Julie Castle's Blog

We do not know exactly how cats purr. It may be through their vocal chords, or it may be through vibrations of some configuration…

Join us in Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Salt Lake City and New York for pet parades we are hosting this Fourth of July!

Best Friends Emergency Response team has been on the ground in South Dakota to help pets displaced by flood-related evacuations…

This is a true story about two FeLV-positive kittens who lived a short but happy lives. Are pets like them worth saving?

As public awareness grows regarding the cruelty inherent in puppy mills, commercial breeding operations are feeling the squeeze.

Analysis of how Austin, Texas, achieved No-Kill status.

The Wild Friends department at Best Friends specializes in wildlife education in addition to rehabilitating injured and orphaned…

Your action needed now for Companion Animal Access and Rescue Act legislation coming up for a vote as early as June 6 in New York…

All animal are individuals, with their own distinct personalities. This story of three dogs shows that.

Bird advocate Nico Dauphiné is suspected of trying to poison feral cats.

Animal welfare organizations come together to help the feral cats of Tangier Island by providing trap/neuter/return.

These one-of-a-kind events pull together the rescue and shelter community to find homes for homeless pets and spread awareness.

Avanzino's watershed achievement was an adoption compact with the city that effectively turned San Francisco into a no-kill…

Disasters are part of life, and animals are inevitably caught up in the turmoil. We have come a long way in how animals in…

A review of the reasons horses lose their homes and/or are abandoned and what can be done about this problem.