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No-Kill 2025: Exclusive Preview of Best Friends' Vision for Reaching No-Kill Nationwide

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Field Return to Home: Keep Pets Home Where They Belong – A Lifesaving Strategy

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The Importance of Maximizing ‘Capacity for Care’

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Capacity of Care: It’s Your Community

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Setting the record straight on managed intake

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Should you or shouldn’t you change your adoption fees?

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Cats Rule: Short ‘n’ sweet videos tap into all things cat to support keeping felines with their families

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Are you doing everything you possibly can to find positive outcomes for large dogs?

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Kick your old kennel cards to the curb in favor of more effective designs

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Expand your organizational reach through the power of volunteers

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GIS Mapping Spotlight

GIS mapping enlists technology in the quest to reunite lost pets with their people

About the Best Friends Network

The network is a free community of over 5,000 animal welfare organizations, including shelters, rescue groups, spay/neuter groups, transport groups, and other support organizations.

The Best Friends Network is your support system in your journey to save the lives of dogs and cats in your communities. Network partners gain access to exclusive challenges, grants, resources, and dedicated support.

Connect with partners across the country, access proven strategies, and collaborate to increase lifesaving nationwide.

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Meet the team

The Best Friends Network team is your lifeline to support for your organization, collaboration with other network partners and connection with Best Friends experts, resources, funding opportunities and so much more.

Meet The Team

Let’s be friends!

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New Data Finding: Weekend & Evening Hours = Higher Adoption Rates

Here’s the Data Supporting Open Adoption Practices

Get Connected: Set up Automatic Data Sharing From Your SMS to SPDA!

New Data Finding: More Pets Posted = Higher Save Rates

Lifesaving in Animal Shelters — a Need for a Different Approach

No-Kill 2025: Exclusive Preview of Best Friends' Vision for Reaching No-Kill Nationwide

Field Return to Home: Keep Pets Home Where They Belong – A Lifesaving Strategy

The Importance of Maximizing ‘Capacity for Care’

Capacity of Care: It’s Your Community

Setting the record straight on managed intake

Should you or shouldn’t you change your adoption fees?

Cats Rule: Short ‘n’ sweet videos tap into all things cat to support keeping felines with their families

Are you doing everything you possibly can to find positive outcomes for large dogs?

Kick your old kennel cards to the curb in favor of more effective designs

Expand your organizational reach through the power of volunteers

GIS Mapping Spotlight

About the Best Friends Network

The network is a free community of over 5,000 animal welfare organizations, including shelters, rescue groups, spay/neuter groups, transport groups, and other support organizations.

Meet the team

Let’s be friends!