How You Can Help

There are many ways you can help your local animal welfare community. The four most common ways are to adopt, donate, foster, and volunteer. Your help is much needed in shelters and rescue groups across the Valley, so take a look below to learn how you can lend a helping hand.

Adopt

Over 100,000 animals enter into Maricopa County each year. This leaves thousands of animals in need of new loving and caring homes. If you have room in your heart and home for a new family member, considering adopting a new pet! Click here to see animals currently available for adoption.

Donate

Donating might be the easiest way to help out your local animal welfare community. Cash donations are always very much appreciated, however, there are many other items you can donate as well. Things like:

Visit Maddie's Pet Rescue Partner's websites to find out what specific needs they may have at that particular organization.

Foster

Opening up your heart and your home is a very rewarding experience. Many animals just need a little extra attention before going up for adoption. Things like injuries, sickness, shyness, and even animals who could use a break from shelter life are all candidates for foster homes. The most common types of animals who need foster homes are dogs and cats with upper respiratory infections (which is similar to the common cold) and puppies and kittens who are under 8 weeks of age.

Foster parents can spend anywhere from 1 day to many months with an animal, depending on the animals needs. Every organization's foster program is run differently, so check out a variety of places to see where you fit best. View Maddie's Pet Rescue Partner's websites to find out more to find out more information about fostering with that particular organization

You can also click here to read the current Foster Paws newsletter.

Volunteer

Animal welfare organizations across the valley could use your help! They need people to spend time with their dogs and cats. This could involve anything from walking, playing, grooming, bathing, to just plain old loving on. If your more of a people person, then you might be able to help with adoption counseling- matching potential adopters with new pets. Our partners also need help with office assistance, in their thrift stores, transporting animals, etc. View Maddie's Pet Rescue Partner's websites to find out more about volunteering with that particular organization.