Image Julie Castle's Blog Julie Castle is Chief Executive Officer of Best Friends Animal Society. Read More @BFAS_Julie Subscribe to Julie's Blog: Search Blogs Find an older blog Blog Archives201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024 Image Best Friends' lifesaving work in the wake of Hurricanes Helene and Milton A summary of our crisis response over the past three weeks Helping shelters and communities in need Julie Castle Blog Image Best Friends withdraws offer of support to Los Angeles Animal Services City of Los Angeles ignores Best Friends' offer — dysfunction trumps common sense. Will still maintain presence in Los Angeles Julie Castle Blog Image Changes to rescue, adoption practices save more animals How one organization increased home placement by 2,133% Challenge grants are helping to save lives Julie Castle Blog Image Best Friends earns place on Fast Company’s Best Workplaces for Innovators How one idea turned into an innovative partnership. Pioneering online learning in the animal services profession Julie Castle Blog Image Celebrating our best friends on International Dog Day Let’s be as good a friend to dogs as they have been to us Let's do something for them Julie Castle Blog Image PETA again takes aim at the no-kill movement What's up with PETA? Read my thoughts Julie Castle Blog Image Reinstate funding and staff positions at Los Angeles Animal Services Tax dollars should not fund the killing of dogs and cats in shelters. Funding and staffing should be dedicated to lifesaving Julie Castle Blog Image Yes, I’m going there: My thoughts on Kristi Noem killing her dog Cricket How could a no-kill organization not weigh in? Read my thoughts Julie Castle Blog Image Killing in shelters would end if 6% more people adopted Best Friends takes over Times Square to bring love home. Help get more dogs and cats out of shelters and into homes Julie Castle Blog Image Public support is the answer to Los Angeles Animal Services' crisis Angelenos are a largely untapped reservoir of support for shelter pets. Urge Los Angeles Animal Services to engage the public Julie Castle Blog Image Gov. Cox declares 2024 No-Kill Shelter Year in Utah A commitment on a government level to reach no-kill by year’s end Utah is so close to no-kill Julie Castle Blog Image Best Friends’ 40th anniversary: History of our world, part I Nothing says “anything is possible” like Best Friends’ first 40 years. Read about the beginnings of the organization Julie Castle Blog Image Saving lives with machine learning and artificial intelligence Let’s talk data from 2023. Updated shelter data from last year Julie Castle Blog Image Community cats: The Tweety vs. Sylvester debate No-kill, TNVR, and finding common ground Response to article in The New Yorker Julie Castle Blog Image Remembering Diana Asher Best Friends’ original cat woman She will be missed Julie Castle Blog Pagination First page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 … Last page 47 Next page