine Day and more!
Happy Monday! Below is a brief roundup of resources added over the past week. Adoption Counseling self-paced course is now available on Maddie’s University!The adoption process is the final step in finding new homes for shelter pets. It begins with getting to know the pet, writing a narrative and posting photos/video, continues to making a match with a potential adopter and ends with sending the pet home with an adopter and providing support. The brand new Maddie’s® University… Learn More Dr. Lila Miller Shelter...
Adoption Counseling self-paced course is now available on Maddie’s University!
The adoption process is the final step in finding new homes for shelter pets. It begins with getting to know the pet, writing a narrative and posting photos/video, continues to making a match with a potential adopter and ends with sending the pet home with an adopter and providing support. The brand new Maddie’s® University course, Adoption Counseling, provides guidance for navigating the adoption process, with an emphasis on adoption counseling. The course demonstrates the general adoption counseling process and then dives...
