Tens of thousands more families surrendered their pets to shelters across the country in 2025 compared to the year prior.

Newsweek spoke to the shelter’s director, who said Billie “smiles so big” whenever someone comes to visit her.

FARGO — Since opening its doors in the 1960s, Homeward Animal Shelter has placed more than 42,000 animals into their forever homes. Now this hometown hero is itself looking for a new home. Homeward ...

Men's beds in the Next Door Shelter on Polk St. on Aug. 20, 2024. Photo by Abigail Van Neely. Mayor Daniel Lurie has an audacious goal: Creating 1,500 new shelter and treatment beds in San Francisco ...

This story was originally published in Real Estate for Good, a newsletter focused on how real estate is about humans – not buildings and money. Shelters are one of the most contentious topics in the ...