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The Best Friends Podcast Ep. 41: Jackson Galaxy

Before he was known as the Cat Daddy, Jackson was a shelter employee, working for the Humane Society of Boulder Valley in Colorado. He worked in several roles, including the front desk supervisor, interfacing with the public who came in to surrender their pets. It was during that time that his knack…
Wednesday, November 25, 2020
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The Best Friends Podcast Ep. 40: From Punishment to Support

A far cry from the days of being seen as the “dogcatchers,” today’s highly skilled animal care and control officers are on the front lines in our communities, helping animals in need. In the last few years, as sheltering has seen progress towards connecting lifesaving to public safety, there’s a nee…
Thursday, November 19, 2020
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The Best Friends Podcast Ep. 148: Getting caught up with Marc Peralta

To catch up on what’s been happening around the country since our last episode, we contacted the Chief Program Officer for Best Friends, Marc Peralta. We discussed what’s happening regarding intake and outcomes in animal shelters and dug into the details around some less-than-helpful news articles t…
Thursday, September 14, 2023
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Tawny Hammond from Best Friends Animal Society sitting with a dog

The Best Friends Podcast Ep. 80: Professionalizing the profession

Animal welfare is more professional than it’s ever been. Across the country, collectively, we’re saving more lives on any given day than some ever thought possible. We have a greater understanding of the role pets play in our individual lives and within our communities. More than ever, our industry …
Friday, September 17, 2021
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The Best Friends Podcast Ep. 76: Increasing adoptions through effective marketing

If you're feeling more overwhelmed than usual, you are not alone. The year-to-date shelter data shows that intake is up - but not by much compared to the last "normal" year of 2019. Instead, it's mostly driven by a dramatic drop in adoptions which are down roughly 20% from 2019.
Thursday, August 19, 2021
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Calico community cat walking in grass

CCP: Past Successes, Charting a New Future

Community Cat Programs: Looking Back on Past Successes, Charting a New Future
Thursday, April 01, 2021
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Shelter Data Trends

Data about Shelter Trends Provide a Blueprint for Animal Services moving forward
Monday, April 20, 2020
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2019 National Data Set

2019 National Data Set
Friday, June 26, 2020
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The Best Friends Podcast Ep. 92: Length of stay in animal shelters on the rise

As the world attempts to return to some sense of normalcy, we're still feeling the impacts of the global pandemic across animal welfare. While there have been positives for the industry, the disruption of our daily lives over the last two years is showing its impact on lifesaving, and it's not all g…
Thursday, December 16, 2021
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The Best Friends Podcast Ep. 63: Saving lives in rural Indiana

The Brown County Humane Society (BCHS), an open-admission shelter, has been a shining example of no-kill success for a long time. They first reached the 90% save rate benchmark in 2008. At that time, there were still many naysayers who didn’t even believe no-kill was possible at all, let alone in a …
Thursday, May 13, 2021

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