What IS an Open Intake animal shelter?

New blog post up today! Read all about our visit to Boyle County, KY Animal Shelter

Why Rural Shelters Keep Backsliding

Link to full podcast: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3vqzqqhdWkIHCL1ClIjdSj?si=qAvlxcwVSpG1qLJx-

Saved is not the same as ok #AnimalShelter #ShelterDogs #AnimalWelfare #ShelterReform

Responsible Animal Sheltering: From Crisis Management to Community Responsibility

What No-Kill was Supposed to Look Like

The Real Problem with Animal Shelters: Community Responsibility and Public Service

The Dog Crisis is Dar From Over #dogrescue #beyondnokill #dogoverpopulation #shelterdogs

What does”no kill” even mean in the world of animal shelters?

Best Friends and ASPCA are going to partner with LAAS. See full video on our channel.

Are There Fewer Dogs In Crisis — Or Fewer Being Counted?

Quick look at our visit to Cattaraugus County, NY. Find us on Facebook to read about it!

Municipal animal shelters should be the hub of community sheltering. Expand the work, don’t shift it

Let’s turn the focus towards no accidental litters!

No-kill is not the whole solution.

Animal shelter intake down- but does that mean fewer dogs are in crisis?

From flea ridden and pregnant to home! Your donation makes stories like this happen every day!

Hope and help for struggling dog shelters. WWLDO.org/donate

Animal Shelter Best Practices. Read the full story on our blog. WWLDO.org/blog

The fix HAS to be upstream!

Another tour! Jan 12-23. NC, GA, and then lots of FL! Every shelter has a story. Learn with us!

No intake. No stray hold. No public record of what happens next. Absence of policy is a choice.

One unplanned litter can cost shelters tens of thousands of dollars.Prevention costs WAY LESS!

Don’t forget the VERY good girls…and boys #shelterdogs #christmasdogs #rescuedogs

2026 Calendars available now!!!! Contact us to order! https://forms.gle/rL6Mcx9SEFnTqcqdA

On this global day of generosity, we ask you to stand with us to help homeless dogs. See comment.

Take home a foster dog for Thanksgiving!

November 21, 2025

November 14, 2025

He says it better than WE do!#doggo #ShelterDogs #WhoWillLetTheDogsOut

Enrichment can make ALL the difference! #animalshelter #shelterdogs

Animal shelters are essential services like fire houses, police departments, and libraries! #shelter

Community engagement is the key to success at animal shelters. #shelterdogs #animalshelter

It is a public safety matter! Animal shelters are not optional. They are essential public services!

Full shelter and 43 more coming in. This is the struggle at Jackson County,WV Animal Shelter.

We are hitting the road again to share stories and fuel hope. Rural, Small shelters. Big hearts

One small act can change everything.

One thing you can do to help. Please Spay and Neuter your pets! We don’t need more puppies right now

Share this with the friend who’s most likely to have a “who rescued who?” sticker on their car

Announcements! Stronger Together retreat coming to West TN and more! #dogrescue #animalshelter

Adopt a shelter pet. This month and always! They need you more now than ever. #adoptapet #petrescue

October is Pitbull Awareness Month. Let’s show these amazing pets some love! #rescuedog #pitties

What is happening in our Nation’s animal Shelters?

September 24, 2025

Whoops! Forgot to post this Sunday on National Hug Your Hound Day! Every day is a day worth hugging!

Solving the problem by focusing on the community relationship is the core of successful sheltering!

Why did we go North this time to visit dog shelters? #shelterdogs, #dogrescue , #pets , #dogs