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Recent Press Releases
May 17, 2022
Best Friends Animal Society Applauds Arizona Legislature for the Passage of House Bill 2323
April 5, 2022
Best Friends Animal Society Adopts Out Bella the Tripod Pit Bull, Who Chewed Off Leg to Escape Neglect, to Couple Who Vow to “Spoil Her Rotten”
March 17, 2022
Best Friends Animal Society Applauds Arizona House for the Passage of Bill 2323
March 4, 2022
Best Friends Animal Society Applauds the Florida Senate for Passing SB 614
March 1, 2022
Best Friends Animal Society Awards More Than $120,000 in Grants and Distributions to Partner Shelters and Rescue Organizations in Northwest Arkansas
February 10, 2022
Best Friends Animal Society Teams Up with Caesars Sportsbook to Help Save Kittens
February 3, 2022
Best Friends Animal Society Recognized as a Top Workplace in USA for 2022
January 26, 2022
Animal Shelter Crisis 2022: 100,000 More Shelter Pets At-Risk of Being Killed Now Than This Time Last Year Due to Pandemic Problem
December 3, 2021
National Black Caucus of State Legislators Passes Best Friends Animal Society Resolution on Dog Breed Restriction
November 17, 2021
Best Friends Animal Society’s Partner, Horry County, Passes Laws to Reduce Shelter Crowding and Improve Animal Welfare
November 15, 2021
Best Friends Animal Society Speaks with Women Legislators from Across the Country
November 15, 2021
Best Friends Animal Society Urges the Support of the Pets Belong with Families Act to Keep Pets and People Together
November 3, 2021
Best Friends Animal Society Among 2021 Top Workplaces and CEO Julie Castle Wins Leadership Award
October 21, 2021
Best Friends Animal Society’s Strut Your Mutt Day is October 23
August 28, 2021
With Hurricane Ida Approaching the Northern Gulf Coast, Shelters are in Urgent Need of Fosters
August 23, 2021
Best Friends Animal Society Now Able to Accept Cryptocurrency Donations
August 17, 2021
Black Cat Appreciation Day is August 17, Celebrate by Saving a Life
August 4, 2021
Best Friends Animal Society Urges Adoptions in Wake of Pandemic-Related Shelter Challenges
June 22, 2021
Best Friends Animal Society Releases Data Showing Most Significant Annual Decrease in Animals Killed in Shelters
June 2, 2021
Illinois Legislature Passes Four Major Bills to Improve Animal Welfare
May 17, 2021
Best Friends Animal Society Announces Humane Pet Sales Laws Now Passed in Over 400 Jurisdictions
May 14, 2021
Texas House Passes Bill to End Dog Breed Discrimination in Public Housing
May 7, 2021
Best Friends Animal Society Applauds Illinois Department of Natural Resources Policy Change on Feral Cats
April 14, 2021
Emmylou Harris, Amanda Seyfried and more set to appear in "Songs to Save Them All" livestream concert benefitting Best Friends Animal Society
April 6, 2021
Kitten Season is Anything but Cute for Animal Shelters... Best Friends Animal Society Offers Tips on How You Can Help
April 1, 2021
Best Friends Animal Society Named 2021 Animal Welfare Nonprofit Brand of the Year
March 10, 2021
City of Los Angeles Animal Shelters Reach No-Kill for the First Time Ever
March 9, 2021
Best Friends Animal Society Named to Fast Company's Annual List of the World's Most Innovative Companies for 2021
November 30, 2020
Best Friends Animal Society Offers Tips to Keep Your Pets Safe During the First COVID-19 Holiday Season
October 7, 2020
COVID companion to forever friend: Tips to find the perfect pooch during Adopt a Shelter Dog Month
August 30, 2020
Lauren Ash Encourages Pet Lovers to Step Up and Save Lives with Best Friends Animal Society's Virtual Strut Your Mutt Day on Oct. 24
June 25, 2020
Best Friends Animal Society's 2020 Pet Lifesaving Findings Show About 625,000 Dogs and Cats are Killed Annually in U.S. Shelters
December 10, 2019
Best Friends Announces Nation's First University-Endorsed Animal Services Executive Leadership Program
December 9, 2019
Regional Pet Resource Center to Open in Bentonville and Serve Northwest Arkansas
September 27, 2019
Local Rescue Groups and Shelters Form Coalition with Best Friends Animal Society to Create Northwest Arkansas Partnership for Animal Welfare
August 26, 2019
Best Friends Animal Society's Strut Your Mutt Returns
July 22, 2019
Best Friends Animal Society Launches First-of-its-Kind Data Dashboard to Mobilize Communities Around 2025 Lifesaving Goal
June 4, 2019
"Alexa/Google: How Do I Crate Train a Puppy?"
