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

BJ, I would be honored to spend time talking with you! What you have built is so much greater than our small organization. It would be amazing to get to know you and learn from your wisdom. I will send you an email with my phone number, and I also signed up for an AWRN walk though. Please feel free ... See More

Michelle, thank you for this. It means a lot coming from someone whose organization is built on the same foundation. Prevention-first is still a pretty lonely lane in this field, so finding others who see it the same way matters. We'd love to learn more about Peaceful Coexistence and the work you're ... See More

I am really glad to see this. Our organization believes the shift from shelter crisis reaction to earlier prevention is key. Our organization focuses entirely on prevention! Thank you for sharing your vision of prevention! ------------------------------ Michelle Mendoza Founder & President Peaceful ... See More

Well done! I'm excited to share this with my team. Thanks for putting this together. ------------------------------ Kallie Laity Owner Kitty Kisses Rescue of Reno NV ------------------------------ See More

Hey Denise! The integration to Petfinder is free with Shelterluv . It's also free to integrate with Adopt a Pet and the Chewy pet listing site! If you're not familiar with us, Shelterluv is the most popular shelter and rescue operations management system in the market. Users say Shelterluv is the most ... See More

I am attending on behalf of PACT for Animals and am looking forward to meeting so many of you! ------------------------------ Gisele Fetterman Development Director PACT for Animals PA ------------------------------ See More

HI Jennifer, The cats I trap I can only hold overnight. They are returned the following morning. My volunteers that do all their own trap, transport and recovery all have their own timeline, but they don't hold females longer than 2 days. Our vets support what is best for the cat and agree that ... See More

We wrote a guide. Not a pitch, not a fundraiser, just the data and the argument for why animal welfare needs to move upstream. The Shift to Prevention covers what's driving shelter intake, what the data actually shows about family surrender, and what a prevention-first model looks like in practice, including ... See More