People Are Getting Custom Beds With A Built-In Pup Porch

If we allowed it, our dog would sleep in our bed every single night. She doesn’t seem to understand that she already has one of her own. There’s also a distinct possibility that she knows all about it but does not care. She takes up most of the room in our bed, so I only let her sleep in there if my husband is away on business. Putting all of that to the side, it is time to talk about this problem in a more in-depth manner. How can we solve this issue? Fortunately, there is one custom furniture company that has seen fit to assist...

    Posted On: Sep 5, 2020 | Category: ArticlesView Details

Did You Find Kittens?

DID YOU FIND KITTENS? Follow these steps so that everyone is a winner! WAIT! Don’t move the kittens just yet! If the kittens are in a safe location it’s very possible that mom is out looking for food or hiding nearby watching over them. The kittens are safest with their mom at least until they are eating on their own. WATCH! To keep the kittens safe, keep an eye on them but don’t get too close as this may scare mom away. She should return in about 4 to 6 hours to feed and care for her kittens. Kittens do not need to be with...

#HassInAction: Dallas Animal Services gets creative to provide additional services to their community

Dallas Animal Services (DAS), a Tier 1 pilot shelter in the Human Animal Support Services (HASS) coalition, has recently created a few exciting tools that shows HASS in action. In this guest post, Leah Backo, Public Information Coordinator, shares three HASS examples to spark some inspiration for other animal welfare organizations.  Created a COVID-19 pet resource guide. DAS recently teamed up with other local organizations and put together this guide to help families who are struggling to care for their pets because of COVID-19. The...

    Posted On: Sep 3, 2020 | Category: ArticlesView Details

How your animal welfare organization can aid in disaster response

As many communities across the nation face devastating impacts from wildfires, hurricanes and so much more, animal shelters and rescue organizations are working to help their communities and the displacement of pets.   If you haven’t already done so, we recommend watching the webcast recording, A Shelter’s Role in Disaster Response, from 2018 with Dr. Elise Gingrich. In this webcast, Dr. Gingrich prompts you to analyze your organization’s level of preparedness, makes you aware of what you need to consider for...

    Posted On: Sep 1, 2020 | Category: ArticlesView Details

Maddie’s Weekly Roundup: Mobile veterinary care, why it’s important to encourage dissent when making changes and more!

Below is a brief round-up of new blog posts and resources we’ve added over the past week. As a reminder, we’ve created an emergency fostering and COVID-19 webpage that we are updating regularly as new resources become available. You’re also invited to join the Emergency fostering during the Covid-19/coronavirus pandemic group on Maddie’s® Pet Forum where you can ask questions, share resources and more. #HassInAction: Bringing veterinary care to meet families where they areOne thing that has been reinforced...

    Posted On: Aug 31, 2020 | Category: ArticlesView Details

#HassInAction: Bringing veterinary care to meet families where they are

One thing that has been reinforced during COVID-19, is how powerful the transformational love of a pet is, especially during tough times. Animal welfare organizations all across the nation are shifting to a more community-centric model of animal sheltering. LifeLine Animal Project in Atlanta, GA, has focused on providing solutions to the community to help both pets and their people.   With the community stepping up to foster and adopt their shelter animals, shelters have fewer animals in their care than previously. “This has opened...

    Posted On: Aug 27, 2020 | Category: ArticlesView Details

Why it’s important to encourage dissent when making changes

“If you stand still, the bus is going to run you over,” said Joceyln Kessler in Change Can Be Fun! A Simple, Proven Framework Can Help Take the Pain Out of Change, a 2019 ASPCA Maddie’s® Cornell Shelter Medicine Conference session.   Change is necessary, but doesn’t have to be painful. Often times it is a welcome change, but there is still an adjustment. The importance of being able to articulate the change you want in a couple of sentences is crucial. If you can’t...

    Posted On: Aug 25, 2020 | Category: ArticlesView Details

Maddie’s Weekly Roundup: HASS in action supporting people and their pets, free mobile fundraising tool and more!

Below is a brief round-up of new blog posts and resources we’ve added over the past week. As a reminder, we’ve created an emergency fostering and COVID-19 webpage that we are updating regularly as new resources become available. You’re also invited to join the Emergency fostering during the Covid-19/coronavirus pandemic group on Maddie’s® Pet Forum where you can ask questions, share resources and more. Free mobile fundraising tool for your animal welfare organizationIs your organization looking for new ways to...

    Posted On: Aug 24, 2020 | Category: ArticlesView Details

Free mobile fundraising tool for your animal welfare organization

Is your organization looking for new ways to fundraise? It’s safe to say that the COVID-19 pandemic has prompted animal shelters and rescue organizations to pivot and evolve in all areas ranging from adoptions to operations – including fundraising. The pandemic has created economic uncertainty for many, so we thought we’d share this free fundraising tool for your organization to implement. ZOOMGIVE is a mobile fundraising platform designed to help nonprofit organizations simplify their fundraising. This...

    Posted On: Aug 20, 2020 | Category: ArticlesView Details

HASS in Action: How one NC community rallied together to support people and their pets

As the Human Animal Support Services (HASS) project continues to drive positive change in the animal welfare industry to keep more people and pets together, we wanted to share the touching story, It Takes A Village Working Together: The story of Reverend Demitris Gonzalez. The story is told by Officer Caffray, a Charlotte-Mecklenberg Police Department (CMPD) Animal Control Officer in Charlotte, NC. Personal stories like this provide concrete examples of what the HASS model strives to accomplish – they provide...

    Posted On: Aug 18, 2020 | Category: ArticlesView Details