Podcast The Best Friends Podcast Ep. 101: Leaning in and Listening - Diversity and Inclusion in Animal Welfare (rebroadcast) This week we're dipping into the archives to revisit one of our earliest episodes, and an episode that is also one of the most downloaded ever. So if you caught this the ... Image
Podcast The Best Friends Podcast Ep. 100: Reducing pay inequality w/ Julie Castle Neonatal kittens are one of the most vulnerable populations in animal shelters. The resources necessary to save them haven’t always been available but that has changed ov... Image
Podcast The Best Friends Podcast Ep. 99: Kitten season is coming! It may be hard to believe, but kitten season is just around the corner. In a few weeks, animal shelters and rescues coast-to-coast will be struggling to find enough resou... Image
Podcast The Best Friends Podcast Ep. 98: The paradox of adopting out unaltered animals - continuing the conversation There are 100,000 more pets in the care of shelters across the country than there were at this same time last year. It’s an overwhelming challenge and only exacerbated by... Image
Podcast The Best Friends Podcast Ep. 97: What to watch for in 2022 As this new year gets underway, we’ve been thinking about what lies ahead for 2022. Of course, the last two years were a good reminder that even the best prognosticator c... Image
Podcast The Best Friends Podcast Ep. 96: CARE Centers As animal welfare focuses more on supporting pets and their people, how do we best provide those services in areas that historically have not had essential resources, suc... Image
Podcast The Best Friends Podcast Ep. 95: Cracking the code (rebroadcast) The human-animal bond transcends all, regardless of where someone lives, their race, or how much they have in their bank account - pet ownership is for everyone. It’s a c... Image
Podcast The Best Friends Podcast Ep. 94: Best of 2021 For our 48th and final episode of 2021, we're looking back at some of the best moments of the year. Image
Podcast The Best Friends Podcast Ep. 93: How to establish and grow your animal rescue transport partnerships This episode is another fantastic session from the 2021 Best Friends National Conference. The presenter, Clare Callison from American Pets Alive!, shares her experience b... Image
Podcast 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 f... Image
Podcast The Best Friends Podcast Ep. 91: Serving both ends of the leash in Spokane When there is a pet in need, there is often a person in need. That intersection of people and pets is at the heart of a new partnership in the state of Washington. Image
Podcast The Best Friends Podcast Ep. 90: Applying 12-Step principles to succeed, stay sane, and save lives This is the busiest time of the year for many in animal welfare, with the end-of-year fundraising efforts in full swing. December is when we often focus on giving to othe... Image
Podcast The Best Friends Podcast Ep. 89: Julie Castle on Saving America's Pets Season two of the Best Friends network vlog series Saving America's Pets wrapped up recently, and we're thrilled to share the finale on the podcast. The host of Saving Am... Image
Podcast The Best Friends Podcast Ep. 88: Changing minds with David McRaney When was the last time you tried to change someone's mind? A discussion on the internet, perhaps. Maybe a dinner with family or friends led to a heated debate. Or it may ... Image
Podcast The Best Friends Podcast Ep. 87: The healing power of pets: connecting shelter dogs and veterans On behalf of everyone at Best Friends, we’d like to wish all who have served in the armed forces a Happy Veteran’s Day! To commemorate this special day, we talk about the... Image
Podcast The Best Friends Podcast Ep. 86: Language matters Every industry, including animal welfare, uses jargon - the terms and acronyms familiar to those working within the field but often leaves everyone else scratching their ... Image