Dog Stories

Analysis of how Austin, Texas, achieved No-Kill status.

Your action needed now for Companion Animal Access and Rescue Act legislation coming up for a vote as early as June 6 in New York State.

All animal are individuals, with their own distinct personalities. This story of three dogs shows that.

These one-of-a-kind events pull together the rescue and shelter community to find homes for homeless pets and spread awareness.

Avanzino's watershed achievement was an adoption compact with the city that effectively turned San Francisco into a no-kill community.

Read about one woman's experience of adopting her first dog. This inspired her to start a website to help other new dog parents.

Disasters are part of life, and animals are inevitably caught up in the turmoil. We have come a long way in how animals in disasters are treated.

Spearheaded by Best Friends Animal Society, SB 722 will result in dogs rescued from fighting scenarios being evaluated for placement.

Best Friends called for Dog War game's removal from the Google's Android Market, but it is now back as KG Dogfighting.

Rich Avanzino's no-kill game plan and out-of-the-box thinking have been renamed and reconfigured but have stood the test of real world application.

The kerfuffle over the misguided Android app “Dog Wars” has hit the mainstream and is getting coverage on major news outlets, such as MSNBC and Fox News.

There is a new killer app for Android, as in this app will kill dogs and kill efforts to undo pitbull stereotypes. You can help stop this insanity.

There is profound fulfillment that lies in the company of animals. I've found that rescuing disadvantaged animals grants a deep sense of happiness.

Bill Bruce, director of Animal Services and Bylaws in Calgary, has approached saving shelter animals with a community-policy approach.

New Hampshire's no-kill model whose architect was Peter Marsh relies on publicly funded spay/neuter that targets low-income communities.