Outreach and Embed Programs Stories

Person holding a litter of brown puppies in her arms

The making of an animal shelter super mentor

A small, scrappy shelter in the Midwest is setting the bar for no-kill mentorship.
These partnerships save lives
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Jakie Hernandez with another person doing population rounds at a shelter

A well-rounded approach to saving more dogs and cats

Best Friends is working with shelters on new ways to monitor the animals in their ...
Pets are heading to homes faster
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Emily Hirtle in a vehicle holding a small black puppy with a gloved hand

Meeting the challenge of saving pets in Mississippi

Best Friends is implementing proven strategies at the Rankin County Animal Shelter...
Shelter save rate increasing
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Person at eye level with an orange tabby cat

New programs help save more dogs and cats in Nebraska

Best Friends and Nebraska Humane Society are working together on programs and stra...
They now hope to be a guiding light to other organizations
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Best Friends marketing intern Jazmin Aguilar holding a dog wearing a pink Adopt Me bandanna

Intern makes lasting impact for Brownsville pets

Through her shelter marketing internship with Best Friends, Jazmin is helping home...
Residents encouraged to get involved
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Person bending down to kiss Pluto the puppy

Tennessee animal shelter’s rapid turnaround

Rhea County Animal Shelter’s save rate hit the no-kill threshold four months in a ...
Embed program offers a solid foundation
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Cheesecaek the dog smiling with tongue out

Grant helps save senior dog’s eyesight

A Lab mix named Cheesecake had a disease that threatened her eyesight, but a Racha...
Extra funds help save lives
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Person holding a large black dog with upright ears

A community unites for the good of its pets and people

With support from Best Friends, the city of Roswell, New Mexico, is reviewing how ...
Embed program making a difference
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A group of people outside the Sevier County Animal Shelter in Utah

No-kill in Sevier County: A big win for dogs and cats

Shelby Jackman made it her mission to bring her rural county shelter in Utah to no...
Establishing a network for lifesaving
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Two people outside wearing protective gear doing a medical procedure with a tube and swqb

Helping animal shelter staff handle disease outbreaks

Best Friends’ national shelter medicine team guides animal welfare organizations t...
Animals' lives saved
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Pudding the dog with her chin over some items, looking up

Quick response, teamwork save dogs in parvo outbreak

When a New York veterinarian reached out for help during an infectious disease out...
Partnership controls the outbreak
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Smiling person wearing winter clothing happily hugging a tabby cat

Key to sending pets home is in the numbers

How South Suburban Humane Society used information from Best Friends’ Shelter Pet ...
They're turning data into action
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The six people of the surgical team for the Brownsville spay-neuter-a-thon around a surgical table with a sedated black cat

Pet spay-neuter-a-thon erases backlog in Brownsville

A dedicated group of veterinarians and vet techs, organized by Best Friends, bande...
Read how they did it
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One person holding a Boston terrier while another person administers a vaccination

Helping people care for their pets in difficult times

With support from Best Friends, a neighborhood program in Georgia is making it pos...
Neighborhood Pet Support program to the rescue
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Medical person touching a tabby kitten

Best Friends shelter medicine team to the rescue

New team assists in expanding lifesaving veterinary care at shelters across the co...
Read how they help
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