Our Mission
To revolutionize the status and well-being of companion animals.
Who is Maddie?
Maddie was a beloved Miniature Schnauzer whose unconditional love, devotion, loyalty and spirit inspired her caregivers to start a charitable foundation, Maddie's Fund®, in her name.
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Study: Impulsive Pet Adoptions as Successful as Planned Ones
Do people who plan and research before adopting a shelter pet end up keeping that pet more often than people who adopt more impulsively? No, says a new study in which researchers examined the factors that led to shelter pet adoptions not working out. Read more on the Maddie's InstituteSM blog, Chew on This
America's Biggest Free Pet Adoption Event!
Could Becky be your new best buddy? Becky is waiting for a swimming pal to take her home from Palo Alto Animal Services - one of 150 locations participating in Maddie's® Pet Adoption Days on June 1 and 2, 2013. Dog and cat adoptions are free! Read all about it here
Quality of Life for Shelter Animals: What We Know and Don't Know
Quality of life for shelter pets is directly related to disease outbreaks, development of behavior problems, the chances a pet will be adopted and whether that adoption will be successful. On July 14, 2013, at the ASPCA/Cornell/Maddie's® Shelter Medicine Conference in Ithaca, NY, there will be two presentations on this critical issue. Click here for more information
$1M Lifesaving Award for Portland Metro Area
Maddie's Fund awarded its prestigious Community Lifesaving Award to six animal welfare organizations in the Portland, Oregon metropolitan area for achieving and maintaining an adoption guarantee for all healthy shelter dogs and cats for two years (20... Read More
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