Animal Welfare Professionals

Hi :) When reactive dogs are confronted with their triggers at every turn in the shelter setting, how do we make progress? This is what we talked about in a Maddie's Monthly Behavior Connection webcast with Lindsay Echito and Marie Lombardo of Orphans of the Storm. They told us about a ... See More

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

I have not seen a post lately on this topic. Any recommendations? We would like a tool that can be used on your phone by the volunteers and then the ability to see a calendar so each of us knows who is volunteering and when. Thanks! #DataandTechnology #OrganizationalManagement #PeopleManagement(includingVolunteerIntegration) ... See More

We take back our animals, but I will say that if the past adopter calls and just says 'I need to surrender' without saying I adopted this animal from you x amount of time ago then they have a tendency to be turned away due to space issues. If it was one of ours then we will prioritize getting them in ... See More

On May 13 at 2pm Eastern Time Community Cats Central and Corinne Bourgoin from the Massachusetts Society of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals(MSPCA) is going to show us how to best the dead microchip trail and find connections to the owners of cats that are brought in as strays. The MSPCA has a 35% ... See More

@Samantha Maurice Yea, it can be difficult if they won't go in on their own, but I have a few methods assuming he's already in a kennel/shoreline and you've already tried putting a box in to see if he'll go in on his own. First, if it's a white feral box, try covering it with a towel to make it a darker ... See More

It's great that you adopted her ❤️ but what you're describing is definitely something to watch closely . Since she was just spayed today, sleeping a lot right now is normal -the anesthesia can make dogs very groggy for 24–48 hours , and they often don't want to eat or play right away . So the ... See More

Thank you for this! We've got a very stressed and aggressive boy who just came in as a surrender due to urinating outside the box. Could you tell me how you got the cats like him, who are not inclined to hide, into the feral den for transport safely and without increasing their stress? ------------------------------ ... See More

Thank you from the cats at Special Little Whiskers Sanctuary. There's quite a few of us spicy cats here. ------------------------------ Bre Hoffman Administrative Director Special Little Whiskers Kitten Rescue IL ------------------------------ See More