Animal Welfare Professionals

On Thursday, April 2, 2026, join Maddie's® Monthly Foster Connection at 12pm PT/3pm ET. Jordana Moerbe, Director of Lifesaving Partnerships and Medical Care at Austin Pets Alive!, will be discussing how animal shelters can shift from a kennel-centric medical model to a foster-centric clinic ... See More

Yes! But, if your volunteers aren't interested, that might be a deal-breaker. I was learning from a marketing pro that sometimes it takes 7 "touch points" to get a person to notice your business or rescue. That means seeing your rescue's name 7 times in a variety of situations - email newsletter, ... See More

Thanks to everyone who joined today's Monthly Behavior Connection! The recording is now available to watch on-demand. To earn continuing education credit, watch the recording on Maddie's University and you'll receive a CE certificate of completion: https://university.maddiesfund.org/products/behavior-assessments-in-shelters-building-better-outcomes-for-dogs-on-demand ... See More

Thanks Tasha and welcome to Maddie's Mike! We are so glad you're here and I will make sure Ruby sees your messages-they really mean a lot to her. Rock on! ------------------------------ Sara Pizano ------------------------------ See More

We're currently putting educational materials together. We hope to be live with stuff by the end of summer (if the cats will let me work 😆) ------------------------------ Bre Hoffman (they/m) Special Little Whiskers Sanctuary Decatur IL SpecialLittleWhiskersKittenRescue.com ... See More

Going on the premise there are no dumb questions... How did you find all this info for your community? I'd love to put something like this together. Our sanctuary aims to educate our community since there's a lot of issues here. ------------------------------ Bre Hoffman (they/m) Special Little ... See More

This was a very informative video. Yeeha! Nice job to Ruby and her team. It definitely takes more than one person to "help" around the shelter/rescue/sanctuary or any non-profit organization. We at Chester's Barn learned this with our past event on 06/07/26. Definitely need to get the word out for ... See More

We're looking to build a library of great training resources for our team! What are your favorite videos, webinars, or online training resources that cover topics like: Safe and effective dog walking Dog playgroups Reading canine body language Dog handling and restraint ... See More

This message was posted by a user wishing to remain anonymous I volunteer with a dog rescue and I am wanting to branch out the type of events that we attend/put on. One of the events that I'd like the rescue to do is attend a car meet-up/show, and I was able to get an invitation for the rescue to be ... See More