May 15, 2019
Leading voice in animal law joins Best Friends Animal Society
May 7, 2019
Best Friends Animal Society, Supporters Celebrate as S1923 Becomes Law, Giving Survivors of Dog Fighting a Second Chance
April 25, 2019
How Pet Lovers Can ‘Pay It Forward' To Help Homeless Dogs and Cats
April 3, 2019
Leader in creating lifesaving strategies at animal shelters joins Best Friends Animal Society
November 9, 2017
Best Friends Animal Society Enlists Microsoft's Social Bot, Zo, To Help Find Felines Friends & Homes on Black Cat Day
April 10, 2017
BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY HIRES JOSE OCANO AS PACIFIC REGION DIRECTOR
April 4, 2017
Best Friends Animal Society Opens First Pet Adoption Center in New York
March 13, 2017
Best Friends Animal Society's NKLA Initiative Helps LA City Shelters Hit a Record 82.7% Save Rate in 2016
January 19, 2017
Statement regarding the movie, A Dog's Purpose
November 11, 2016
Best Friends Animal Society Hires Brent Toellner as Regional Director, Great Plains and South Central Regions
September 19, 2016
$2.5 Million Patricia Levitt Medical Fund Established at Best Friends Animal Society Will Help New York's Most At-Risk Shelter Pets
September 19, 2016
$2.5 Million Patricia Levitt Medical Fund Established at Best Friends Animal Society Will Help New York's Most At-Risk Shelter Pets
August 12, 2016
Atlanta Pet Rescue and Adoption Merger
June 2, 2016
Zappos and Best Friends Animal Society Win Accolades for Cause Campaign Building a Better World…And the Bottom Line
May 9, 2016
Best Friends Animal Society/Supporters Celebrate Assembly Passage of Bill to Give Canine Survivors of Dog Fighting a Second Chance
May 5, 2016
Best Friends Animal Society Named 2016 Animal Welfare Non-profit ‘Brand of the Year' by Harris Poll EquiTrend®
April 12, 2016
The Animal Foundation Teams Up with Best Friends Animal Society To Save 15,000 Cats in Las Vegas
March 30, 2016
BOBS from Skechers Unveils Limited Edition, Pet-Themed Collection to Celebrate $3 Million Commitment to Best Friends Animal Society
February 29, 2016
"The Champions" Documentary to be Available March 1 for Download
February 10, 2016
Best Friends Animal Society Partners with Charitable Adult Rides and Services for a Car Donation Program to Help Homeless Pets
February 1, 2016
Looking for Love That Lasts? Best Friends Animal Society Can Help You Adopt a Pet to Realize Those #RelationshipGoals
January 25, 2016
Instinct Pet Food to Provide More Than 1 Million High-Quality, Grain-Free Meals to Homeless Dogs and Cats
January 14, 2016
Award-winning actress Allison Janney lends her voice to campaign for America's shelter dogs and cats
January 12, 2016
Best Friends Animal Society Celebrates More Than 100 U.S. Communities That Ban Retail Sale of Commercially Bred Puppies and Kittens
December 11, 2015
Freddy's Biped, TV Personality Mike Rowe, Advocates for Shelter Dogs and Cats
December 4, 2015
Leading National Animal Welfare Organizations Launch Shelter Animals Count: The National Database Project
December 1, 2015
Powerhouse Business Leaders Bring Their Talent for Success to Help Shelter Pets
November 30, 2015
Veterinarians Volunteer Holiday Weekend to Perform Dental Work at Best Friends Animal Society in Kanab, Utah
November 4, 2015
Skechers Donates $3 Million to Save Dogs' and Cats' Lives
September 15, 2015
Zosia Mamet, Denise Richards and Others Lead the Pack for Best Friends Animal Society's Strut Your Mutt National Fundraising Walks
April 2, 2015
Emmy Rossum is shameless when it comes to helping shelter dogs and cats
March 28, 2015
Best Friends Animal Society Celebrates One-Year Anniversary of No-Kill Utah Initiative
March 20, 2015
Your Game Day Pal is Waiting … Sweet 16 Reasons To Adopt A Pet During March Madness
February 2, 2015
Not Feeling The Love This Valentine's Day? 14 Reasons "The One" For You May Have 4 Legs
September 17, 2014
Celebrity dog Finn and his star ‘mom' Amanda Seyfried join Best Friends' Save Them All campaign
June 23, 2014
New Survey Reveals More Than Two in Five Americans Don't Realize Pet Shop Puppies Are Bred in Inhumane Mills
June 3, 2014
National ‘9 Lives for $9' Cat Adoption Promotion This June: Best Friends Animal Society and Partnering Rescue Groups, Shelters
