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Happy World Spay Day!
Best Friends and our No More Homeless Pets Network partners spayed and neutered over 132,000 animals in 2015 as part of our…
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Time to register for the 2016 Best Friends National Conference
Register for 2016 Best Friends National Conference. Find out why.
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Once more with feeling: Save Them All!
Animal advocates must work together, learn from others' success and be open to new ideas to achieve no-kill.
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How corporate partnerships save lives
Best Friends' corporate partnerships with brands like Nature's Variety help save the lives of homeless pets. Learn more.
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The AVMA leaves the door open for killing community cats
Revised policy endorses lethal methods of controlling free-roaming cat populations, despite the fact that TNR is the only proven…
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Why shorter hold times save lives
Long mandatory animal shelter hold times hinder pet shelters' ability to adopt out animals into homes or transfer animals to…
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Dont blame Craigslist or any other marketing channel for adoptions gone wrong
There's inherent risk is adopting out pets. Take basic precautions to adopt animals into good homes, but don't be…
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Solving the problem of puppy mills
Best Friends is involved in work to fight against puppy mills by educating the public about the inhumane conditions in mills and…
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2015: Another banner year for Best Friends and homeless pets, with 207,000 animals directly helped
A look back at Best Friends and our No More Homeless Pets Network partners' efforts in 2015 shows many lifesaving highlights…
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Investing in the future: Why cities need to fund new animal shelters
Animal shelters around the country are part of a crumbling infrastructure. Lend your voice and vote to make pets a priority.
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Enshrining the rights of pets
The town of Trigueros del Valle in Spain passes a bill of rights for pets called the Renedo Declaration.
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The Champions: A game changer for pit-bull-like dogs
Documentary chronicles how five dogs rescued from Michael Vick’s Bad Newz Kennels have helped spread the message that dogs are…
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Happy National Feral Cat Day!
National Feral Cat Day is October 16, 2015. This is a special day to recognize TNR as the only humane method of controlling feral…
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Call it owner surrender or on-demand dumping of pets, the policy needs to change
Managed admission, rather than on-demand relinquishment of cats and dogs to shelters, results in more positive outcomes for the…
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The pope, the golden rule and the animals
Pope Francis' recent visit to the United States reminds us of the importance to live by the golden rule - in life and in the…
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