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Talia Padilla is the Senior Manager of the Field Training Initiative program for Best Friends Animal Society.

Caring for the People that Care for Animals: Prioritizing Staff Well-being in Animal Welfare

This action kit provides ways to provide enrichment for shelter dogs, improving their day-to-day lives in the shelter and increasing their adoptability.

Here's a comprehensive guide for how to start an animal rescue group, including preliminary planning, obtaining 501(c)(3) nonprofit status, setting a budget, and presenting it to the public.

Shelter cat enrichment resource outlines reasons for, benefits of, and various forms of enhancing felines' lives and provides sample enrichment plans.

Shelter dog won't go back in run? After being out, the dog puts on his brakes. You try to pull him, and he starts to growl. What to do?

Deciding Whether to Launch a 501(c)(3) Support Group Playbook

Dogs are naturally social animals, but not all have necessary social skills. Here are instructions for rescue dog socialization.

Burnout is one of the most challenging aspects of animal caretaker working conditions. Self-nurturing is the key to handling weariness.

The Best Friends Network team provides support, collaboration with other network partners and connection with experts, resources, and funding opportunities.