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 The most effective program of all Spreading the word about Best Friends and the no-kill movement to those outside of the animal welfare community helps save the… Julie Castle Blog Image Farewell Bela With heavy hearts we say goodbye to Bela the dog, who had to be humanely euthanized following unexpected diagnosis of a fast-… Julie Castle Blog Image Will declawing be outlawed in New York? Animal-friendly legislation is introduced that could make New York the first state in the U.S. to make declawing of domestic cats… Julie Castle Blog Image Why we shouldn't sugarcoat the deaths of thousands of shelter pets every day Most animals who die in America's shelters are killed, not euthanized. The difference matters. Julie Castle Blog Image The best is yet to come With the 10-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, National Conference, Strut Your Mutt, and many positive trends, 2015 looks to… Julie Castle Blog Image 160,000 animals saved during 2014: Best Friends' 30th anniversary year As 2014 and Best Friends' 30 year anniversary draws to a close, Bela's arrival is just the latest among many year-end… Julie Castle Blog Image Bela is coming to Best Friends We are thrilled to announce that Bela has been released to Best Friends Animal Society and we are currently arranging his… Julie Castle Blog Image Making the case for Bela Show support to save Bela the dog after his person passed away by sharing the #SaveBela hashtag on social media to request he… Julie Castle Blog Image Million cat challenge New collaborative shelter-based campaign provides initiatives to keep cats out of animal shelters and produce a positive outcome… Julie Castle Blog Image Tired of sad animal TV ads? Try this ... Best Friends advocates for animals using positive messages, instead of guilt-inducing, sad messages. Julie Castle Blog Image Best Friends super adoption event: Brooklyn edition Be among the 15,000 people who will attend our New York City adoption event at the Brooklyn Expo Center this weekend. Julie Castle Blog Image Move over, Black Friday and Cyber Monday: Giving Tuesday looks to gain momentum Just in time for Giving Tuesday, thanks to some very generous members, every gift to Best Friends in December, up to $2 million… Julie Castle Blog Image The fix For Black Friday mall madness stress? Adopt a pet! Best Friends pet adoption centers in Salt Lake City and Los Angeles are hosting Black Friday reduced-fee pet adoption promotions. Julie Castle Blog Image How the U.S. shelter system is failing cats With a feline return-to-owner rate of only two percent, we need to modernize animal sheltering for cats to reflect present-day… Julie Castle Blog Image Julie Castle at TEDxSaltLakeCity: Monumental change through building bridges Julie Castle’s TEDxSaltLakeCity Talk discusses how the Vicktory dogs have helped change policies and public perceptions… Julie Castle Blog Pagination Previous page First page 1 … Page 23 Page 24 Current page 25 Page 26 Page 27 … Last page 46 Next page