While shelter leaders may disagree with one another about strategies or policies—and healthy debate is important—not one of them wakes up intending to do anything other than the very best they can for animals and the communities they serve. The problem is that today, doing your very best often isn’t enough. Not because people don’t care. Because the math no longer works.

MOJAVE— Police reports and other court-issued documents show the extent of the mistreatment of more than 140 animals confiscated from the...

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In response to the controversial death of a dog on a United Airlines flight in March, the carrier is overhauling its pet travel policy,...