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Education for Animal Welfare Professionals Stories
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Best Friends earns place on Fast Company’s Best Workplaces for Innovators
How one idea turned into an innovative partnership.
Pioneering online learning in the animal services profession
Julie Castle Blog
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Dreamers who do (for animals)
Best Friends offers courses and support to people wishing to start animal sanctuaries.
Learn about our accredited university course
Best Friends Magazine
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Best Friends-backed degree inspires, guides new animal rescue organization
Jenny Franz shifted the focus of Better Together Dog Rescue to better address critical needs in the community.
Read about her learning process
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How a challenged Newark animal shelter reached no-kill
After years of challenges, Associated Humane Societies achieved a 91% save rate in 2021.
Read about their lifesaving changes
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How the war on cats is spurred on by deliberate misinformation
With the help of the Best Friends Cat Advocacy Team, we have put together this piece that factchecks the claims made by the publishers of 'Cat Wars' book.
Julie Castle Blog
