Maddie’s Fund to open animal care & teaching facility in Pleasanton
Maddie’s Center Has a Home in Pleasanton, California
Maddie’s Fund, the family foundation of David and Cheryl Duffield, has just announced plans for a multimillion-dollar next generation animal care and teaching facility to be located in the Hacienda Business Park in Pleasanton, California.
The planned 90,000 square foot “Maddie’s Center” will include a pet adoption facility, conference center, teaching institute and rehabilitation wing. Maddie’s Center will pioneer new advances and train future animal welfare leaders in shelter medicine, nutrition, housing and technology adapted for animal care.
“Our focus will be on the hard-to-place dogs and cats and our model will be collaborative,” said Maddie’s Fund President, Rich Avanzino. “Maddie’s Center will be a testing ground for new marketing methods, protocols and remedies to make it easier and less costly to treat and place homeless pets who are sick, injured or poorly behaved. We’ll share what we learn with our neighbors and the entire animal welfare movement to help advance and sustain the nation’s no-kill achievements.”
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Posted on Friday, February 3rd, 2012
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