Saving America's Pets Vlog
If there is one genuine silver lining to a global pandemic, it’s the extent to which lines of communication within the animal welfare industry have opened up. We hear each other now, and we’re hungry to learn from others for the sake of our staff, communities, and animals in our care.
Join Best Friends Chief Mission Officer, Holly Sizemore, for a bi-weekly vlog focused on the future of animal welfare in the face of crisis. Each episode, Holly is joined by special guests from around the industry to discuss innovative solutions, inspiring examples, and valuable advice from leaders in the field. What’s next for us? How do we move forward together?
Season 3 Episodes
Episode 46- How to address input for Community Cat Programs in your city
Episode 45- How one shelter in Louisiana saved over 200 unsocialized cats
Episode 44- Does insurance protect pets?
Episode 43- How to help big dogs in shelters
Episode 42- Can mentorships offer specialized help for shelters?
Episode 41- How two unlikely shelters came together on a life-saving project
Episode 40- The data is in: What the numbers from 2021 say about our progress towards no-kill
Episode 39- Exploring the new tool helping to improve the lives of animal shelter employees
Episode 38- How to help animal shelters prepare for kitten season
Episode 37- The current state of America's animal shelters and challenges they face
Season 2 Episodes
Episode 36- Staff, the Heart of Your Organization
Episode 35- The nationwide veterinarian shortage
Episode 34- The different types of outdoor community cats
Episode 33- How animals benefit from the Shelter Collaborative Project
Episode 32- Interview with Jacksonville Humane: how to maintain lifesaving efforts during the pandemic
Episode 31- How large city rescues are adapting during the pandemic
Episode 30- How a shelter embed program helped save animals in Abilene, Texas
Episode 29- How to adopt and foster special needs animals
Episode 28- The best tips for reducing summer shelter intake
Episode 27- Kitten season: when cute and cuddly meets lifesaving
Episode 26- How data analysis helps us reach no-kill across America
Episode 25- What's next for No-Kill and the city of Los Angeles
Episode 24- BTS: How Los Angeles became a no-kill city
Episode 23- How to encourage community support and save the lives of animals in shelters
Episode 22- A community cat program in this Burlington shelter helped save even more animals
Episode 21- Adopting a puppy? Here's what you need to know!
Season 1 Episodes
Episode 20- Evolve or be left behind
Episode 19- Transport and Transformation in a rural GA shelter
Episode 18- Overcoming the US vs. THEM mentality and embracing cooperation
Episodes 16 & 17- Getting out of our own way to save more lives
Episode 15- Pitties help save kitties
Episode 14- A partnership for growing leaders in animal rescue
Episode 13- Lifesaving Bright Spots
Episode 12- Keeping America’s military members and their pets together
Episode 11- A new focus on Animal Control Officers
Episode 10- New data and how Delaware became the first no-kill state
Episode 9- A Texas animal shelter's transformation
Episode 8- Embracing diversity in the animal welfare movement
Episode 7- Finding the positive after a disaster
Episode 6- How to help orphaned kittens with the Kitten Lady
Episode 5- What to do if you see cats outside
Episode 4- Foster fail? More like Foster-WIN
Episode 3- Grassroots advocacy and taking action for animals
Episode 2- Empty kennels in animal shelters around the country
Episode 1- COVID-19 and Pets: what you need to know
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