No-Kill 2025 Stories

Best Friends CEO Gregory Castle and his rescued Chihuahua mix are featured in Vanity Fair.

Life on the streets for dogs in Detroit is a lose-lose proposition as illustrated in the story of one pitbull named Ace.

Alarmist ASPCA tract gives impression they have a black-ops counter-insurgency team engaged in a covert war against the no-kill movement.

The Best Friends Neighborhood Pit Bull Day that took place this past weekend in Salt Lake City, Los Angeles and New York portrayed a series of simple truths that put the lie to the stereotypes that drag down these beautiful dogs and their people. Myth one: Pit bull terriers are inherently aggressive and unsuited for socializing with other dogs or taking out in public. The truth is that over 1,000 dogs, mostly pit-bull-type dogs, gathered and mingled with other dogs and people without incident.

The first annual National Animal Shelter Check-in Day will take place on November 12th. Find out how you can help make the difference for a shelter dog!

Experts agree, black cats should be available for adoption to good homes year round, even at Halloween!

The No More Homeless Pets National Conference is a great indicator of the vitality and energy that is lifting the no-kill movement to greater heights.

No-kill movement leaders -- Richard Avanzino, Mike Arms, Becky Robinson, Peter Marsh, Gregory Castle and Ed Duvin -- to be spotlighted at pet conference.

The Ohio Senate will vote on HB14 that will change state's ill-conceived vicious dog law and replace it with a dangerous dog and reckless owner bill.

UPDATE: Thankfully, the worst seems to be over. Our thoughts are with everyone who is now dealing with the aftermath of the storm.

Best Friends submits proposal to operate a lifesaving, high-volume adoption and spay/neuter center at the Northeast Valley shelter.

Bonney Brown led Nevada Humane Society (NHS), which partnered with Washoe County Regional Animal Services, to help Reno achieve no-kill status.

Analysis of how Austin, Texas, achieved No-Kill status.

Your action needed now for Companion Animal Access and Rescue Act legislation coming up for a vote as early as June 6 in New York State.

Avanzino's watershed achievement was an adoption compact with the city that effectively turned San Francisco into a no-kill community.