Best Friends Animal Society2020年年度报告.pdf

1、Best Friends 2020 Annual Report Looking Back,Moving ForwardIts safe to say 2020 was a year a lot of folks dont care to repeat.But no matter what was going on in the world,compassion ruled the day.And thats why theres so much lifesaving progress to look back on.More lives saved,more no-kill communiti

2、es than ever,more laws to protect the pets we love and the list goes on.Thank you for being a beacon of hope for homeless pets everywhere,even during an unprec-edented year.Its your compassion and dedication to saving lives that put a no-kill country by 2025 well within reach.By the Numbers:SummaryA

3、 D O P T I O N S 22,876 animals found homes directly through Best Friends and our programsF O S T E R I N G9,364 Best Friends animals were fostered S P A Y/N E U T E R47,543 animals were spayed or neutered by Best Friends programs(pretty remarkable,considering that spay/neuter surgeries were stalled

4、 because of the pandemic)A D V O C A C Y47 legislative wins were gained on behalf of cats,dogs and other pets across 23 states and 39 citiesP A R T N E R S372new network partners pushed our total to almost 3,200“In a simultaneously aha and duh moment,it became evident that a huge factor in reducing

5、shelter population is that animals never end up in a shelter in the first place.And this seems like a huge opportunity for us as we move forward in the post-pandemic world.”Brent Toellner,Best Friends senior director of national programs From the Chair of the BoardDear Members and Friends,By any mea

6、sure,2020 was a stress test for all of us.So many of the things that we took for granted were flipped on their head.The whole world was flipped on its head.Pets in shelters dont save themselves.The lifesaving work of Best Friends has always depended on a high degree of interpersonal relationships,wh