No-Kill 2025 Stories

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Across the country, animal shelters rely on rescue groups to help them save more lives and maintain no-kill.

The commonwealth marked a milestone with 80 animal shelters now no-kill.

The Best Friends embed program supported Baltimore Animal Rescue and Care Shelter (BARCS) in finding new ways to save more pets in their care.

Best Friends embed program supports new procedures and strategies that provide a foundation for future success at City of Selma Animal Services.

Reporting from animal shelters across the country shows thousands more dogs and cats are being saved, but unfinished business remains on the way to no-kill.

Data reveals gains in adoption and fewer shelter animals killed, yet shelters are still facing challenges—especially for big dogs.

A mindset to save lives means large animal shelters are maintaining no-kill even when the going gets tough.

Three key pillars in modern animal services have been instrumental in saving more cats and dogs and keeping pets with their families.

The most-read stories of the year on bestfriends.org showcase the lifesaving work happening for animals across the country.

Los Angeles Times editorial board calls out the conditions and operations at Los Angeles Animal Services.

Monthly data from nearly 800 animal shelters from across the U.S. shows the first lifesaving progress for dogs and cats since 2020.

Increased deaths and missed opportunities demand accountability and action.

Best Friends’ latest data shows a turning point for shelters across the country.