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20180329 | Video | video | Creating and Growing a Dog Foster Network |
Creating and Growing a Dog Foster NetworkAnn Lindholm and Kelly DuerMarch 2018
With a viable foster program it's possible to begin saving lives and transforming your community to no-kill, even if you don't have a shelter. Learn how to build a successful foster program that can grow with your organization. Learn More |
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20180329 | Video | video | Essentials of Saving Big Dogs |
Essentials of Saving Big DogsKristen Auerbach, Mike Kaviani, Clare CallisonMarch 2018
Experts present the essential programs, best practices, and core philosophies needed to start saving the big dogs in your communities. Think of this presentation as the key ingredients needed to move towards and achieve 90% for your community's dogs. Learn More |
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20180329 | Video | video | High Volume Cat Foster Program |
High Volume Cat Foster ProgramAshley MiddletonMarch 2018
Fosters often mean the difference between life and death for cats in the shelter. Austin Pets Alive's Cat Foster Manager discuss how to recruit foster homes, place cats in foster, and maintain a foster network. Learn More |
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20180329 | Video | video | Saving All The Bottle Baby Kittens: From Nursery To Foster Presentation - Part 2 |
Saving All The Bottle Baby Kittens: From Nursery To Foster Presentation - Part 2Gloria HudsonMarch 2018
Austin Pets Alive! (APA) has saved over 7,500 neonatal kittens since 2009. In this is a two-part presentation, you'll learn how to start and build a bottle baby nursery, plus how to create a foster network for neonates. This is part two: How to create a foster network for neonates. Learn More |
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20180308 | Webcast | webcast | Foster Sleepovers: How Temporary Fostering Can Improve the Lives of Shelter Dogs |
Foster Sleepovers: How Temporary Fostering Can Improve the Lives of Shelter DogsLisa Gunter and Kelly DuerMarch 2018
Whether you're looking to start a foster program at your shelter, or give a boost to an already-existing foster program, Maddie's Fund® has a webcast series for you! This free webcast on Thursday, March 8, 2018, at 9 PM Eastern will show you how temporary fostering can improve the lives of shelter dogs. Learn More |
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20180301 | Webcast | webcast | Foster Field Trips: A Gateway to Community Engagement in Getting Pets Adopted |
Foster Field Trips: A Gateway to Community Engagement in Getting Pets AdoptedKelly DuerFebruary 2018
Whether you're looking to start a foster program at your shelter, or give a boost to an already-existing foster program, Maddie's Fund® has a webcast series for you! In a free webcast on Thursday, March 1, 2018, at 9 PM Eastern, Foster Field Trips: A Gateway to Community Engagement in Getting Pets Adopted, you will learn how getting pets out of the shelter for even a few hours can create benefits for the pet, the community, and the adoption organization. Learn More |
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20180131 | Flash | flash | Treatment Station: Training for Care |
Treatment Station: Training for CareFear FreeFebruary 2018
Watch this short video on conditioning your foster pet to a treatment station to find out how to best utilize it to help you care for your foster pet. Learn More |
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20180131 | Flash | flash | Basket Muzzle Training |
Basket Muzzle TrainingFear FreeFebruary 2018
Conditioning a dog to be comfortable wearing a muzzle is an important life skill. In this short video by Fear Free you can learn how to do exactly that. Learn More |
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20180130 | Blog | blog | Study: Foster caregiver turnover and how your animal welfare organization can combat it |
Study: Foster caregiver turnover and how your animal welfare organization can combat itJanuary 30, 2018Ever wonder why foster caregivers stop fostering? How can your organization increase retention? Maddie's Fund® set out to answer these questions by sponsoring a recent study at UNC Charlotte on foster care. The results, and what your organization can do about the problem, may surprise you. "The purpose of this study was to better understand… Learn More |
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20170628 | Blog | blog | New app helps foster families at Almost Home Humane Society |
New app helps foster families at Almost Home Humane SocietyJune 28, 2017Since launching Maddie's® Pet Assistant early last month, hundreds of shelters and rescue organizations across the country have expressed interest in bringing the app to their own foster and/or adoption programs. As with any new technology system or app, feedback is key to making sure it's doing what it was set out to do — in… Learn More |
