Network Partners Stories

Mac the brindle dog being reunited with is family at Fresno Humane Animal Services

Fresh start for pets in Fresno

City takes on the goal to save more animals
Read about their lifesaving grant
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Two children associated with Grant Parish snuggling with a dog and puppy, both dogs wearing bandannas

Grant Parish in Louisiana goes to the dogs

Shelter embraces a new foster program, adoption events and sending 75 dogs (and co...
See how people are stepping up to help
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Smiling person holding the happy dog she adopted

10 happy tales from National Pet Adoption Weekend

Third Best Friends-sponsored National Adoption Weekend results in homes for more t...
See their happy faces
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Rain the dog lying on a couch upside-down next to a person petting her and working on a laptop

Meet pets rescued from Hurricane Ian

Here are just a few of the more than 370 cats and dogs Best Friends has moved out ...
Read their stories
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Three people from Horry County Animal Care Center and Best Friends in a dog kennel, with one person pointing

Reviving the spirit of a South Carolina animal shelter

A county shelter in Conway, South Carolina, was overcrowded, underfunded and suffe...
See their improvement
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Person working in the back of a transport van with crates containing cats following Hurricane Ian

Helping pets impacted by Hurricane Ian

Teams work nonstop to assist dogs and cats in Florida shelters
Read the latest
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Pamela Bryant

Community Voices: Pamela Bryant

At Best Friends, we use our networks to introduce you to advocates like Pamela Bry...
Read about her beliefs about a community mindset shift
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Chunky-cheeked cat in a kennel

5 feel-good animal stories

These five stories from shelters and rescue organizations across the country are s...
See their good news
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Smiling dog standing on some colored tires

Wisconsin shelter helps troubled dogs into homes

Humane Animal Welfare Society of Waukesha County forms K9 task force to support do...
Their all-hands-on-deck approach works
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Yogi the dog with is smiling person

7 happy stories from national pet adoption weekend

Best Friends-sponsored National Adoption Weekend results in thousands of adoptions...
Meet the happy families
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Black and white medium-hair cat lying on a shelf

Vancouver area felines hit the jackpot

Cats of all kinds benefit from Rachael Ray Save Them All Grant to Humane Society o...
See how TNVR helps
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Luna the cat in a kennel

Transformative changes for cats at York County SPCA

Pennsylvania animal shelter revamps its approach to saving cats with assistance fr...
Collaboration increases save rate
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A person cradling a dog while another person checks out his feet at a Ruff Haven Crisis Sheltering clinic

Streetwise help for people and their pets

Ruff Haven Crisis Sheltering, formed in the midst of the pandemic, is blazing trai...
Keeping people and their pets together
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Nancy Stewart and Juve Vique adopting Banjo the cat, who is wearing his hat

A most memorable cat named Banjo

Adopting one cat with FIV leads to another for an L.A. couple, and now Banjo is li...
Read Banjo's story
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Volunteer reaching down to pet a brown dog in a kennel

Unique volunteer roles at Florida animal shelter

Pasco County Animal Services in Florida welcomes volunteers to help with everythin...
See their innovative opportunities
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