Community-Supported Sheltering Stories

With guidance from Best Friends, a Texas shelter dramatically increased the number of pets saved in six months, despite a midstream distemper outbreak.

McKamey Animal Center in Tennessee sets an example for lifesaving with its canine-centric programs.

The first National Action Week for Animals was a huge success.

Best Friends embed program assists Fresno Humane Animal Services in setting up a city animal services program.

Local volunteers play a key role in how Best Friends programs serve dogs, cats, and their people.

Ruff Haven Crisis Sheltering, formed in the midst of the pandemic, is blazing trails in Utah with new, innovative community sheltering services.

Jenny Franz shifted the focus of Better Together Dog Rescue to better address critical needs in the community.

Personal sacrifice and passion cannot be the price of admission into nonprofit animal welfare.

Shelter collaborative program may be the last piece of the no-kill puzzle.

Esther Cannon gives back by caring for community cat colonies, and in return she has earned their trust, gained their friendship and learned a lot about life.

Conversation-based pet adoptions are saving more lives than the traditional process.

Best Friends Pet Resource Center in Northwest Arkansas, coming in 2022, is a first of its kind

We need a Katrina-level outpouring of support from the public to bring an end to the crisis happening in our nation's shelters.

Local, state and federal levels of government must consider the needs of pets

Best Friends and Utah Food Bank partner to help keep families together.