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 Archives20102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023 Image California governor saves pets, helps businesses and slams the door on puppy mills with Bella’s Act On the eve of National Puppy Mill Awareness Day, a critical bill to protect pets, people and businesses gets signed into law in… Julie Castle Blog Image Helping people and pets affected by the West Coast’s wildfires Unprecedented number of wildfires up and down the western half of the country are shining a light on the need for localized… Julie Castle Blog Image Artful peer-to-peer collaboration and pet transport Trello boards save 160-plus East Coast cats An innovative and cooperative team of passionate people across North Carolina, New York, Michigan and Kentucky joined forces to… Julie Castle Blog Image Asheville Humane and Open Door step up to keep pet families in North Carolina together Partnerships between nonprofit animal welfare groups and private-practice vet clinics are changing the lives of people with pets. Julie Castle Blog Image Solarflare the cat passes away, leaving behind a legacy of resilience and joy A beloved special-needs cat at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary beat the odds and left an indelible mark on the hearts of all who… Julie Castle Blog Image Eyes on 2025: Changes coming to Best Friends Exciting changes are on the horizon as Best Friends transitions its regional lifesaving centers to serve a community-supported… Julie Castle Blog Image Remembering Hurricane Katrina And preparing for Hurricane Laura Julie Castle Blog Image Celebrating powerful change and collective impact: Animal welfare groups from nine states win Best Friends Lifesaving Awards Twelve lifesaving organizations and two state coalitions were recognized this year by Best Friends for outstanding contributions… Julie Castle Blog Image 25 years, more than $18 million, thousands of miles and hundreds of pit bull kissing booths later This year marks the 25th anniversary of Best Friends' Strut Your Mutt dog walk and fundraiser and the first year that the… Julie Castle Blog Image Pet adoption policies: More red carpets, fewer roadblocks, empty animal shelters Saving the lives of dogs and cats in shelters is only possible when we remove barriers to pet adoption and create more pathways… Julie Castle Blog Image Creating a professional lifeline for 23 remarkable animal shelter leaders during the pandemic The Best Friends Executive Leadership Certification program just celebrated graduation for another class of shelter leaders,… Julie Castle Blog Image Dog lovers and BBC journalists celebrate International Cat Day, too Saturday, August 8, is International Cat Day and everyone - from old school Dogtown caregivers to a former BBC journalist turned… Julie Castle Blog Image Why our good intentions might be killing more than 1,000 cats and kittens every day Proven programs for saving our communities' cats are key to achieving no-kill nationwide by 2025 and acknowledge that a safe… Julie Castle Blog Image New Mexico shows some big love for its 6,000 at-risk cats Eight years after the first Best Friends community cat program rolled out in Albuquerque, a new collective effort to save our… Julie Castle Blog Image Kitten podcasts, animal control officer vlogs and pet policy town halls, oh my! Saving our communities' dogs and cats in the COVID-19 era requires the creation of new online tools and resources for animal… Julie Castle Blog Pagination Previous page First page 1 … Page 4 Page 5 Current page 6 Page 7 Page 8 … Last page 45 Next page