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 American Bar Association stands up for dogs and military families! American Bar Association fights urges Department of Defense to ‘enact … breed-neutral pet policies" for military housing… Julie Castle Blog Image Number of animals killed in shelters drops to record low; number of no-kill communities nearly doubles as the country gets closer to no-kill by 2025 US makes great progress towards becoming a no-kill country. Save rate nationwide climbs to 77 percent, number of pets killed… Julie Castle Blog Image What’s so special about a 90 percent save rate? Francis Battista explains no-kill and the 90 percent save rate benchmark and goal, delving into the history of animal shelters… Julie Castle Blog Image The Game of Thrones, animal welfare style Animal welfare in Los Angeles was a sad state of affairs before NKLA. Read about the history and how much progress has been made. Julie Castle Blog Image Compassionate communities are the future of animal welfare Humane communities for pets are the future, as more people and towns, cities and states embrace the no-kill philosophy, policies… Julie Castle Blog Image A look back at 2018, a historic year Celebrate the top 10 highlights featuring 2018 accomplishments for the animals in Best Friends'… Julie Castle Blog Image Bipartisan farm bill has positive impact on Best Friends’ mission Farm bill revised in 2018 to include Dog and Cat Meat Prohibition, Pet and Women Safety (PAWS) and Parity in Animal Cruelty… Julie Castle Blog Image Mama Mia! Francis Battista rescues a senior German shepherd from the Harris County Animal Shelter in Houston, illustrating the benefits of… Julie Castle Blog Image The future of animal shelters Rather than typical prison-like structures, animal shelters in the future are expected to be more like community animal resource… Julie Castle Blog Image The California wildfires Best Friends Animal Society, other animal welfare organizations, and volunteers step up to help pets affected by the California… Julie Castle Blog Image One small step for Houston, one giant leap for no-kill 2025 Best Friends Animal Society gets closer to opening a much-needed, and strategically important, animal lifesaving center in… Julie Castle Blog Image NKLA: Calling all heroes! Los Angeles foster homes needed for dogs and cats with medical conditions in order to become nation’s largest no-kill city. Julie Castle Blog Image 800-dog transport from Tex-Mex border begins The first 70 of 800 dogs from south Texas are on the road to shelters in Colorado and New Mexico to find loving homes. Julie Castle Blog Image Nothing to hide: The benefits of transparency Sharing data and goals can help an animal welfare organization’s public image, support and trust. Julie Castle Blog Image Misinformation and scaremongering likely to undermine TNR efforts in Hawaii Toxoplasmosis to blame for recent Hawaiian monk seal deaths puts trap-neuter-return of the island’s free-roaming cats at risk. Julie Castle Blog Pagination Previous page First page 1 … Page 12 Page 13 Current page 14 Page 15 Page 16 … Last page 46 Next page