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20170502 | Blog | blog | Using foster care to increase lifesaving in large dogs |
Using foster care to increase lifesaving in large dogsMay 2, 2017Can you place medium and large dogs with behavioral problems in foster homes and see their behavior improve? Can those dogs eventually be adopted into permanent homes? And can all of that be done safely? Those were the objectives of a 22-month long study conducted by Fairfax County Animal Shelter in Virginia. The result? A… Learn More |
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20170119 | Flash | flash | Playing with your Foster Dog |
Playing with your Foster DogJanuary 2017Playing is a great way to bond and get to know your foster dog. Learn More |
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20160621 | Blog | blog | Download the Alley Cat Allies guide to foster programs for cats and kittens! |
Download the Alley Cat Allies guide to foster programs for cats and kittens!June 21, 2016What happens when you mix a giant name in cat welfare and two leaders in sheltering and adoption? You get incredible resources like Alley Cat Allies‘ guide to fostering cats and kittens, written with Bonney Brown and Diane Blankenburg of Humane Network, who while at the Nevada Humane Society led a successful program that provided… Learn More |
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20160223 | Research | research | Community Pet Adoption Survey Results - Foster Caregiver Involvement in Adoption |
Community Pet Adoption Survey Results - Foster Caregiver Involvement in AdoptionFebruary 2016Generally speaking, the model for foster programs has been a period of temporary pet fostering, followed by return of the animal to the shelter for adoption. Although foster caregivers are in a unique position to give insights into pet health and pet behavior in a home environment, foster caregiver involvement in the adoption process has been a fairly new and fairly controversial subject. In this survey report, we examined how often caregivers choose to be involved, to what extent organizations actually allow involvement and more. Learn More |
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20151202 | Blog | blog | ‘Tis the season to #FalalaFoster! |
‘Tis the season to #FalalaFoster!December 2, 2015Do you want to bring home some magic this holiday season? Want to experience the joy you remember from your childhood — and save a pet’s life at the same time? Here’s how: Foster a homeless pet! Fostering doesn’t just give pets a place to lay their heads. Spending time in a home, with a… Learn More |
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20150608 | Research | research | Community Pet Adoption Partnerships Survey Results: Stray Kitten Scenario |
Community Pet Adoption Partnerships Survey Results: Stray Kitten ScenarioJune 2015During the Summer of 2014, Maddie’s Institute® conducted a survey to assess strategies that may prevent animals from entering shelter facilities. One such strategy involves asking community members who bring in kittens to care for them until organizational resources are available or they are old enough to be placed for adoption. This report addresses the extent to which organizations encourage community member care, the frequency of community members who elect to provide care, how organizational resources link to involvement and more. |
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20150220 | Presentation | presentation | Creating and Sustaining a Dog Foster Network |
Creating and Sustaining a Dog Foster NetworkAnn LindholmFebruary 2015With a viable foster program it's possible to begin transforming your community to no-kill, even if you don't have a shelter. Learn how a one person position grew into a dog foster team of more than 35 volunteers. This team supports a network of over 1,000 approved foster parents. Learn More |
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20150220 | Presentation | presentation | Saving All the Little Dogs: Small Dog Behavior Issues |
Saving All the Little Dogs: Small Dog Behavior IssuesFaith Wright and Deaven WilsonFebruary 2015Do you know how many small breed dogs are euthanized in your community shelter? In Austin, Texas in 2008, it was many more than would have been expected (roughly 500). Do you know that nearly ALL of them can be saved and although many are marked "aggressive”, they rarely are? Learn More |
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20150220 | Presentation | presentation | Creating and Growing a Successful Cat Foster Program |
Creating and Growing a Successful Cat Foster ProgramAshley FerryFebruary 2015Fosters often mean the difference between life and death for cats in the shelter. They are essential in addressing overcrowding issues, shelter behavior problems and providing personalized care for medical conditions. Learn More |
