NEWS & EVENTS

Commonpaws.org serves as the community outreach effort of Maddie's Projects in Maricopa County. Through CommonPaws.org, Maddie's Projects offers a common place for Valley residents can view pets online, locate adoption venues, and learn about ways to get involved in the animal welfare community.

Maricopa County, Arizona is the second largest animal welfare system in the nation with more than 100,000 dogs and cats finding themselves abandoned and entering into our shelter system each year. In 2002 the leading animal shelters and rescue groups in Maricopa County formed a partnership with a common cause: to find a solution to this staggering shelter over-population problem. Today, we work collaboratively as the Maddie's Pet Rescue Partners through Maddie's Projects in Maricopa County, sharing space, expertise, and other resources for pet adoption and spay/neuter efforts.

Maddie's Projects is an innovative and forward-thinking ten-year endeavor with an ambitious goal - by the end of October 2017, Maricopa County will be a community in which every healthy and treatable dog and cat in our animal shelters will receive the care they need, and will be guaranteed a loving and permanent home.

Learn more about us:

Maricopa County Pet Evaluation Matrix

Maricopa County 2008 Shelter Statistics

Maricopa County 2007 Shelter Statistics

Learn more about our Best Practices for Adoption Guarantee Pet Rescue Partners

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