No-Kill: How to Make a No-Kill Community a Reality
At the annual Best Friends National Conference, attendees hear firsthand from many leaders who have made great strides in putting their communities on the path to no-kill. But we don't want people who are unable to attend to miss out on some of the lessons, so we put together a series of no-kill playbooks. Each one provides an overview of how a given community has either already achieved no-kill or is well on their way. Now it's your turn to learn from both their successes and their missteps, so you can save lives right in your own community.
The following no-kill playbooks are in PDF format. Click on a link below to download.
Home starts with you
When we work together to bring our best friends home, we help loving pets find the families they’ve been dreaming of, and we get the country closer to ending the killing of pets in shelters. Let’s bring our best friends home.
Small or more rural communities:
- Best Friends National Conference Playbook — Brown County, Indiana
- Best Friends National Conference Playbook — Heber City, Utah
- Best Friends National Conference Playbook — Lynchburg, Virginia
- Best Friends National Conference Playbook — Palm Springs, California
Mid-size communities:
- Best Friends National Conference Playbook — Austin, Texas
- Best Friends National Conference Playbook — Kansas City, Missouri
- Best Friends National Conference Playbook — Portland, Oregon
Large communities:
- Best Friends National Conference Playbook — Atlanta, Georgia
- Best Friends National Conference Playbook — Los Angeles, California
- Best Friends National Conference Playbook — Utah
No-kill is within reach. Learn more about how Best Friends is working with you to make our country no-kill.
