Outreach and Embed Programs Stories

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Best Friends embed program supports soaring save rate at Texas shelter

A dedicated team felt adrift and struggled to save animals at Abilene Animal Servi...
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A shelter that could, does

Taking a lesson from a large shelter in a small corner of Texas
Julie Castle Blog
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Dog with mange goes from stray to snuggle buddy

From a stray with patchy fur and scabs in Texas to an oversized lapdog in Utah, ge...
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Three cheers for three outstanding animal shelters

Maddie's® Shelter Embed Project celebrates milestones and welcomes a new shelter.
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Saving cats at Palm Valley Animal Society in Texas

This shelter completely turned around the way it handles stray cats, and thousands...
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One amazing gift: Maddie's Fund donates $1.5 million to help save up to 12,000 dogs and cats

Maddie's Shelter Embed Project in the Rio Grande Valley in Texas to help save up t...
Best Friends Magazine
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Meet the underdogs who are heroes for homeless pets

Animal shelter employees are unsung heroes dedicated to the dogs and cats in their...
Best Friends Magazine
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Saving puppies in Texas

Best Friends is saving 800 puppies in partnership with Palm Valley Animal Center i...
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The future of animal shelters

Rather than typical prison-like structures, animal shelters in the future are expe...
Julie Castle Blog
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The California wildfires

Best Friends Animal Society, other animal welfare organizations, and volunteers st...
Julie Castle Blog
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How Best Friends is working to help those affected by Hurricane Florence

Best Friends Animal Society is committed to helping Hurricane Florence Animals. Ma...
Julie Castle Blog
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No-kill 2025: Small town, big challenges

Best Friends assists with animal lifesaving efforts at under-resourced and over-bu...
Julie Castle Blog
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Dog rescue transport is trip of a lifetime for 60 Texas pups

Dog rescue transport moves 61 dogs from the Palm Valley Animal Center in Edinburg,...
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After Harvey, a perfect storm of animal lifesaving in Harris County, Texas

Harris County, Texas, where Houston is located, has taken their shelter animal sav...
Julie Castle Blog
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Thank you, NRG Arena!

Best Friends has just wrapped up Hurricane Harvey animal rescue, sheltering and re...
Julie Castle Blog