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

Thank you for sharing those ideas, Karen! It definitely helps! ------------------------------ Amy Zavala President Shadow Cats 806 TX ------------------------------ See More

Sure! Most of our donations are individuals! We don't have any corporate payroll deductions, although I believe we are registered with Benevity and some folks do their donation match to us. We hustle on our fundraising. I need to start reaching out to businesses but I don't feel strong in that area, ... See More

Karen, can I ask you about your donations? Do they mainly come from individuals, local businesses, or corporate payroll deduction funds? You're doing amazing work! ------------------------------ Amy Zavala President Shadow Cats 806 TX ------------------------------ See More

We decided a long time ago that getting humiliated by having a pie thrown in the face of employees or volunteers to raise money may not be the best fit for us, what would some of our larger donors think? No thank you. ------------------------------ Jennifer Gebar Shelter Manager Animal Rescue RI Peace ... See More

Hi Maria - There are a lot of great ideas here that can hopefully help. I agree that starting to post more on social media to bring awareness is a good start. It will help find like minded people while also making the public a bit more aware of all that goes into this process. You aren't pigeonholed ... See More

We hope to see you on the next Maddie's Community Conversation on Monday, April 20, 2026 at 11am PT / 2pm ET for "Uncovering Insights on the Latest in Shelter Medicine Research," a conversation with Drs. @Chumkee Aziz , DVM, @Emily McCobb , DVM, and @Petra Cerna , PhD, DACVIM (SAIM), ... See More

Thank you for that feedback, Debi. I am so glad to hear that the tools resinated with you. Thank you for sharing the example of Pudge and how your organization was able to support the extended family that was trying to help him. You make such a good point about how emotional distress affects our decision ... See More

That's so great, Rose! And that's funny, I basically just tried to answer all the questions I get asked doing feasibility studies. Thanks for sharing it-Maddie's is the best and I am so grateful to them too. ------------------------------ Sara Pizano ------------------------------ See More