April 24, 2014
Jackson Galaxy, star of Animal Planet's ‘My Cat From Hell' lends his support to Best Friends Animal Society ‘Save Them All' campaign
February 24, 2014
House Bill 1116 Would Enhance Public Safety, Protect Pet Owners' Property Rights
February 20, 2014
L.A. Court Orders Barkworks to Disclose Source of Puppies for Sale
February 17, 2014
Hit Series ‘Parks and Recreation' Shoots Scene at Best Friends Pet Adoption & Spay/Neuter Center
February 7, 2014
Best Friends Animal Society offers $1,000 reward for information leading to arrest, conviction in animal welfare case where cat was shot with arrow
February 6, 2014
LA city animal shelter deaths plummet by nearly half during first two years of Best Friends Animal Society's NKLA initiative
January 8, 2014
St. George, Best Friends working together to save lives of community cats
November 26, 2013
Best Friends Animal Society launches nationwide holiday adoption promotion to save the lives of shelter pets
November 19, 2013
Best Friends Animal Society spotlights family pets in groundbreaking Instagram PSA campaign
October 29, 2013
Best Friends Animal Society innovative program saves shelter dogs' lives, trains them for careers
October 22, 2013
ASPCA, Best Friends Animal Society Join Forces to Subsidize Shelter Fees for Rescue Groups in Los Angeles
October 9, 2013
No More Homeless Pets Conference comes to Jacksonville, on heels of Best Friends' ‘Save Them All' call-to-action rollout
September 16, 2013
Half of Americans Uninformed about the Thousands of Shelter Pets Killed Every Day
August 30, 2013
11 cities preparing for ‘Strut Your Mutt' events
August 15, 2013
National experts from Best Friends Animal Society offer free workshops to save more shelter dogs and cats
August 11, 2013
Best Friends opens NKLA Adoption Center; No Kill moves to next level in Los Angeles
August 2, 2013
Best Friends decries study calling for eradication of community cats
July 17, 2013
"True Blood" Actress & Four-Legged Leading Man Star in NKLA Public Service Announcement
July 13, 2013
Civic Officials, Sugar House community celebrate opening of new Best Friends Pet Adoption Center
July 3, 2013
Best Friends supports Pompano Beach momentum to adopt humane population control for community cats
July 3, 2013
NASCAR Driver Michael Annett Visits Best Friends Animal Sanctuary
June 21, 2013
NHL Star Visits Best Friends Animal Sanctuary
June 21, 2013
California Prison Urged to Lift Ban on Feeding Cats
June 20, 2013
Best Friends says farewell to Vicktory Dog, Lucas after a long battle with severe health issues
June 13, 2013
‘9 Lives for $9' cat adoption promotion June 21-30: Best Friends partners with rescue groups, shelters
May 28, 2013
Best Friends Animal Society Celebrates Passage, Signing of Nevada Assembly Bill 110, Banning Dog Breed Discrimination
May 14, 2013
Best Friends Animal Society study links abnormal behaviors to canines sold in pet stores
May 7, 2013
Peter Wolf, national expert on community cats, joins community programs team at Best Friends
March 12, 2013
Five years after rescue from Michael Vick's dog fighting operation, ‘Vicktory Dogs' triumphant in Best Friends Animal Society reunion
February 19, 2013
Number of Lives Saved at L.A. Animal Services Continues to Trend Upward with Latest Statistics
February 13, 2013
West Valley Animal Services succeeds with three no-kill months in 2012
February 7, 2013
California Pet Stores Continue to Pull Up Stakes; Burbank City Council Vote Fuels National Trend
January 9, 2013
NKLA coalition celebrates record-breaking, lifesaving month for city shelter dogs, cats
December 28, 2012
Barkworks Vacates Westside Pavilion Location; Sales of Puppy Mill Dogs Come to Abrupt End
December 21, 2012
NKLA coalition efforts on-track for No-Kill December in L.A. city shelters
November 11, 2012
Best Friends Animal Society Collects, Distributes Pet Supplies to Sandy-impacted New York animal shelters
November 9, 2012
2nd Annual National Animal Shelter Check-in Day helps local shelters save homeless pets' lives thru social media
November 6, 2012
Pennsylvania Animal Welfare Executive tapped by Best Friends to lead NKLA
