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ASV releases updated Guidelines for Standards of Care in Animal Shelters

Getting the Message Out

Trap-Neuter-Return Essentials

No-Kill 2025: Exclusive Preview of Best Friends' Vision for Reaching No-Kill Nationwide

The numbers are even higher when fosters can process adoptions, too

Sample Kitten Protocol - Cat World

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…

Breed Discrimination in the Homeowners Insurance Industry

When Helping Hands Humane Society in Topeka, Kansas, tested their fears of fee-waived adoptions, they found their worries didn't stand up to the data.

Kitten Foster Pro-Tips