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Gap Analysis Tool

Animal shelters can access the Gap Analysis Tool to determine which programs can help them save more...

Puppies being rescued

Animal Shelters and Rescues Partner to Save Pets

An experienced animal rescuer explains how shelters can work with rescues to save shelter animals.

Black senior dog who was in the shelter before being pulled by a breed-specific rescue group and then adopted by woman in photo

Recruiting Volunteers for Nonprofit Organizations

Guide provides advice on volunteers for nonprofits and other organizations, and then preparing, trai...

Volunteer with red parrot. Recruiting volunteers for nonprofits can be important for helping the animals.

Humane Animal Control Manual

Humane Animal Control manual, assembled by Best Friends Animal Society, describes lifesaving municip...

Animal control officer holding a cat in front of some kennels at a municipal shelter

Animal Fundraising Ideas: Get More Donations

How to raise money to help homeless dogs and cats: This comprehensive Best Fiends Animal Society res...

Get animal fundraising ideas to help raise money to care for shelter pets like this sweet white-and-black pitbull.

Animal Coalition: How to Build a Successful One

Gregory Castle, Best Friends CEO, walks you through a dozen ways to help build a successful animal c...

Gregory Castle, former CEO of Best Friends, and cat. Best Friends is continually working to build and support a successful animal coalition.

Enrichment for Shelter Cats

Shelter cat enrichment resource outlines reasons for, benefits of, and various forms of enhancing fe...

White and gray cat in a kennel playing with an interactive toy, with a pink enclosed bed

How Organizations Can Engage and Retain Volunteers

Manual from Best Friends Animal Society covers how to recruit, engage and retain volunteers.

Young volunteers working with a shelter dog

Bottle-Feeding Kittens: A Comprehensive Guide

This guide provides instructions for caring for bottle-feeding kittens — aka "bottle babies" or very...

Bottle-feeding kitten with milk on her face

How to Organize a Pet Food Drive

Learn how to organize a pet food drive in your community to gather food for dogs, cats, and other pe...

Organize a pet food drive to help animals in need, like this pitbull mix who is up for adoption.

Animal Shelter Fundraising Ideas

This guide covers animal shelter fundraising fundamentals: developing a fundraising plan, strategies...

Use animal shelter fundraising strategies to help sweet pitbull puppies like these balls of love.

Shelter Dog Won't Go Back in Run

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

This shepherd mix is more interested in playing with his ball than going back in his crate.

Shelter Dog Socialization and Dog Introductions

Dogs are naturally social animals, but not all have necessary social skills. Here are instructions f...

Two shelter dogs receiving dog socialization training

Best Friends Volunteer Handbook

Non profit volunteer handbook for Best Friends, including info about policies, that may be used as a...

Man playing with a cat using a wand toy

Training Shelter Dogs

Training shelter dogs helps get them ready to be adopted. Since many haven’t lived in a home, we wor...

Woman using positive reinforcement to train a shelter dog

Animal Rescue Insurance

This animal rescue insurance guide covers types of insurance available for nonprofit animal organiza...

Two shelter dogs playing is harmless enough but could get out of hand. To protect your animal rescue organization, you should invest in animal rescue insurance.