The Best Friends Podcast

We save more lives working together than we do if we all go it alone.Lifesaving coalitions - partnerships between the shelter and those from the rescue community - can be incredibly effective. This we...

28 Okt 202123min

As the calendar year begins to wind down, one group of people in animal welfare are just getting warmed up - the fundraisers.Roughly one-third of all donations to nonprofits come in the last 31 days o...

21 Okt 202139min

We all know how important the work being done in the animal welfare field is right now. But dealing with the pandemic and other serious issues such as the growing staffing crisis - on top of all the d...

7 Okt 202129min

For decades, the lack of positive outreach into bilingual communities has left generations of people unaware of animal shelters, what is happening at them, and how they, as pet lovers, can help save l...

30 Sep 202148min

Have you ever owned a pet you acquired for free as a stray? Do you love that pet any less than others you’ve had in your life?For decades the conventional wisdom was that charging adoption fees was th...

23 Sep 202133min

Animal welfare is more professional than it’s ever been. Across the country, collectively, we’re saving more lives on any given day than some ever thought possible. We have a greater understanding of ...

17 Sep 202133min

The United States is suffering from a severe labor shortage, and just about every industry is feeling it. From hospitality to healthcare, transportation, banking, agriculture — and yes, animal welfare...

9 Sep 202150min

Saving senior pets from shelters is expensive and challenging and another area of lifesaving where the need outweighs the amount of available help. Compared to the total number of rescue organizations...

2 Sep 202137min