Image Julie Castle's BlogJulie Castle is Chief Executive Officer of Best Friends Animal Society. Read More@BFAS_Julie Subscribe to Julie's Blog: First Name Last Name Email Leave this field blank Search Blogs Find an older blog Blog Archives201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024 Image Brenda Barnette to retire as general manager of Los Angeles Animal Services She was the right leader at the right time to help transform L.A. into NKLA. Julie Castle Blog Image In 2020, lifesaving went to the cats One of the keys to saving more cats is to look at the definition of "home" from their perspective. Julie Castle Blog Image Large-scale lifesaving Big cities across America are approaching or surpassing the no-kill benchmark, getting us closer to the 2025 goal. Julie Castle Blog Image Best Friends programming drives lifesaving success By targeting the shelters most in need, great strides toward no-kill have been made all over the country. Julie Castle Blog Image Los Angeles has become no-kill L.A. raised the pet save rate from 59% in 2012 to more than 90% in 2021! Julie Castle Blog Image Best Friends recognized as innovators Best Friends is among the top 10 of Fast Company's 'World's Most Innovative Companies.' Julie Castle Blog Image There is no such thing as a local emergency When the storms hit the Houston area last week, the animal welfare movement jumped into action. When a municipality has this kind… Julie Castle Blog Image Best Friends working with shelters in Texas impacted by crisis Best Friends supporting dozens of shelters with transports and needed supplies Julie Castle Blog Image Our progress on making diversity more of a priority Last summer, we got a wake-up call along with the rest of the country on diversity issues that need to be addressed. We've… Julie Castle Blog Image Some good news from 2020 Best Friends and our shelter partners saved a lot of lives last year - during a pandemic, no less! Julie Castle Blog Image Welcome to the First Dogs! Champ and Major moved into the White House last weekend. Our dogs have a very similar original story. Julie Castle Blog Image A shelter that could, does Taking a lesson from a large shelter in a small corner of Texas Julie Castle Blog Image How can you be part of the virtual Best Friends National Conference this June? Consider joining our life-changing line-up as a speaker. Julie Castle Blog Image No-kill 2025 halftime report We’re at the midpoint from the time I announced the goal of taking the country to no-kill by 2025, so let’s look at what we’ve… Julie Castle Blog Image One more reason to celebrate 2020 I didn't have to dig too deep to find things to celebrate in 2020, and I'm not surprised that rescue pets were a top… Julie Castle Blog Pagination Previous page First page 1 … Página 3 Página 4 Current page 5 Página 6 Página 7 … Last page 47 Next page