HASS Partners: Waggle and Maddie’s Fund® Are Giving Away $100k to Cover Veterinary Bills for Owned Pets

This offer is open to all HASS partner organizations. Here’s how to participate. There’s $100,000 available for all of our partner organizations to help owned pets get medical care and make sure a veterinary bill doesn’t break up a family. Waggle, a nonprofit crowdfunding platform dedicated to helping organizations and individuals raise money for pets’ veterinary costs, has earmarked $50,000, and Maddie’s Fund® is contributing another $50,000 to provide $500 matching grants for each campaign posted by a HASS...

    Posted On: Jun 28, 2022 | Category: Human Animal Support Services Information Veterinary CareView Details

Caring for your pet when YOU have cancer

When you have cancer, caring for your pet can be a challenge. Help is available through CancerCare and Amie’s Place Foundation. CancerCare®, the leading national nonprofit organization providing free, professional support services to anyone affected by cancer, and Amie’s Place Foundation, a New York not-for-profit corporate foundation, which is dedicated to funding no-fee programs to support people who may need help caring for their pets, risk losing them in times of crisis, or face barriers limiting access to their pets when...

    Posted On: Jun 28, 2022 | Category: Animal Wellness Magazine Cat Information Dog Information Financial Assistance InformationView Details

Dr. Aziza’s Tips on How To Know When it’s Really Time to Book a Vet Appointment

If your pet isn’t showing any of the obvious signs of illness, it may not be clear whether you need to book a vet appointment for them. We’ve asked Freshpet Vet, Dr. Aziza, to share her top tips for determining when it’s really time to book a vet appointment for your pet. Tip #1: It’s been a year since your last appointment It’s highly recommended that your pets have an annual veterinary exam until they’re seven years of age. At this point, it’s recommended that these appointments increase in...

    Posted On: Jun 28, 2022 | Category: Cat Information Dog Information Freshpet InformationView Details

Why one animal shelter lowered the volunteer age to 8-years-old

This guest post is the first in a two-part series by Erin Ellis, Community Engagement Director of Humane Society of Truckee-Tahoe (HSTT) about their youth volunteer program and the impact it’s had since its inception in 2008.  At the Humane Society of Truckee-Tahoe (HSTT), we have always strived to have a very inclusive volunteer program. We know that we can find the perfect role for anyone interested in lending a hand to our organization.   In 2008 we decided to lower the minimum age for volunteers to eight years old to...

    Posted On: Jun 28, 2022 | Category: Chew On This InformationView Details

Maddie’s Weekly Roundup: Why you should meditate, stipends for foster homes and more!

Happy Monday! Below is a brief roundup of resources added over the past week. How one rescue organization is using stipends to find foster homes for dogs who are harder to placeDogs and cats who need to be the only pet in the home can be difficult to find placement for in adoptive and foster homes. This can result in longer shelter stays while a home is sought that fits their needs. While finding home-based placement more quickly for these pets is a common conundrum among… Learn More In animal welfare, how can we respond more and...

    Posted On: Jun 27, 2022 | Category: Chew On This InformationView Details

Pup-friendly hot cross buns for the whole fam!

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...

    Posted On: Jun 27, 2022 | Category: Animal Wellness Magazine Dog Information InformationView Details

6 tips for washing your dog

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...

    Posted On: Jun 24, 2022 | Category: Animal Wellness Magazine Dog Information InformationView Details

Is your cat happy?

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...

    Posted On: Jun 24, 2022 | Category: Animal Wellness Magazine Cat Information InformationView Details

How one rescue organization is using stipends to find foster homes for dogs who are harder to place

Dogs and cats who need to be the only pet in the home can be difficult to find placement for in adoptive and foster homes. This can result in longer shelter stays while a home is sought that fits their needs. While finding home-based placement more quickly for these pets is a common conundrum among shelters and rescue organizations, one organization is finding success through an innovative foster program.  Frosted Faces Foundation’s (FFF) Molly & Me Project was created in order to help senior dogs who are poorly socialized with...

    Posted On: Jun 23, 2022 | Category: Chew On This InformationView Details

This Understaffed Animal Shelter Threw Open Their Doors and Invited Everyone to Apply for Jobs

Like so many shelters, SPCA Serving Erie County in West Seneca, NY, is having a difficult time getting and staying staffed.  With a lot of open positions to fill, and the usual recruitment techniques proving inadequate, director Caitlin Daly had an idea: What about holding an open interview event, for anyone interested in working for or learning about the organization?  So on May 12, they did just that—and then hired about 10 of the 80-some people who showed up that day. Relationships were built with others of the applicants,...

    Posted On: Jun 22, 2022 | Category: Human Animal Support Services InformationView Details