Maddie's Fund Webcasts

Maddie's Insights: Not All Cats Want a Couch: Using Research for Decisions on Working Cat Placements with Dr. Jacklyn Ellis Recent research published in the Journal of Shelter Medicine and Community Learn More

 02-12-2026  |  12:00 PM - 01:00 PM PT

Maddie's Insights: Consentful Contact: Pilot Study on Human–Dog Touch with Dr. Amir Sarrafchi Understanding and respecting an animal's signals during interactions can significantly enhance their welfare Learn More

 01-08-2026  |  12:00 PM - 01:00 PM PT

Maddie's Insights: Exploration of Opportunities for Barriers and Bias During Off Site Animal Adoption Events with Dr. Lexis Ly This webcast presentation shares findings from a large survey of 484 U.S. Learn More

 12-11-2025  |  12:00 PM - 01:00 PM PT

Discover how the Animal Welfare Assessment Grid (AWAG) turns everyday animal care records into powerful, visual evidence of welfare over an animal’s entire life. This innovative, cloud-based tool scores Learn More

 11-13-2025  |  12:00 PM - 01:00 PM PT

Join us for a special 2-hour webcast on October 29, 2025 Understanding Tribal Sovereignty and Jurisdiction for Animal Welfare Professionals Date: Wednesday, October 29 from 12pm - 2pm PT / 3pm - 5pm Learn More

 10-29-2025  |  12:00 PM - 02:00 PM PT

Maddie's Insights: Shelter Practices & Barriers in the Use of Anxiety Medications & Alternatives Thursday, October 9, 2025 at 12noon Pacific / 2pm Central / 3pm Eastern (1-hour) Register at: https://maddies.fund/MIwebcastsRegister Learn More

 10-09-2025  |  12:00 PM - 01:00 PM PT

Vaccination Protocols: Tailoring Protection for Every Patient with Dr. Erica Schumacher Tuesday, September 23 at 12n Pacific / 2pm Central / 3pm Eastern Still have questions about the new vaccination Learn More

 09-23-2025  |  12:00 PM - 01:15 PM PT

Gatekeeping Pet Ownership: The Impacts of Adoption Discrimination Thursday, September 11, 2025 at 12noon Pacific / 2pm Central / 3pm Eastern (1-hour) Register at: https://maddies.fund/MIwebcastsRegister Learn More

 09-11-2025  |  12:00 PM - 01:00 PM PT

Join Open Door Veterinary Collective for lively conversations as we explore innovative and practical solutions that organizations are using to address barriers to accessing pet care and resources in Learn More

 05-20-2025  |  12:00 PM - 12:30 PM PT

Maddie's Insights: Exploring Factors That Influence Public Engagement of Adoptable Pets on Social Media The use of social media platforms to advertise adoptable animals has increased throughout the years. Learn More

 05-08-2025  |  12:00 PM - 01:00 PM PT

Join Open Door Veterinary Collective for lively conversations as we explore innovative and practical solutions that organizations are using to address barriers to accessing pet care and resources in Learn More

 04-22-2025  |  12:00 PM - 12:30 PM PT

Maddie’s Insights: Exploring Efficacy, Barriers, and Best Practices of Companion Animal Foster Caregiving Foster care is a unique form of human-animal interaction that is increasingly understood Learn More

 04-10-2025  |  12:00 PM - 01:00 PM PT

Join Open Door Veterinary Collective for lively conversations as we explore innovative and practical solutions that organizations are using to address barriers to accessing pet care and resources in Learn More

 03-18-2025  |  12:00 PM - 12:30 PM PT

Maddie’s Insights: Helping the helpers - Improving Shelter Staff Well-Being Thursday, March 13, 2025 at 12pm-1pm Pacific Shelters and rescue groups have shown great resilience, finding innovative Learn More

 03-13-2025  |  12:00 PM - 01:00 PM PT

Join Open Door Veterinary Collective for lively conversations as we explore innovative and practical solutions that organizations are using to address barriers to accessing pet care and resources in Learn More

 02-18-2025  |  12:00 PM - 12:30 PM PT

Maddie’s Insights: Can Trauma-Informed Care Support Behavior Modification Efforts for Dogs? Thursday, February 13, 2025 at 12pm-1pm Pacific This talk will explore the aspects of Trauma-Informed Learn More

