Editorials
The staff of Best Friends is made up of industry professionals from across the country. We come from municipal shelters, private rescue groups, animal control departments, and every other kind of animal welfare organization in all 50 states. We’ve cleaned kennels, directed departments, founded organizations, and organized communities. And now we work together with over 3,100 Network partners to better the industry for the sake of ourselves and the animals in our care.
The editorials on this page represent insights, analyses, examples and experience from our staff in order to support yours in our collective work to save more lives.
2021 Editorials
You Asked the Potential Adopter What?
By: Sue Cosby June 9, 2021
First-Ever Virtual National BF Conference Promises Something for Everyone
By: Marc Peralta June 4th, 2021
Kitten Kits Help the Public Participate in Lifesaving
By: Liz Finch May 21, 2021
Setting the Record Straight on Shelter Returns
By: Brent Toellner May 18, 2021
Finding Pathways to Success for Rural Shelters
By: Liz Finch May 14, 2021
Keeping Pets with their Families
By: Laura Donahue May 4, 2021
Appreciating Volunteers Goes Beyond Just Saying “Thank You”
By: Liz Finch April 22, 2021
Ushering in a Change to How We Help Shelters Increase Lifesaving for Cats
By: Liz Finch April 15, 2021
Take a Gander at These Partner Perks!
By: Liz Finch April 8, 2021
Community Cat Programs: Looking Back on Past Successes, Charting a New Future
By: Liz Finch April 1, 2021
Rescue Roadblock Pledge Participants Share Their Successes
By: Bethany Heins March 23, 2021
Latest Data Analysis Reveals Most Common Reasons for Owner Surrender
By: Vicki Kilmer March 12, 2021
Inclusive External Communications Council Digs into Ways to Reach, Reflect Diverse Audiences
By: Amy Davila Sanchez March 5, 2021
Reaching Across State Lines to Bring Shelter Animals in Out of the Cold
By: Bethany Heins February 25, 2021
People Experience Council Shares First Steps in DEI Work
By: Dawn Binion-Stewart February 17, 2021
New Report Shows How Social Vulnerability Affects Lifesaving
By: Bethany Heins February 5, 2021
Let’s Talk About Managed Intake
By: Makena Yarbrough January 28, 2021
The Best Friends National Conference is Back!
By: Rachel Hyde January 21, 2021
Up for a Challenge?
By: Bethany Heins January 11, 2021
2020 Editorials
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Efforts Take Rightful Place at Center Stage
By: José Ocaño December 18, 2020
Looking Back on a Tumultuous Year
By: Brent Toellner December 11, 2020
End-of-Year Fundraising Tips
By: Liz Finch December 3, 2020
Field Services: Identifying Data Worth Collecting
By: Scott Giacoppo November 17, 2020
Putting Data into Action with Field Services Staff
By: Scott Giacoppo November 9, 2020
The Dilemma of the Friendly Outdoor Cat
By: Michelle Logan October 28, 2020
Leading with Gratitude
By: Patricia Tolbert October 20, 2020
Shelters Closing Access to Care Gap for At-Risk Communities
By: Aimee St. Arnaud October 5, 2020
Aiming to Bring the Animal Welfare Profession Out of the Shadows
By: Tawny Hammond September 28, 2020
Best Friends Moves to Incorporate Diversity, Equity and Inclusion into Our Mission
By: José Ocaño September 14, 2020
Austin collaboration delivers big wins for cats
By: Lee Ann Shenefiel August 31, 2020
Removing Rescue Roadblocks
By: Liz Finch August 21, 2020
Reflecting on Rescue Roadblocks
By: Liz Finch August 14, 2020
Outdated policies prevent shelters from partnering with the public to save lives
By: Scott Giacoppo July 31, 2020
Charting Progress and Challenges in the Fight Against Breed Discrimination
By: Lee Greenwood July 17, 2020
Animal Welfare Should Tear Down Walls to Pet Ownership
By: Liz Finch July 10, 2020
Virtual Fundraising Efforts Prove Successful for Network Partners
By: Liz Finch June 30, 2020
2019 Shelter Dataset Shows Steady Progress to No-Kill 2025
By: Elizabeth Bennett June 26, 2020
What’s Next: Reducing Racism in Animal Welfare
By: Liz Finch June 23, 2020
Best Friends Staff Open Up about Their Experiences with Racism in Animal Welfare
By: Liz Finch June 16, 2020
Shelters, Clinics Receive Spay/Neuter Stimulus Funding
By: Aimee St. Arnaud June 5, 2020
Transports Drive Lifesaving for Rural Shelters
By: Carrie Ducote May 29, 2020
How to Keep New Fosters Engaged Post-Pandemic
By: Makena Yarbrogh May 22, 2020
Shelters Use Technology to Overcome COVID Challenges
By: Sue Cosby May 19, 2020
Data Proves Power of Managing Intake
By: Brent Toellner May 15, 2020
ACOs Lead Change for Shelters
By: Scott Giacoppo May 8, 2020
Is Spay/Neuter an Essential Service During the Pandemic?
By: Aimee St. Arnaud April 30, 2020
Pilot Community Cat Program Leads to Lifesaving Legal Changes in Harris County
By: Bethany Heins April 24, 2020
Best Friends Vet App Helps Shelters Support Foster Homes
By: Aimee St. Arnaud April 21, 2020
Data about Shelter Trends Provide a Blueprint for Animal Services moving forward
By: Brent Toellner April 20, 2020
Using the Current Absence of S/N to Gain Long-Term Advantages for Community Cats
By: Peter Wolf April 14, 2020
Community Powered Lifesaving
By: Andie Peart April 10, 2020
Helping the Public Plan for their Pets’ Care During Crisis
By: Stacy Rogers April 7, 2020
Staying Nimble and Solvent through the Pandemic
By: Makena Yarbrough April 3, 2020
Why Putting Human Health Above Unlimited Spay/Neuter is the Right Thing to Do
By: Sue Cosby and Erin Katribe, DVM March 31, 2020
Onset of Kitten Season Combined with Shelter Limitations Leads to Creative Solutions
By: Liz Finch March 27, 2020
COVID-19 Resource Page Gives a Glimpse into the Future of Sheltering
By: Brent Toellner March 24, 2020