Press Releases
Maddie’s Center Has a Home in Pleasanton, CA
February 1, 2012: Maddie’s Fund announced plans for a multimillion-dollar next generation animal care and teaching facility to be located in the Hacienda Business Park in Pleasanton, California. Read More
The Shelter Pet Project Launches Next Wave of PSAs
November 15, 2011: Pet adoptions rise, shelter deaths fall as the Ad Council launches second wave of historic pet adoption campaign. Read More
Maddie's Fund Releases First Comparative Database of Shelter Statistics
July 6, 2011: Intake, adoption, and euthanasia numbers from 474 animal shelters and 56 communities reveal status, trends and progress of US animal sheltering Read More
Pet Adoptathon Saves 2,200 East Bay Shelter Animals in Single Weekend
June 6, 2011: Maddie's Matchmaker Adoptathon finds homes for more than 2,200 shelter dogs and cats. Read More
Despite court setback, leading animal welfare groups vow to press ahead to make sure Leona Helmsley's final wishes are honored and dogs benefit from her multi-billion dollar trust.
May 3, 2011: Court denies animal welfare advocates in Helmsley Trust case. Read More
Maddie's Fund to Expand Into Hands-On Animal Care
November 22, 2010: The largest foundation in the world focused strictly on dog and cat welfare intends to get into the animal sheltering business. Read More
Maddie's Fund to Provide $51,000 in Cash for Good Customer Service
July 14, 2010: Starting July 19 and running until September 24 (10 weeks), cash prizes will be given to Petfinder.com member shelters and rescue groups throughout the U.S. who demonstrate good customer service. Read More
Maddie's Matchmaker Adoptathon Places 1,809 Shelter Dogs and Cats in One Weekend
June 25, 2010: It's a pet adoption event for the record books: 1,809 shelter dogs and cats in two counties found homes on a single weekend. Read More
Maddie’s Fund Earmarks Half a Million Dollars to Support Free Pet Adoptions at 43 Bay Area Shelters and Rescues
May 28, 2010: Maddie’s Fund, in partnership with 43 animal sheltering organizations in Contra Costa and Alameda Counties, will sponsor Maddie’s Matchmaker Adoptathon on June 12 and 13. Free adoption of dogs and cats will be offered to qualified homes throughout the weekend at each participating organization as well as many PETCO, PetSmart and Pet Food Express locations. Read More
SEVEN YEARS OF SUCCESS AT MADDIE'S PET RESCUE PROJECT IN ALACHUA COUNTY, FLORIDA
March 8, 2010: Read about the life-saving success of Maddie’s Pet Rescue Project in Alachua County, Florida. Read More
MADDIE'S FUND AWARDS $541,550 TO ERIE COUNTY COALITION
October 9, 2009: Maddie’s Fund has awarded a $541,550 grant to support the first year of Maddie’s Pet Rescue Project and Maddie’s Spay/Neuter Project in Erie County, New York. Read More
THE AD COUNCIL, MADDIE’S FUND AND THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES LAUNCH FIRST NATIONAL PSA CAMPAIGN TO ENCOURAGE PET ADOPTION FROM SHELTERS
September 24, 2009: The Shelter Pet Project is the first national PSA campaign to bring together the largest animal welfare organizations and many shelters across the country for one unified goal—to increase pet adoption. Read More
LANDMARK HELMSLEY LEGAL TRUST CHALLENGE BY AMERICA’S THREE PRE-EMINENT ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANIZATIONS
August 11, 2009: Maddie's Fund, HSUS and ASPCA charge that Helmsley Trustees are misdirecting funds despite clear direction from late heiress to help dogs. Read More
MADDIE’S FUND TO AWARD $50,000 FOR GOOD CUSTOMER SERVICE
July 8, 2009: Maddie's Fund will award $50,000 in prize money over 10 weeks to Petfinder.com member shelters and rescue groups in the U.S. that demonstrate good customer service. Read More
MADDIE'S FUND AWARDS $230,200 TO RICHMOND COALITION FOR SAVING ALL HEALTHY SHELTER PETS
May 1, 2009: Maddie's Fund has given the Richmond SPCA and Richmond Animal Care & Control a $230,200 Lifesaving Award. Read More
