Advocacy Due Diligence Playbook This playbook helps you and others understand the problems and challenges you identified and produce ideas, alternatives, and outcomes to ask a decision-maker or elected ... Image
Lifesaving by the Numbers: Animal Welfare Statistics In 2016, when Best Friends announced the goal to lead the country to no-kill in 2025, one of the first tasks was to get a handle on the size of the problem and to elimina... Image
Supporting a Lifesaving Animal Ordinance in Your Community In chapter 3 of Best Friends Animal Society's Grassroots Advocacy Toolkit, you'll learn how to promote ordinances that save homeless dogs and cats. Image
Community Organizing to Help Homeless Pets In chapter 1 of Best Friends Animal Society's Grassroots Advocacy Toolkit, learn how to connect with advocates for homeless pets in your community. Image
Hosting a 2025 Action Team Meetup In chapter 5 of Best Friends Animal Society's Grassroots Advocacy Toolkit, learn tips for hosting a 2025 Action Team meeting. Image
Starting a Local 2025 Action Team Chapter In chapter 2 of Best Friends Animal Society's Grassroots Advocacy Toolkit, learn how to start a local 2025 Action Team. Image
Creating Petitions and Gathering Signatures In chapter 4 of Best Friends Animal Society's Grassroots Advocacy Toolkit you'll learn tips for creating successful petitions to help save more homeless pets. Image
Using Social Media to Support Your Advocacy Efforts In chapter 8 of Best Friends Animal Society's Grassroots Advocacy Toolkit, learn tips for using social media to save more dogs and cats. Image
Public Relations and Working With the Media In chapter 9 of Best Friends Animal Society's Grassroots Advocacy Toolkit, you'll learn tips for bringing your message about saving homeless pets to the media. Image
Tabling and Canvassing in Your Community In chapter 6 of Best Friends Animal Society's Grassroots Advocacy Toolkit, learn tips for tabling and canvassing to raise awareness for homeless pets. Image
Engaging With Local Schools In chapter 7 of Best Friends Animal Society's Grassroots Advocacy Toolkit, you'll learn how you can involve young people in saving more homeless pets. Image
Grassroots Advocacy Toolkit: Introduction Best Friends Animal Society's Grassroots Advocacy Toolkit provides a guide to creating compassionate communities for pets and people. Image
Gap Analysis Tool Animal shelters can access the Gap Analysis Tool to determine which programs can help them save more homeless dogs’ and cats’ lives to reach no-kill. Image
Animal Shelters and Rescues Partner to Save Pets An experienced animal rescuer explains how shelters can work with rescues to save shelter animals. Image
How to Start an Animal Rescue Group Here's a comprehensive guide for how to start an animal rescue group, including preliminary planning, obtaining 501(c)(3) nonprofit status, setting a budget, and presenti... Image
Humane Animal Control Manual Humane Animal Control manual, assembled by Best Friends Animal Society, describes lifesaving municipal shelter programs for dogs and cats. Image