 02-13-2025  |  12:00 PM - 01:00 PM PT

How Much Do You Know About Bird Flu? Special Webcast on Feb. 11, 2025 at 12pm PT No doubt you have seen recent news about cats infected by H5N1 avian influenza virus . Barn cats in dairies have Learn More

 02-11-2025  |  12:00 PM - 01:00 PM PT

Join Open Door Veterinary Collective for lively conversations as we explore innovative and practical solutions that organizations are using to address barriers to accessing pet care and resources in Learn More

 01-21-2025  |  12:00 PM - 12:30 PM PT

Maddie’s Insights: Benefits of Pair-Housing Dogs on Welfare Measures and Length of Stay Date: Thursday, January 9, 2025 at 12n Pacific for 60 minutes Recording now available to watch on-demand Learn More

 01-09-2025  |  12:00 PM - 01:00 PM PT

Maddie’s Insights: Insights and Implications from Housing-Related Animal Shelter Intake Data Thursday, December 12, 2024 from 12pm-1pm PT Presenter: Lauren Loney, Attorney and Independent Researcher Learn More

 12-12-2024  |  12:00 PM - 01:00 PM PT

Maddie’s Insights: Beyond "Doing Better" - Using Behavior Data to Monitor Well-Being in Cats Thursday, November 14, 2024 at 12pm - 1pm PT The recording of this webcast is now available to watch Learn More

 11-14-2024  |  12:00 PM - 01:00 PM PT

Maddie’s Insights - Behavioral Euthanasia: Just the Facts! Thursday, October 10, 2024 at 12n Pacific / 3p Eastern for one hour. The recording of this webcast is now available to watch Learn More

 10-10-2024  |  12:00 PM - 01:00 PM PT

Maddie's Insights: Aligning Programs with Community Needs to Support Companion Dog Retention Thursday, September 12, 2024 at 12n Pacific / 3p Eastern – 60 minutes Join us for a brand-new season Learn More

 09-12-2024  |  12:00 PM - 01:00 PM PT

Webcast August 15, 2024 - Protecting Kittens from Feline Panleukopenia: Essential Strategies for Animal Shelters and Rescues Animal shelter and rescue agencies across the country often struggle to Learn More

 08-15-2024  |  12:00 PM - 01:15 PM PT

Advancements in Neonatal Kitten Care Wednesday, June 26 at noon Pacific / 3pm Eastern Neonatal kitten care has seen significant advancements over the last decade. At the same time, social media Learn More

 06-26-2024  |  12:00 PM - 01:00 PM PT

Maddie's Insights: Impact of Classical Counterconditioning (Quiet Kennel Exercise) on Barking in Shelter Dogs Thursday, May 9, 2024 at 12n Pacific / 3p Eastern – 60 minutes The recording Learn More

 05-09-2024  |  12:00 PM - 01:00 PM PT

Practical Calicivirus: All You Need to Know from Diagnosis to Adoption Join us on Wednesday, April 17, 2024 at 12n Pacific/ 3pm Eastern for a webinar with @Monica Tarant of Cincinnati Animal CARE Learn More

 04-17-2024  |  12:00 PM - 01:00 PM PT

Maddie's Insights: Beyond Animal Shelter Walls: Using Community Data to Understand Intake Diversion of Owner Surrendered Animals Thursday, April 11, 2024 at 12pm-1pm Pacific How do we reduce relinquishment Learn More

 04-11-2024  |  12:00 PM - 01:00 PM PT

Maddie's Insights: Foster Care and the Human-Animal Bond It is commonplace among those who provide foster care for animals to have a recurring conversation with those who do not. Upon hearing that Learn More

 01-11-2024  |  12:00 PM - 01:00 PM PT

Join us on Thursday, December 21 at 12n Pacific / 3pm Eastern for a Q&A with housing rights expert @Dianne Prado of HEART LA. Hear about the three most important things you can ask and do to help Learn More

 12-21-2023  |  12:00 PM - 01:00 PM PT

Maddie's Insights: The Development of and Research on the Family Bondedness Scale December 14, 2023 at 12pm - 1pm PT Audience: Vets/vet techs, shelter staff working with the public The Family Learn More

 12-14-2023  |  12:00 PM - 01:00 PM PT

Maddie's Insights: Practical tips based on current research to help pets and people Strategies for Challenging Ableism in Companion Animal Welfare Thursday, November 9, 2023 at 12n PDT Many animal Learn More

