Julie Castle's Blog

Big cities across America are approaching or surpassing the no-kill benchmark, getting us closer to the 2025 goal.

By targeting the shelters most in need, great strides toward no-kill have been made all over the country.

L.A. raised the pet save rate from 59% in 2012 to more than 90% in 2021!

Best Friends is among the top 10 of Fast Company's 'World's Most Innovative Companies.'

When the storms hit the Houston area last week, the animal welfare movement jumped into action. When a municipality has this kind…

Best Friends supporting dozens of shelters with transports and needed supplies

Last summer, we got a wake-up call along with the rest of the country on diversity issues that need to be addressed. We've…

Best Friends and our shelter partners saved a lot of lives last year - during a pandemic, no less!

Champ and Major moved into the White House last weekend. Our dogs have a very similar original story.

Taking a lesson from a large shelter in a small corner of Texas

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We’re at the midpoint from the time I announced the goal of taking the country to no-kill by 2025, so let’s look at what we’ve…

I didn't have to dig too deep to find things to celebrate in 2020, and I'm not surprised that rescue pets were a top…

Like many animal welfare volunteers, Valerie Louie was a behind-the-scenes lifesaving superstar, until her death from COVID-19.

We're at the midpoint from the time I announced the goal of taking the country to no-kill by 2025, so let's look at…