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In 2020, lifesaving went to the cats By Julie Castle April 02, 2021 One of the keys to saving more cats is to look at the definition of “home” from their perspective. Large-scale lifesaving By Julie Castle March 25, 2021 Big cities across America are approaching or surpassing the no-kill benchmark, getting us closer to the 2025 goal. Best Friends programming drives lifesaving success By Julie Castle March 16, 2021 By targeting the shelters most in need, great strides toward no-kill have been made all over the country. Los Angeles has become no-kill By Julie Castle March 10, 2021 L.A. raised the dog and cat save rate from 57.7% in 2011 to more than 90% in 2021! Best Friends recognized as innovators By Julie Castle March 09, 2021 Best Friends is among the top 10 of Fast Company ’s 'World’s Most Innovative Companies.' There is no such thing as a local emergency By Julie Castle February 24, 2021 When the storms hit the Houston area last week, the animal welfare movement jumped into action. When a municipality has this kind of emergency, it becomes everyone’s problem to fix. Best Friends working with shelters in Texas impacted by crisis By Julie Castle February 21, 2021 Best Friends supporting dozens of shelters with transports and needed supplies Our progress on making diversity more of a priority By Julie Castle February 18, 2021 Last summer, we got a wake-up call along with the rest of the country on diversity issues that need to be addressed. We’ve been working on this for a few months and I thought it was a good time to look at some of the progress we’ve made. 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