2020 by the numbers
Did you know that nearly half of the animal shelters in the United States are now no-kill? That is just one of many encouraging discoveries in the Best Friends 2020 National Dataset.Each year, Best Fr...
24 Jun 202142min
Unicorn Foster Squad
One of the most at-risk populations in animal shelters is large dogs. In communities big and small, urban and rural, big dogs struggle to make it out alive most often due to behavioral issues.Whether ...
17 Jun 202123min
If "nobody's perfect," then why do we expect all pet adopters to be?
Every time someone chooses to adopt an animal, we have the opportunity to positively change that person's life and save the life of an animal. So why do we still put up so many barriers that make adop...
10 Jun 202136min
The 2021 Best Friends National Conference
Each year, thousands of people hit the road and converge at the Best Friends National Conference. It's a highlight of the year, which is why the cancelation of last year's event due to COVID-19 was su...
3 Jun 202123min
Managed intake programs
The pandemic forced a lot of changes across the industry. The lockdowns, for example, required shelters to find ways to provide services while being closed. The massive support from the public who off...
27 Mai 202143min
Kitten Action Team
When a resident of Sacramento, California, calls the 3-1-1 customer service hotline to report kittens in need, they don't route that call to a uniformed animal services officer. Instead, a member of a...
20 Mai 202112min
Saving lives in rural Indiana
The Brown County Humane Society, an open-admission shelter, has been a shining example of no-kill success for a long time. They first reached the 90% save rate benchmark in 2008. At that time, there w...
13 Mai 202124min
Ed Jamison - Part Two
Check out part one of our interview with Ed Jamison here.In 2017, Ed Jamison left his position as Chief Animal Control Officer in Cleveland, Ohio, to take on the director position at Dallas Animal Ser...
6 Mai 202148min
