Julie Castle's Blog

There is a monumental shift in thinking taking place in our country around puppy mills and the retail pet stores that sell them.

Supporters of California shelter animals were victorious in the first battle over the Hayden Law repeal, but the war has not yet…

Oppose Gov. Jerry Brown's proposal to repeal parts of Hayden Law. Voice your support of California animals today!

NASCAR driver Ryan Newman to visit Sanctuary this week to film pre-race segment and further animal welfare cause.

Melissa Moreira, dog attack survivor, is opposed to HB 997, which would repeal Miami-Dade County's pit bull ban.

Help end discrimination against pitbulls in Miami-Dade County, Florida.

Competing shelter bills — one that has the best interests of animals in mind and the other that doesn't — go head to head in…

Ohio governor John Kasich signs House Bill 14 into law, ending the only statewide dog breed discrimination in the United States.

Grand opening of Best Friends Pet Adoption and Spay/Neuter Center in L.A.

West Valley City (WVC for short), a city in northern Utah near Salt Lake City, announces its plan to become no-kill.

There are two bills currently in the New York State Assembly that call themselves progressive shelter reform bills. One is, but…

A $340,000 check from Best Friends to First Coast No More Homeless Pets aims at reducing shelter deaths in Jacksonville by half.

Sadly, Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show does not support shelter dogs.

Vicktory dog Georgia, rescued from NFL player Michael Vick's dogfighting ring, is adopted into a home.

A no-kill San Antonio became an official strategic goal of that city in 2006. Read about the city's progress.