November 4, 2012
Best Friends Animal Society's Emergency Response Fund, Ground Team, Volunteers to Ease Sandy Suffering
October 31, 2012
L.A. becomes largest city to ban sale of dogs, cats, rabbits
October 23, 2012
No More Homeless Pets® Conference this weekend prepares attendees to return home, save animal lives
October 16, 2012
PetSmart Charities® and Best Friends Animal Society® Save Lives of ‘Community Cats' in Albuquerque
July 10, 2012
Killing in L.A. Shelters drops nearly 16 percent in first five months of 2012 as NKLA takes off
May 7, 2012
PetSmart Charities® , Best Friends Animal Society® announce project, funding to save lives of San Antonio's ‘community cats'
April 18, 2012
Let There Be Dragons-led campaign spreads word: ‘Los Angeles can, will become no-kill by 2017'
March 9, 2012
Away from the track, NASCAR driver Ryan Newman Goes to the Dogs
February 8, 2012
San Antonio Pets Alive! Receives $300,000 Grant from National Animal Welfare Organization Best Friends Animal Society
September 26, 2011
Get Ready Portland for Strut Your Mutt Saturday, Sept. 29, at Laurelhurst Park
August 14, 2011
‘Big Fix' comes to Circleville area
June 29, 2011
Sidewalk Chalk Art for Animals to take place Saturday, July 16 in Honey's Parking Lot ‘canvas'
March 23, 2011
‘Mutts on the Mall' Helps Change Perceptions of Pit-Bull-Terrier-Type Dogs - One Wag at a Time
March 22, 2011
PetSmart Charities® Grant to Help Save Rancho-area Pit Bull Terrier-Type Dogs
March 22, 2011
PetSmart Charities® Grant Will Help Save D.C.-area Pit Bull Terrier-Type Dogs
March 17, 2011
PetSmart Charities® Grant to Help Save San Diego-area Pit Bull Terrier-Type Dogs
March 11, 2011
Ernie Sims Encourages Responsible Dog Ownership This Saturday at Progress Village Park in Tampa
March 10, 2011
Pit Bulls Proclaim, "Erin Go Daugh!" While Strutting in Sunday's St. Patrick's Day Parade
March 2, 2011
PetSmart Charities® Grant to Help Save Baltimore-area Pit Bull Terrier-Type Dogs
February 24, 2011
Ernie Sims Kicks Off Series of Talks Encouraging Responsible Dog Ownership This Saturday
February 24, 2011
Best Friends Animal Society Proudly Presents: The ‘ACATemy Awards' This Saturday at Monmouth County SPCA
February 24, 2011
Denise Richards debuts new animal adoption segment for Best Friends Animal Society on ‘Access Hollywood Live'
February 18, 2011
Best Friends Proudly Presents: The ‘ACATemy Awards' This Saturday at Hotel Palomar
February 10, 2011
Open Your Heart, Say ‘J'adore' to an Adoptable Pet
February 9, 2011
PetSmart Charities® Grant to Help Save Tampa-area Pit Bull Terrier-Type Dogs
February 8, 2011
Best Friends' Attorney Testifies in Support of HB 14
January 11, 2011
Celebrate the New Year with a New Furry Friend
December 3, 2010
Nebraska circular advocating killing cats based on poor science
October 13, 2010
Sports Illustrated writer, Michael Vick dog turned therapy pooch, at national No More Homeless Pets® Conference this week in Vegas
May 20, 2010
Best Friends Animal Society cat expert keynote speaker at feral cat symposium
May 18, 2010
Hallmark Channel's Premiere of You Lucky Dog Teams Up with Best Friends' Adoption Option to Raise Awareness for Pet Adoption
May 10, 2010
Celebrities, dogs, Best Friends party prior to Oprah's Live Your Best Life Walk
February 17, 2010
Best Friends Animal Society, Much Love Animal Rescue Team Up to Promote ACATemy Awards This Weekend
February 16, 2010
Community Training Partners Program: Learning Canine Couth
February 12, 2010
Best Friends Animal Society, No More Homeless Pets in Utah Will Join Together in Howly Muttrimony Sunday Morning
February 10, 2010
Spectacular Stars Stroll Red Carpet at Pawscars Ceremony
February 8, 2010
Shelter Access The Bottom Line In Kellner / Duane Debate: Argument and Recrimination About Oreo Obscure The Issue
February 2, 2010
Allowing breed discrimination laws would be expensive for the Sunshine State
January 29, 2010
Castle named CEO of Best Friends Animal Society
January 18, 2010
Shelter Staff, Volunteers Discover Positive Power of Playtime for Pit Bulls, Other Local Shelter Dogs
January 7, 2010
Opposition to TNR for Homeless Cats Misguided ... Says National Animal Welfare Organization