The Best Friends Podcast

Right now, hundreds of people representing dozens of shelters and rescue organizations are working tirelessly to help those who need assistance due to the winter storm that devastated Texas.It was the...

25 Feb 202134min

Julie Castle, the CEO of Best Friends Animal Society, was the first-ever guest on The Best Friends Podcast, and we were excited to have her back for episode number 52! It's not even been a year since ...

18 Feb 20211h 1min

The United States Census Bureau classifies 3% of the land in the country as urban, and they say that 80% of the total population lives in that area, which means tens of millions of pet owners spread o...

11 Feb 202158min

It's the 50th episode of The Best Friends Podcast!To celebrate the milestone, we sat down with one of the co-founders of Best Friends, Francis Battista. His contributions to the organization are vast,...

4 Feb 20211h 11min

If we’re going to meet the 2025 goal of ending the killing of pets in animal shelters, we need to redefine the relationship the community has with animal shelters. What is the best way to keep people ...

28 Jan 20211h 5min

Strategic planning is a phrase that can strike boredom in the hearts of, well, a lot of us! But over the last year, from the ongoing pandemic to the political division and civil unrest, we’ve seen how...

21 Jan 202138min

It’s hard to imagine animal welfare and sheltering without Maddie’s Fund. From the support of individual shelters and rescue organizations to national campaigns and the vast amount of resources and pr...

14 Jan 202148min

As we say goodbye to 2020, we are taking a moment to pause and reflect. While many are saying good riddance to 2020 (justified!), we are also trying to focus on the positive things that have come out ...

31 Des 20201h 24min