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Endorsing a progressive AVMA community cat policy

Best Friends' medical director submits recommendations to the American Veterinary ...
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Bottle babies: Caring for unweaned kittens

Kitten season brings with it the most at-risk baby kittens -- bottle babies who ha...
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National Park Service offers misguided regulation

Speak out against the proposal that would endanger "domestic or feral" animals in ...
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The best in the bunch

Best Friends champions pets in their best years.
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How are we doing?

As a mission-driven organization, tracking our progress with detailed metrics serv...
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TNR is the answer

Trap/neuter/return (TNR) is the indisputable answer to the feral cat question. Kil...
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The cost accounting of shelter killing in Texas

Recent Texas Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners' ruling could force shelter vet...
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Vets vs. pets

Alabama State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners goes after lead vet of nonprof...
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California shelter bill pulled amid controversy

Amid controversy, California AB 2343, which would have updated te Hayden Act, was ...
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Successful no-kill strategy more than one tactic

No-kill programs include many elements, though detractors sometimes make no-kill p...
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'Kitten in the window' at the new Best Friends Kitten Nursery

One little ‘kitten in the window' at Best Friends new kitten nursery in Salt Lake ...
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Update on California shelter bill

Best Friends has concerns over California AB 2343, the proposed law to update the ...
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Playing Whac-A-Mole with anti-cat rhetoric

TNR advocates play Whac-A-Mole with TNR detractors who keep popping up with the sa...
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Portland shelters and rescue groups save lives

Portland, Oregon, saves over 90 percent of shelter pets, thanks in part to pet ado...
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NKUT launches: Final stretch to take entire state of Utah no-kill

Best Friends launches No-Kill Utah (NKUT), the final push to take entire state of ...
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