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What real-world difference can the initiatives of the Million Cat Challenge make in an animal shelter? In this free webinar from the Million Cat Challenge and Maddie’s Fund, Dr. Cristie Kamiya of Humane Society Silicon Valley gives an overview of how implementing those initiatives has grown their life-saving capacity for cats.

"One Shelter’s Journey to Save More Feline Lives" also includes case studies showcasing their pre-intake processes, Pet Pantry program, their kitten nursery/foster program, and their community cat garden.

“Through our Foster to Surrender (FtS) program, we have been able to help hundreds of animals each year who previously faced euthanasia because they had an infectious disease at the time of intake and were a risk to the health of our current population. “All it took was approaching the Good Samaritans, who had already demonstrated they cared by bringing these animals to us, with the same trust and open dialogue we use when doing open adoptions. And, when we ask them to help just a little bit more by fostering with our support, so many, many of them say yes!” – Sharon Harvey, President and CEO, Cleveland Animal Protective League. In this webinar, she's joined by APL Director of Operations Ayse Dunlap.

Each year, Downtown Dog Rescue keeps more than 2,000 cats and dogs out of the Los Angeles Animal Services South LA Shelter through a groundbreaking in-shelter intervention program. Find out what they do, how they do it,, and how your shelter can, too, from DDR founder Lori Weise and senior Shelter Intervention Prevention counselor Amanda Casarez.

An animal shelter isn’t a good place for kittens too young to be adopted, whether they’re orphaned or not. What if you could inspire the community to step up and care for these fragile little lives until they were 8 weeks old? You can find out how one shelter is doing just that in “The Milk Man and Wait Until 8 Programs: Saving Cats and Kittens by Thinking Outside the Box” with. Chief Veterinarian Dr. Maria Serrano and Director Alex Muñoz of Miami-Dade Animal Services.

Have questions about the Million Cat Challenge, aren't sure how to sign up, don't know what's involved, or wonder how this will help your shelter? Challenge co-founders Dr. Julie Levy of the Maddie's® Shelter Medicine Program at the University of Florida and Dr. Kate Hurley of the UC Davis Koret Shelter Medicine Program will cover your questions in this webinar. Originally presented for new Challenge shelters who joined during a period when Maddie's Fund was giving a grant to qualifying organizations, it remains an excellent opportunity to understand the Challenge and its benefits to shelters and cats.