Streetwise Solutions: The Lifesaving Power of TNR and Community Support
There’s no question about it: Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) is the leading humane and effective approach to managing community cat populations. Despite its wide acceptance across the U.S., debates continue about the best way to reduce the number of community cats. The evidence, however, is clear—TNR works. At Philadoptables, our commitment to Philadelphia and its animals is steadfast. With an estimated 400,000 stray cats in Philadelphia, we collaborate with numerous organizations to promote humane practices and alleviate shelter...
The Secret to Supple Skin and Silky Coats for Dogs and Cats
Submission Guidelines Thank you for your interest in writing for Animal Wellness. As the #1 natural health magazine for pets in North America, we take pride in providing our readers with the information they need to make wise health care choices for their animal companions. Our publication embraces the entire holistic spectrum, from physical health issues to the emotional and spiritual well being of our animals. We welcome unsolicited articles and story outlines as long as they focus on holistic healing, whether physical, emotional or...
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...
Fur Sure Roofing Gives Back
Jul 31, 2024 It’s no secret that our main location is old and falling apart in many places. This location, originally built to serve as the city’s municipal shelter, boasts a host of issues, but has also been a haven for so many pets since we moved here in 2012. What originally was not built for lifesaving, became the answer to APA!’s big questions — “Where are we going to go? How are we going to continue to save more lives?” And luckily, we’ve had friends along the way who have helped us with the...
Human Animal Support Services (HASS) Announces Results of Competitive Pet Placement Project
Supported by PetSmart Charities, the Competitive Pet Placement Project aims to identify barriers and produce solutions for increasing adoption outcomes (AUSTIN, TX) July 31, 2024–Human Animal Support Services (HASS), an international project revolutionizing the animal welfare industry by uniting human and animal welfare, announced the results of the Competitive Pet Placement (CPP) Project. An initiative supported by PetSmart Charities, five shelters, alongside HASS, took up the challenge to evaluate internal shelter practices or...
I Am A Mutt
Jul 30, 2024 I am not a dog that people dream of when they are small. I am not a dog that can be easily identified. I am not a dog that has a list of traits packed neatly in a box. I am a mutt. I am a mutt. Mutts have been passed over for no crime, but that of not being by design. Mutts don’t fit into any category, just a category of their own. Mutts aren’t considered when asking a dog to do a job. But I can do a job, and do it very well. I can love you, which is the best job a dog can do. I am a dog that was pieced together,...
Why Does It Matter That Hays County Wants To Build A Pet Resource Center?
Jul 30, 2024 FACT: A pet resource center is NOT the same as an animal shelter; however, it does include animal sheltering as a component of the services offered. In a traditional animal sheltering model, the animal shelter is where pets are taken to get any kind of resources or help, but is not usually the best solution. Lost pets → go to the shelter where they almost never get reunited with their families. Pets who are sick or injured → have to be surrendered to the shelter and separated from their families to be treated if the...
The Ultimate Guide to Bioavailability in Pet Food
Find out why bioavailability in pet food is just as important as the ingredients! Pet parents have long known about the importance of choosing dog and cat foods with real foods and high-quality ingredients. Unfortunately, just reading an ingredients list doesn’t tell you anything about the bioavailability of the nutrients in the food. So how is a doting pet parent to choose the right food? Let’s learn more about bioavailability in pet food, what it is, factors that impact it, and why you should consider it when choosing food for...
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...
