Expert Research for Shelters and Rescuers

This page will continue to be updated with new research documents. Please check back.

• No-Kill Shelter Positive Outcome Study
  Best Friends analyzed outcome type data for 1,844 no-kill organizations to identify which programs lead to high positive outcomes and establish goals for shelters that will further increase lifesaving.
• Adoption Barrier Study
  A qualitative study to understand the pet acquisition process, existing barriers (real or perceived) to adoption, and potential solutions to overcome those barriers.
• New Normal, New Data
  A guide for using data to prove the community-supported sheltering model.
• COVID-19 Fostering Survey
  Best Friends surveyed 321 foster families and discovered just how much opportunity there is to build on the current fostering momentum.