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Best Friends National Conference volunteer extraordinaire

By volunteering at the Best Friends conference, one volunteer finds important ways...
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What’s the best way to help a horse prone to equine choke?

Feeding a horse like he is elderly can help control equine choke in horses. Learn ...
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SeaWorld: Not feeling the love

Growing success of the no-kill movement and recent news from SeaWorld further prov...
Julie Castle Blog
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New kitten nurseries opening in Los Angeles

With more neonatal kitten nurseries, Best Friends and NKLA Coalition partners aim ...
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How Cookie the kitten beat his neurological symptoms

Injured kitten who had been hit by a car gets help to heal, and his neurological d...
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Former street dog unleashes her silly side

Once a completely unsocialized and very scared dog living on the streets, Lava lea...
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The pursuit of breeding perfection leaves a trail of destruction

The average lifespan of many purebred dog breeds is decreasing. Genetic problems i...
Julie Castle Blog
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Page, Arizona, is small, isolated and also a no-kill community

Northern Arizona town animal shelter in Page, Arizona, celebrates a full year of n...
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New life for pet of the week

Senior female black Lab named Celine is featured as a Pet of the Week on the Best ...
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Puppy mill bans passed in Nevada, Florida and Arizona

Las Vegas, Nevada; Sarasota County, Florida; and Tempe, Arizona, pass ordinances b...
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Loving a cat with kitty leukemia

Roxie the cat has feline leukemia, but her adoptive family learned about the disea...
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Dog volunteer work leads a Los Angeles couple to Utah

Dedicated volunteers Layne Dicker and Sally Spencer make connections between the w...
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You’ll laugh, you’ll cry: The Champions, the documentary about the Vicktory dogs, releases today

Award-winning film celebrating former fighting dogs, many of them pitbulls, of Mic...
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Wild bald eagle visits Best Friends

Celebrating sightings of a wild bald eagle and ravens at Best Friends Sanctuary in...
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Overcoming a cat leg injury

Lynx point and Siamese mix cat was hit by a car. A six-hour surgery prevents him f...
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