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USDA removes online database critical to animal welfare work

The USDA online database has been taken down. This was an Invaluable tool to research animal welfare inspection reports.
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Local rescue groups cash in on 2016 Strut Your Mutt

Fundraising dog walk, held in 14 cities nationwide, supports hundreds of No More Homeless Pets Network partners working to save shelter pets.
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Hurricane Matthew highlights effectiveness of disaster response

Best Friends and No More Homeless Pets Network partners are available to help animals in need in the areas affected by Hurricane Matthew.
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Best Friends commits $100,000 to Louisiana flood relief

Best Friends works with local No More Homeless Pets Network partner groups and volunteers and gives out grants to help animals impacted by the flood.
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New Best Friends effort set to launch in Atlanta, Georgia

Best Friends-Atlanta is set to launch in October 2016, working with area No More Homeless Pets Network partners to save shelter dogs and cats.
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New incentive program hopes to boost participation in national database program

Maddie's Fund is offering $1,000 for shelter and rescue groups to join Shelter Animals Count's national database and add their shelter animal statistics.
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SeaWorld: Not feeling the love

Growing success of the no-kill movement and recent news from SeaWorld further prove that a better world can be realized through kindness to animals.
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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 effort to Save Them All.
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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 in our work to Save Them All.
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Best Friends SoCal shelter transport program comes to an end

Thanks to other transport partners in L.A. County, Best Friends' Pup My Ride program set to retire, so resources can be devoted to NKLA initiative.
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Ten years later: Reflections on Hurricane Katrina

A decade after Hurricane Katrina, Francis reflects on how the storm united animal lovers around a shared ideal that the lives of all pets matter.
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The Fourth of July dilemma

Keep your pets happy and safe this Independence Day and consider adopting during our "Celebrate Freedom" campaign.
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Sin no more: Las Vegas announces plan to take city to no-kill

After city’s rough animal welfare history, nonprofit group The Animal Foundation commits to making Las Vegas’ municipal shelter no-kill by 2020.
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Austin names new animal services chief

New Austin animal services chief Tawny Hammond brings experience and leadership from Fairfax County, Virginia, the nation's largest no-kill jurisdiction.
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It’s time to celebrate Best Friends Day

On Best Friends Day, we commemorate our pets, who are our best friends, and share that love with the world through social media.
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