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No More Homeless Pets Spotlight: Anarchy Animal Rescue

Anarchy Animal Rescue helps deaf dog, who was relinquished because of deafness, fi...
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13 of the cutest reasons to adopt a shelter pet

April 30 is Adopt a Shelter Pet Day. Here are 13 of the cutest reasons to adopt a ...
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Instagram-worthy dogs and cats

FIV-positive cats, pit bull terriers and a senior Pomeranian adopted from Best Fri...
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12 rocking Best Friends volunteers helping homeless pets

Volunteer Appreciation Week is April 23-29. Help us celebrate all our amazing anim...
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Maltese’s "Good Morning America" gig lands her a home

Maltese dog from Best Friends-New York featured on ‘Good Morning America' cap...
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Service dog helps little boy explore the world

Adopted Great Pyrenees is now a service dog for an autistic boy with elopement beh...
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National Siblings Day at Best Friends means lots of baby animals

In honor of National Siblings Day on April 10, check out adorable photos of litter...
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Love wins over breed discrimination

Couple adopts pit bull dog, but then their homeowners association (HOA) tells them...
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It’s raining cats and dogs (even parrots) at Best Friends

Images of ‘April showers bring May flowers' featuring dogs, cats and other pe...
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Family dog is good medicine

Two children and their mom who has stage four breast cancer adopt a young dog to h...
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Celebrating a happy April Fools’ Day with the animals

Celebrate a happy April Fools Day with some cute and funny pictures of animals: do...
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Life is brighter for this Chihuahua mix

Story of a senior Chihuahua with medical issues (cataracts, skin infection, luxati...
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Wags to riches: Patrick Stewart and his foster pit bull terrier

Patrick Stewart fosters a pit bull dog for Wags and Walks, and the pictures and vi...
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Prepare for the cuteness: National Puppy Day is coming

National Puppy Day is March 23, 2017, a day to celebrate all things puppy, includi...
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Removing breed labels from adoptable pets

Best Friends and other shelters are investigating whether speculative dog breed id...
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