How to Prepare for New World Screwworms

AI is everywhere, but do you know how best to use it for lifesaving? In a new series of webinars, we’re here to cut through the noise and help you investigate one thing: how you and your team can use artificial intelligence responsibly and effectively to save more pets.  

Register to join us for the first webinar in the AI for Lifesaving series, live on Thursday, July 30 at 4pm ET.

In this interactive webinar, our expert panelists will cover how to navigate the challenges and risks of AI, sharing real-world examples of how organizations just like yours are using AI today to advance their work. You’ll learn how to get started, best practices, helpful — and free — resources, dos and don’ts, and how Best Friends’ history of innovation in service of lifesaving guides our approach to and optimism about AI today.

AI isn’t coming. It’s here, and this webinar will help you use it for good. No tech background required — the only prerequisite is curiosity.  AI skeptics are welcome, too! Bring your questions for the Q&A, and get ready for a stimulating, inspiring conversation! 

Ringworm doesn't have to derail your shelter's lifesaving efforts. This presentation from the National Shelter Medicine team equips shelter staff, veterinary technicians, and medical teams with a practical, repeatable framework for managing ringworm confidently and cost-effectively while keeping cats with ringworm on the path to adoption.​​ Using six key "stops"—biosecurity, intake, diagnosis, housing, treatment, and clearance—we'll break down the decisions that matter most and show how evidence-based protocols can shorten length of stay, improve outcomes, and reduce many of the barriers that have traditionally made ringworm feel overwhelming. We'll follow a real-world case that ties the journey together, illustrating a flexible approach that can be adapted to shelters of all sizes and resources.