MADDIE'S AWARDS $474,000 TO BERKELEY ALLIANCE FOR SAVING ALL HEALTHY AND TREATABLE SHELTER PETS
April 13, 2009: Maddie's Fund announces a $474,000 Lifesaving Award grant to the Berkeley Alliance for Homeless Animals Coalition. Read More
MADDIE'S FUND AWARDS $296,000 TO MARKETING COMPETITION WINNERS
February 20, 2009: A total of 117 organizations will receive prize money ranging from $500 to $20,000 each. Read More
GROUNDBREAKING AD COUNCIL CAMPAIGN WILL PROMOTE U.S. SHELTER PET ADOPTIONS
November 12, 2008: The goal of this campaign is to encourage pet lovers who are looking for a pet to make animal shelters and rescue groups their first choice, saving the life of a dog or cat in need, rather than buying from other sources. It is the first time ever that the prestigious, 66-year-old Ad Council has focused a nationwide public service campaign on an animal welfare issue. Read More
SHELTER ANIMALS OFTEN OVERLOOKED
August 10, 2008: Shelter animals in Nevada still play second fiddle when it comes time to choose a new pet, according to the findings of a recent telephone survey. Despite ongoing efforts to promote adoption of shelter animals, only 39% of the people surveyed had obtained one or more of their pets from a shelter or a rescue group. The rest were obtained from breeders, pet stores, friends, and family. Read More
MADDIE'S FUND AWARDS $252,000 TO DANE COUNTY, WISCONSIN COALITION
August 1, 2008: Maddie’s Fund the Pet Rescue Foundation (www.maddiesfund.org), has awarded a $252,000 grant to support the first year of Maddie’s® Pet Rescue Project and Maddie’s® Spay/Neuter Project in Dane County, Wisconsin. As goals are achieved, Maddie’s Fund will provide animal welfare groups and veterinarians over $1 million to end the killing of Dane County's healthy and treatable shelter cats. (Dane County is already saving all of its healthy and treatable shelter dogs.) Read More
MADDIE’S FUND GIVES $1.7 MILLION TO THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE
June 2, 2008: Maddie's Fund has awarded the University of Florida, College of Veterinary Medicine a $1.7 million grant to support the first three years of a comprehensive six-year shelter medicine program. The Program will begin on July 1. Read More
MADDIE'S AWARDS $412,000 TO THE CHARLOTTESVILLE-ALBERMARLE SPCA FOR SAVING ALL HEALTHY AND TREATABLE SHELTER PETS
May 1, 2008: Maddie's Fund has given the Charlottesville-Albemarle SPCA a $412,000 Maddie's Lifesaving Award for achieving and maintaining an adoption guarantee over two years for healthy and treatable shelter dogs and cats in the City of Charlottesville and County of Albemarle, Virginia. Read More
MADDIE’S FUND AWARDS $1.1 MILLION TO PURDUE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF VETERINARY MEDICINE
February 1, 2008: Maddie's Fund has awarded $1.1 M over the next three years to support the development of a comprehensive shelter medicine program at Purdue University's School of Veterinary Medicine. Maddie's Shelter Medicine Program will focus on three areas: research, shelter medicine education, and training future leaders in the field. Read More
NEW MADDIE'S GRANT FOR NEVADA SPAY/NEUTER PROJECT
February 1, 2008: Maddie's Fund has approved a new $200,000 grant to spay and neuter dogs and cats belonging to low-income residents in Northern Nevada. Officially launched on February 19th , Maddie's Spay/Neuter Project in Nevada provides low cost surgeries to Medicaid or Nevada Check-Up recipients living in Carson City, Churchill, Douglas, Elko Lyon, or Washoe Counties. Read More
MADDIE'S FUND AWARDS $300,000 FOR COMPETITION TO ADOPT HARD TO PLACE PETS
February 1, 2008: One hundred and ninety five rescue groups, traditional shelters, animal control agencies and adoption guarantee shelters described all manner of methods for re-homing elderly, disfigured, blind, deaf, unattractive and shy pets as well as dogs and cats with medical and behavioral problems in the Maddie's Fund/Petfinder.com marketing competition for adopting hard to place pets. Read More
