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Remembering Faith Maloney, Best Friends co-founder
Mentor, visionary, leader, teacher and champion of always doing the right thing
Julie Castle Blog
A new chapter in Los Angeles
Best Friends is centralizing operations in the city.
See what's changing in L.A.
Julie Castle Blog
A setback in lifesaving and what it means
The number of cats and dogs killed in U.S. shelters increased in 2021.
See why
Julie Castle Blog
Best Friends introduces paid family leave benefit
Your job should make it easier for you to take care of your family, not harder.
Becoming an even better place to work
Julie Castle Blog
It’s time we have a conversation about pay
Personal sacrifice and passion cannot be the price of admission into nonprofit animal welfare.
Fair compensation needed for animal caregivers
Julie Castle Blog
The Quicker Picker Upper picks up adoption fees
All month long, Bounty is covering adoptions at Best Friends.
Read about this exciting partnership
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Communication, collaboration and cooperation
People are coming together in the spirit of saving animals and sharing knowledge and experience to save more lives.
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Happy National Employee Appreciation Day!
No matter what your business is, people should be valued.
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Best Friends Animal Society recognized as a 'Top Workplace' for 2022
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An urgent call to action
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Julie Castle Blog
A doozy of a year
Wishing you all a healthy and happy new year!
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Saying goodbye to a founder
Claire Ives was truly a force for the animals and she made invaluable contributions to getting Best Friends off the ground.
Julie Castle Blog
The last surviving ‘Vicktory dog’
The Vicktory dogs, as we called them, changed the course of animal welfare
Julie Castle Blog
Best Friends launches Spanish language campaign
Multicultural work is aimed at engaging new audiences in saving pets.
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’Tis the season: As giving to animal charities increases, so does impact
The growing generosity and attention we’re seeing from the public is helping animal welfare as a field to modernize, innovate and…
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