 11-09-2023  |  12:00 PM - 01:00 PM PT

Maddie's Insights: Practical tips based on current research to help pets and people Examining the Relationship between BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, And People of Color) Communities and Their Companion Learn More

 10-12-2023  |  12:00 PM - 01:00 PM PT

Maddie's Insights: Social Behavior and Implications for Bonded Pairs in Group-housed Shelter Cats Little is known about the social behavior of cats living in group housing at shelters. In a series of Learn More

 09-14-2023  |  12:00 PM - 01:00 PM PT

Join us on the second Thursday every month for a series on the latest research in animal well-being and how you can use the findings in your shelter and community. This webinar will be recorded and has Learn More

 05-11-2023  |  12:00 PM - 01:00 PM PT

Join us on the second Thursday every month for a series on the latest research in animal well-being and how you can use the findings in your shelter and community. These one-hour webinars will be recorded Learn More

 04-13-2023  |  12:00 PM - 01:00 PM PT

Join us on the second Thursday every month for a series on the latest research in animal well-being and how you can use the findings in your shelter and community. This webinar will be presented by Learn More

 03-09-2023  |  12:00 PM - 01:00 PM PT

Join us on the second Thursday every month for a series on the latest research in animal well-being and how you can use the findings in your shelter and community. This first webinar will be presented Learn More

 02-09-2023  |  12:00 PM - 01:00 PM PT

Maddie's® Insights are monthly webcasts with practical tips based on current research to help pets and people. This month's webinar is presented by Bailey Eagan, MSc, PhD Student. Cats entering shelters Learn More

 12-01-2022  |  12:00 PM - 01:00 PM PT

The Power of Yes: Three things to do today to open the kennel doors and send animals home Have you tried everything you can think of to connect with your community? Have you reduced barriers to fostering Learn More

 11-10-2022  |  12:00 PM - 01:00 PM PT

Maddie's Insights are monthly webcasts with practical tips based on current research to help pets and people. On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization deemed the coronavirus outbreak a worldwide Learn More

 11-03-2022  |  12:00 PM - 01:00 PM PT

Maddie's Insights are monthly webcasts with practical tips based on current research to help pets and people. This month's webinar is presented by Dr. Franklin McMillan, DVM. The experience of unpleasant Learn More

 10-06-2022  |  12:00 PM - 01:00 PM PT

Maddie's Insights are monthly webcasts with practical tips based on current research to help pets and people. Join us on September 8, 2022 at 12pm PT for a presentation by Dr. Michael Hennessy, Professor Learn More

 09-08-2022  |  12:00 PM - 01:00 PM PT

Care Pathways are standardized plans for animals that have the same type of condition. They allow for individualized support while ensuring efficient, effective care for animals with that condition. They’re Learn More

 08-31-2022  |  12:00 PM - 01:00 PM PT

Every staff member plays a part in a pet's length of stay - from marketing to animal care, adoptions to medical, and everything in between. The Jacksonville Humane Society's strategic, data-driven approach Learn More

 06-29-2022  |  12:00 PM - 01:00 PM PT

Supporting Unhoused People and Their Companion Animals Established in 1999, The Giving Spirit has provided over 75,000 survival kits that have been distributed by thousands of Giving Spirit volunteers. Learn More

 05-26-2022  |  12:00 PM - 01:00 PM PT

Join the Maddie's Million Pet Challenge Team for part 5 of their 5 part series. Our goal for every animal in need is to get them as quickly as possible to the Right Outcome, whether that involves a trip Learn More

 05-24-2022  |  12:00 PM - 01:00 PM PT

Join the Maddie's Million Pet Challenge Team for the 4th of their 5 part series. Offering the Right Care means animals are not left in dangerous circumstances to cause harm, suffer, or die because the Learn More

 05-10-2022  |  12:00 PM - 01:00 PM PT

Join the Maddie's Million Pet Challenge Team for the second of their 5 part series. The Right Time has two dimensions: there’s the right time for an animal to come into the shelter (could be right now, Learn More

 04-26-2022  |  12:00 PM - 01:00 PM PT

Join the Maddie's Million Pet Challenge Team for the third installment of their 5 part series. Some animals would be best served by shelter admission, while others would be better served outside shelter Learn More

 04-12-2022  |  12:00 PM - 01:00 PM PT