Greetings folks! It's been a long time since I last updated, so here's the scoop:

A Better Place for Bettas lives on with some modifications. We still provide permenant sanctuary to 20 resident bettas, but now do foster & placement of bettas and a few other species! Some recently adopted-out fish include a (freshwater) wolf fish who outgrew his tank, goldfish given out as prizes at a community day event, and of course several bettas! Right now we have several foster bettas available for adoption to qualified homes, often with tank and supplies, and have three more coming in some time after the 16th of November. So, if anyone on Best Friends is interested in adopting, please contact me!

What else has been going on? Well, as you know, out capacity has been reduced from nearly 60 residents down to 20 with room for up to five foster animals. Some of our oldest fish have passed away, including Innoby, one of our first, who recently passed on at nearly six years old! Others have found adoptive homes throughout the United States, including everywhere from California to local New York. Most of our current residents are over the age of two and either disabled or deformed. They include animals like Manx, who had his entire tail ripped off down to the bone yet miraculously survived, as well as Tiny Tina, a growth stunted female with a spinal deformity and poor vision.

We also have some new non-betta residents and updates on old residents. Our three common goldfish have been upgraded to a spacious outdoor pond and have grown quite a lot; Tangaloor is over a foot long! Our fancy goldfish population presently includes a partially blind female, a one eyed male, and a completely eyeless juvenille. Recent additions are a baby convict cichlid with a spinal deformity (a breeder cull), and a baby Koi who like Manx also had his entire tail ripped off.

A Better Place for Bettas is now a subset of All Creatures Small, which deals with the sanctuary, foster, and placement of other small animals including mice, frogs, budgies, and more. This year we've placed and rescued a large number of animals. Some highlights include the placement of five mice, the intake of two disabled birds & a disabled gecko, the placement of a horned frog and scorpion in an education program, and the intake of a tarantula from another shelter. ACS has a few critters for adoption as well, including a Southern Leopard Frog and plenty of hissing cockroaches. Also check out our ACS network on Best Friends, which focuses on invertebrates.