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What we learned from looking at Bring Love Home Challenge participants’ data in the three months after piloting a new adoption practice.

Infectious Disease Outbreak Response Playbook

In 2023, Best Friends Animal Society conducted a survey of U.S. animal shelter staff well-being — the largest survey of its kind to date. Shelter work is demanding, of course, and these demands can take a toll on staff’s mental and physical health. The past few years have been especially tough, as s…

Lifesaving shelter programming for cats and kittens is ultimately about meeting animals where they are and designing systems that support their unique needs.

John Graves, East Regional Strategist

Trap-Neuter-Return Essentials

2019 Shelter Data Set Shows Steady Progress to No-Kill 2025

Over the past several years, Friendly Finder programs (sometimes called Finder to Foster, First 48, or Good Samaritan programs) have proven to be an effective solution for communities to efficiently reunite lost pets with their families — helping keep people and pets together. These programs engage …

Carrie Lalonde, Mid-Atlantic Regional Strategist

Check out these vendors that are working hard to provide services to help advance the important work being done in the animal welfare industry. If you’re looking for a new way to supplement your organization’s existing work, we recommend trying out one of the programs below provided by our Friends o…