Julie Castle's Blog

Pet adoption policies: More red carpets, fewer roadblocks, empty animal shelters

Creating a professional lifeline for 23 remarkable animal shelter leaders during the pandemic

Dog lovers and BBC journalists celebrate International Cat Day, too

Why our good intentions might be killing more than 1,000 cats and kittens every day

New Mexico shows some big love for its 6,000 at-risk cats

Kitten podcasts, animal control officer vlogs and pet policy town halls, oh my!

Three great reads for your inner animal behavior nerd and for any no-kill advocate

Calling all animal services professionals and lifesaving revolutionaries!

Lessons from Delaware’s journey to become the first no-kill state for dogs and cats

One thing you can stop doing today that will help save thousands of dogs and cats in shelters

How Rebecca Guinn helped shape the compassionate, animal-loving spirit of Atlanta

The road to no-kill in Georgia is paved with cat lifesaving and a robust coalition

Animal nonprofits like Gateway Pet Guardians exemplify why moving beyond rescue to comprehensive, community-based sheltering saves more pets

Progressive leaps in Texas and Georgia, 5,500+ no-kill communities, and a crisis that has cat hair all over it. Buckle up, we’ve got new shelter data for you!

Are your expectations of how your local animal shelter should be saving pets driven by data or fantasy?