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PETA’s at it again

PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) opposes trap neuter return for ...
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Loews Hotels in Orlando give community cats the shaft

Loews Hotels' abrupt, ill-conceived policy shift regarding feral cats has created ...
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Cat with incontinence issues find the perfect home

Bob-tailed orange tabby cat with incontinence issues receives help from Abandoned ...
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Happy Valentine's Day, Jacksonville: No-kill, here we come!

A $340,000 check from Best Friends to First Coast No More Homeless Pets aims at re...
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A great day for San Antonio, Texas

A no-kill San Antonio became an official strategic goal of that city in 2006. Read...
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Florida, we need you! Mark Buehrle shares how to take action and help save dogs

Because of an archaic exemption in state law, Miami-Dade County, FL, is the only c...
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Abused incontinent cat regains continence with vet care and physical therapy

Cat who was abused by child with firecracker receives surgery, care, treatment, ph...
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Funny stories about a strong-willed cat, mischievous rabbit and rambunctious kittens

Here are three true stories from Best Friends about a ornery cat, obnoxious rabbit...
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Cats positive for feline leukemia adopted together

Two special-needs cats positive for the feline leukemia (FeLV) virus are adopted. ...
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Home on the range?

Contact your representatives to ask them to support proposed legislation to end ho...
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Myth Buster: Adopting Black Cats at Halloween

Experts agree, black cats should be available for adoption to good homes year roun...
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"Imagine it ... achieve it"

The No More Homeless Pets National Conference is a great indicator of the vitality...
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Founders of change: Pioneers of the no-kill movement

No-kill movement leaders -- Richard Avanzino, Mike Arms, Becky Robinson, Peter Mar...
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Doublespeak from U.S. Fish and Wildlife on Feral Cats

There is no scientific foundation for opposing TNR and no scientific basis for the...
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Physical therapy and play therapy for kitten with leg problem

Kitten rescued from under dumpster has a problem with her back legs and can't walk...
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