Los Angeles Stories

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No-Kill Los Angeles, one loving pet adoption at a time

Mega adoption weekend in Los Angeles is a huge success. Read the heartwarming adoption stories of a Lab mix and a boxer and bullmastiff dog.
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Cat and kitten foster homes in Los Angeles

Cat and kitten fostering is a critical part of saving shelter pets' lives, freeing up space in the shelter system and getting animals adopted.
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L.A. Love & Leashes opens in Westside Pavilion Mall

L.A. Love & Leashes "pet store," offering dogs and cats for adoption, opens in Westside Pavilion Mall in Los Angeles, California.
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Opening of Best Friends Animal Society Pet Adoption and Spay/Neuter Center in Los Angeles

Mother and son visit Best Friends Animal Society Pet Adoption and Spay/Neuter Center in Los Angeles on opening day.
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Adoptable pets featured on FOX’s 'Good Day LA' and 'Access Hollywood'

Adoptable dogs and cats from Best Friends LA are regularly featured on FOX's "Good Day LA" and "Access Hollywood."
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Opening day of Best Friends Pet Adoption and Spay/Neuter Center in Los Angeles

Read about opening day at the Best Friends Pet Adoption and Spay/Neuter Center in Los Angeles and the special pet adoptions that took place.
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Transporting at-risk shelter dogs by plane

Pup My Ride L.A. transports Los Angeles at-risk shelter dogs by airplane to New York, where they will have a better chance of being adopted.
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New animal shelter in Los Angeles

Best Friends staff, volunteers, and adoptable animals prepare for the opening of Best Friends Pet Adoption and Spay/Neuter Center in Los Angeles.
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Pet stores around country adopting out shelter and rescue pets

Pet stores, such as Fresh Paws of Bel Air, Pet Rush, the Salty Paw, and some Petland stores, are adopting out dogs and cats instead of selling them.
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Pup My Ride: 5,000 dogs saved (and counting)

A comprehensive overview of the purpose and history of the Pup My Ride shelter pet transport program that just saved the 5,000th small dog.
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Saving shelter animals through adoption or fostering

Dogs and cats are saved via adoption or fostering as a result of the Pet Super Adoption at La Brea Tar Pits Park in Los Angeles.
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Happy Tails Pet Sanctuary in Sacramento, California

Read about the history and mission of Happy Tails Pet Sanctuary in Sacramento, California: helping people and pets in need and TNR for feral cats.
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Pet Love in Los Angeles closes

Due to Best Friends Animal Society's "Puppy-Store-Free LA" campaign targeting pet stores that sell puppy mill puppies, Pet Love in Los Angeles closes.
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Emmylou Harris to perform on behalf on animals and Best Friends

Emmylou Harris to perform to raise money for pets and Best Friends. Read about her work with animals and her own sanctuary, Bonaparte's Retreat.
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Stopping the sale of puppy mill dogs in Los Angeles

LA City Councilman Tony Cardenas, Best Friends and LA celebrities launch ‘A Puppy-Store-Free LA' campaign to stop sale of puppies in Los Angeles.
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