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Volunteers prove they can do more than just walk dogs or play with cats
Reliable data around what’s happening to senior pets in shelters are hard to come by, but we do know this. Older animals are a highly vulnerable segment of the shelter population that is more difficult to save, and more needs to be done to help them.
As we begin the final preparations for the 2022 Best Friends National Conference happening next week, we sit down with one of this year’s speakers, the director of lifesaving centers for the east region, Fraily Rodriguez.
January–June 2025 data report shows important progress — and how to keep going, to reach no-kill.
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 the community that loves pets and wants to help, and free up valuable shelter resources for the pets in the community who need it most.
Cara Drake, South Central Regional Specialist
Emily LancioneEmily Lancione started her career in animal welfare as a kennel tech and caregiver at Nevada Humane Society in 2014. After eight years, she had worked her way up to Animal Care Director…