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20150220 | Presentation | presentation | How to Start and Grow a Large Bottle Baby Program in Your Community, Part 1 |
How to Start and Grow a Large Bottle Baby Program in Your Community, Part 1Casandra MensingFebruary 2015In this is a two-part presentation, you’ll learn how to start and build a bottle baby nursery, plus how to create a foster network for neonates. In Part 1, Casandra Mensing will share her experience running APA!’s Nursery, from its meager beginnings to the groundbreaking phenomenon that it is today. Learn More |
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20150220 | Presentation | presentation | How to Start and Grow a Large Bottle Baby Program Part 2 |
How to Start and Grow a Large Bottle Baby Program Part 2Rachel Sherinian February 2015In this is a two-part presentation, you’ll learn how to start and build a bottle baby nursery, plus how to create a foster network for neonates. In Part 2, Rachel Sherinian will focus In finding, training, and retaining specialized foster families for kittens, whether you have a nursery or not. Learn More |
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20150220 | Presentation | presentation | Taking Troubled Tabbies from Naughty to Nice |
Taking Troubled Tabbies from Naughty to NiceSara Cookson and Kristin Hill February 2015Every rescue encounters troubled cats with issues that go beyond tortitude. The Austin Pet’s Alive! Cat Behavior Team will teach you how to prevent behavior problems before they start. Learn More |
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20150220 | Presentation | presentation | Volunteer 1.0: Volunteer Recruitment and Engagement |
Volunteer 1.0: Volunteer Recruitment and EngagementGerri KapplerFebruary 2015Austin Pets Alive! is well known for its huge volunteer force (over 2,000 hours per week). But in 2008 APA! started with no funds for staff and relied solely on volunteers to do everything related to saving lives and building a huge organization. How did they do it? Learn More |
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20141106 | Webcast | webcast | Secrets to Pet Foster Program Success |
Secrets to Pet Foster Program SuccessSherri Franklin, Laurie Routhier, Marie Macaspac November 2014What if your shelter or rescue group had a long list of people wanting to foster pets for you? What if you had a great system in place to recruit, train, reward and manage those foster homes? What if you had a whole army of people to help get those pets ready for adoption? Learn More |
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20140918 | Webcast | webcast | Treating the Treatables: Saving Lives Through Medical Protocols, Foster Care and Proactive Thinking |
Treating the Treatables: Saving Lives Through Medical Protocols, Foster Care and Proactive ThinkingElizabeth Berliner, DVM, MA, DABVP (Canine/Feline Practice)September 2014Does your shelter or rescue group have medical protocols in place to care for your pets and for your fostered dogs and cats? Foster programs are critical if we want to help more pets who are facing treatable medical conditions, and to expand the capacity of a community to care for its homeless pets. Learn More |
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20130901 | Research | research | Orphaned Kitten Survey Results |
Orphaned Kitten Survey ResultsSeptember 2013Orphaned kittens are the most fragile of homeless animals, and many shelters consider it too resource-intensive to care for them. For that reason, they often make up the largest single group of animals euthanized at many shelters. We surveyed shelters and rescue organizations to gather data on: care and housing, prevalence of health issues, training given to individuals who provide care, and challenges organizations may face in providing care for kittens. Learn More |
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20130401 | Video | video | Orphaned Kitten Care - How to Videos |
Orphaned Kitten Care - How to VideosLaurie Peek, DVM and Heidi Beyer, CVTApril 2013These short videos will provide essential care instructions for orphaned kittens. Whether you are a seasoned foster parent or just getting started saving these orphaned baby lives, these videos will guide you through the basics. Learn More |
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20130401 | Article | article | Caring for Orphaned Kittens: A How-To Guide for Shelters |
Caring for Orphaned Kittens: A How-To Guide for SheltersLaurie Peek, DVMApril 2013Based on years of personal experience, Maddie's Fund Director of Veterinary Programs Laurie Peek, DVM, provides a step-by-step guide to caring for orphaned kittens, including how to recognize, avoid and respond to the most common threats they face. Learn More |
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