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Julie Castle is Chief Executive Officer of Best Friends Animal Society. Read More @bfas_julie

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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…
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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…
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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.
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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…
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A look back at 2018, a historic year
Celebrate the top 10 highlights featuring 2018 accomplishments for the animals in Best Friends'…
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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…
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Mama Mia!
Francis Battista rescues a senior German shepherd from the Harris County Animal Shelter in Houston, illustrating the benefits of…
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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…
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The California wildfires
Best Friends Animal Society, other animal welfare organizations, and volunteers step up to help pets affected by the California…
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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.
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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.
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Nothing to hide: The benefits of transparency
Sharing data and goals can help an animal welfare organization’s public image, support and trust.
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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.
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Community cat playbook
Return-to-field (RTF) humane management models get stray and feral cats fixed and returned to their neighborhoods, bypassing the…
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Animal control: The no-kill movement’s not-so-secret ally
No-kill cities, towns and communities work collaboratively and noncontentiously with the local animal control agency and animal…
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