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Kansas OKs the adoption of FIV cats, and a bit of history
The state of Kansas approves the adoption FIV-positive shelter cats after advocates, including Best Friends, push for this…
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Saving lives at the Best Friends Animal Clinic
Read about the pet lifesaving that goes on at the Best Friends Animal Clinic at our Sanctuary in Kanab, Utah. There are 38 people…
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Best Friends live from Coachella!
Best Friends community cat (TNR) program at Coachella Valley Animal Campus has reduced the Riverside County Department of Animal…
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Remembering Ludo
Manager of Dogtown Julie Tasch celebrates the life of Ludo, a rescued Hurricane Harvey pit bull dog, who made each person feel…
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Girl power: Women’s historic role in animal welfare
The animal welfare movement is powered by women. Here's an overview of the history of the movement, the majority of which is…
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Putting the community in community cat
Review of beginnings and history of trap-neuter-return (TNR) in Utah, and how support was incrementally gained for strategy for…
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The Goon Show
Best Friends CEO Julie Castle shares stories of her two dogs, Shadow a German shepherd and a small spaniel-type dog Stanley, who…
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Pixar shows beautifully that every pet deserves a chance to have a happy life
New Pixar 9-minute film called ‘Kitbull' is about the friendship of a stray kitten and an abused pit bull dog. Spoiler alert…
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Remembering Captain Cowpants
He was a friend and healer to many, and an ambassador for pit bulls everywhere.
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Saving 90 percent in Dallas
Dallas Animal Services launches campaign called Saving 90 to achieve no-kill, which corresponds to saving at least 90 percent of…
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The beating heart of Best Friends Animal Society
Francis Battista recounts the history of Best Friends Animal Sanctuary, starting as animal control for Kanab, to become a no-kill…
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American Bar Association stands up for dogs and military families!
American Bar Association fights urges Department of Defense to ‘enact … breed-neutral pet policies" for military housing…
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Number of animals killed in shelters drops to record low; number of no-kill communities nearly doubles as the country gets closer to no-kill by 2025
US makes great progress towards becoming a no-kill country. Save rate nationwide climbs to 77 percent, number of pets killed…
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What’s so special about a 90 percent save rate?
Francis Battista explains no-kill and the 90 percent save rate benchmark and goal, delving into the history of animal shelters…
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The Game of Thrones, animal welfare style
Animal welfare in Los Angeles was a sad state of affairs before NKLA. Read about the history and how much progress has been made.
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