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New Data Finding: More Pets Posted = Higher Save Rates

  • 1.  New Data Finding: More Pets Posted = Higher Save Rates

    Posted 09-12-2025 06:43 AM

    New analysis by the Best Friends data team comes with a clear call to action: Post your pets! Shelters that post all their available pets have save rates 5 percentage points higher than those that don't.

    What does a 5-percentage point increase in save rate look like? For a shelter that takes in 1,000 pets per year, that's an additional 50 pets who could go home each year!

    There's a correlation between save rate and the share of pets posted - so even if you can't post them all, data supports getting as many as possible on the adoption platforms. Check out a new blog that dives into the analysis - and again: post your pets!


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    Kimberly Elman
    Manager, Enterprise Data & Volunteer Outreach
    Best Friends Animal Society
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