Julie Castle's Blog

Speak out against the proposal that would endanger "domestic or feral" animals in our national parks.

The Best Friends founders, a collection of mad geniuses and visionaries, inspired me to drop everything to join the mission to…

We are making progress to educate the public about the plight of pit bulls and change stereotypes about them.

We have made progress in drive to shut down puppy mills, though movement is still a grassroots one that needs your support.

As a mission-driven organization, tracking our progress with detailed metrics serves to keep us on track and make us accountable…

Trap/neuter/return (TNR) is the indisputable answer to the feral cat question. Killing is not.

Recent Texas Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners' ruling could force shelter vets to provide same standards of care as…

Alabama State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners goes after lead vet of nonprofit Alabama Spay/Neuter Clinic.

Amid controversy, California AB 2343, which would have updated te Hayden Act, was tabled.

No-kill programs include many elements, though detractors sometimes make no-kill proponents out to be one-trick ponies.

Best Friends has concerns over California AB 2343, the proposed law to update the historic Hayden Act.

TNR advocates play Whac-A-Mole with TNR detractors who keep popping up with the same faulty arguments and stats.

Utah governor signs HB 97, prohibiting any local government in the state from enacting breed-discriminatory legislation.

Best Friends launches No-Kill Utah (NKUT), the final push to take entire state of Utah no-kill.

West Valley City is on verge of achieving no-kill status, with an 89.7 percent save rate in 2013.