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In 2016, 2.3 million Americans lived in a home that was served an eviction notice. During the foreclosure crisis in 2008, 10 million Americans lost their home. Experts believe that by the end of this year, 28 million Americans will face eviction due to the economic downturn related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
This week we speak with Lawrence Nicolas, the Chief Operating Officer for the Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League in West Palm Beach, Florida (currently, he is the COO of the Jacksonville Humane Society in Florida). Lawrence tells us about their open adoption process that sends roughly 6,000 animals to new homes each year while maintaining a return rate of under 4 percent.
Richard Angelo, senior manager of national embed programming
Richard Angelo Jr., Esq. is a senior manager of national embed programming at Best Friends Animal Society. With the embed program, Richard manages strategic relationships with shelter leadership and…
The field of animal welfare can be physically and mentally grueling. At times, it may feel like there is no end in sight with so many requests for help. Unfortunately, despite our best efforts, not every story has a happy ending.
This week we transform The Best Friends Podcast into our version of one of the world’s most beloved game shows!
We want to make sure we don’t ruin Amazon Prime’s new reality show The Pack, so if you are planning to watch the series wait to listen to this episode until you’ve seen them all!
Most estimates say that the number of pets that become lost each year is roughly 10 million. Overall, one in three pets will be lost at some point in their lifetime. Staggering statistics but they're not just numbers on a page - each one, a pet with a loving family desperate to to find them and bring them home safely.
Saving senior pets from shelters is expensive and challenging and an area of lifesaving where the need outweighs the amount of available help. Compared to the total number of rescue organizations coast-to-coast, only a fraction focus solely on saving this highly at-risk group of animals.
We all experience defining moments in our lives. Events such as marriage, kids, losing loved ones, career changes can all shape who we are, often on profound levels. This week's guest, Heather Owen, says her experience of watching heartbroken families surrender pets was a defining moment for her - when she realized she could offer assistance to keep those pets with their loving families.
This week we honor these front-line heroes by sharing a story of how officers in Sacramento, California, are doing their part to save lives - of both the two and four-legged kind. The chief of animal services for the Front Street Animal Shelter, Jace Huggins, tells us about a partnership with their local public health department.