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

I want to share a story from a recent event that took place at our shelter. I think positive social media experiences let alone positive shelter experiences are far and few between. Luckily this is one of those stories that make social media and working at the shelter well worth it. " Wanted to ... See More

That is amazing! We love hearing about younger people being so dedicated to animal welfare. We are on social media. be sure to search our page for kangaroos, we had a mob of kangaroos, wallaby and wallaroo for many years. One lived to be 20 and one to 19. here are our page links: https://facebook.com/farmhouseadventure ... See More

We hope to see you on the next Maddie's Community Conversation on Monday, June 15, 2026 at 11am PT / 2pm ET for "My Shelter Dog Journey" a conversation with Cinimon Clark, Behaviorist and Animal Intuitive and Dog Trainer. Cinimon has dedicated decades to dog training and behavior, ... See More

Hi Lisa, Thanks for replying! It's great to connect with another rescue. I enjoyed reading about your sanctuary and the Critter Connection bus. Education is a huge part of what we do as well. After all, how are people supposed to care about what they don't know? I got into rescue through my passion ... See More

Laurel, thanks for sharing these great suggestions! I volunteer at a cat rescue and am going to ask if I can try this on their shelter's cat room doors where they have their kennel cards. They occasionally post a playful "naughty" and "nice" cats of the week on their social media which are popular, ... See More

Thank you for responding, Brittany! I wish you were in Louisville so you could come talk to my campers!! I am going to have to do a deep dive on a literature search to see what I can find. Sometimes we have to just keep on believing until the data catches up I guess. ------------------------------ ... See More

Brittany, Hi, we are an exotic, farm and wild animal sanctuary and rescue in west central Florida. We founded our rescue in 2017 after the rescue we volunteered at for about 10 years, two as live in caretakers, closed due to the founder's illness. We wanted to continue the work and add some of our ... See More

Thanks Alison and Maddie's Team! ------------------------------ Sara Pizano ------------------------------ See More