Julie Castle's Blog

Francis Battista explains no-kill and the 90 percent save rate benchmark and goal, delving into the history of animal shelters…

Animal welfare in Los Angeles was a sad state of affairs before NKLA. Read about the history and how much progress has been made.

Humane communities for pets are the future, as more people and towns, cities and states embrace the no-kill philosophy, policies…

Celebrate the top 10 highlights featuring 2018 accomplishments for the animals in Best Friends'…

Farm bill revised in 2018 to include Dog and Cat Meat Prohibition, Pet and Women Safety (PAWS) and Parity in Animal Cruelty…

Francis Battista rescues a senior German shepherd from the Harris County Animal Shelter in Houston, illustrating the benefits of…

Rather than typical prison-like structures, animal shelters in the future are expected to be more like community animal resource…

Best Friends Animal Society, other animal welfare organizations, and volunteers step up to help pets affected by the California…

This Independence Day holiday offered another reason to celebrate, when pit-bull-type dog reunited with his family, but also…

Learn and be inspired by watching live stream of Julie Castle’s keynote address from the conference this Saturday.

University of California, Davis' Koret Shelter Medicine Program director Dr. Kate Hurley promotes shelter-neuter-return.

In a New York Times misguided opinion piece, Carol Mithers says low- and no-cost adoptions invite abusers and those too poor to…

Best Friends assists with animal lifesaving efforts at under-resourced and over-burdened shelter in Edinburg, Texas, in Hidalgo…

James Gorman's article in the New York Times titled ‘Lassie Got Help, Would Your Dog?' explains that dogs have empathy…

Best Friends in Los Angeles has committed to save every kitten from L.A. city shelters between now and the end of the year, but…