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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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Underdogs helped by 'adoption agent' foster program

Underdogs - shelter animals who are having a difficult time finding an adoptive ho...
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Volunteer turns passion into action

Turning her lifelong passion for animals into action, Jenn Yandrisevits volunteers...
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Saving lives in Utah's second-largest city

West Valley City is on verge of achieving no-kill status, with an 89.7 percent sav...
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Backstory of new Best Friends Animal Clinic

The new Best Friends Clinic is a worthwhile landmark for our 30th anniversary and ...
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A big Best Friends win for the animals in Utah — the battle rages in Missouri

Breed specific legislation is not effective. The focus should be on irresponsible...
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Senior schnauzer and trucker: Born for the road and each other

A senior schnauzer and is adopted by a trucker who was looking for the perfect dog...
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Landmark court injunction big victory for puppies and Best Friends volunteers

California Superior Court of L.A. County issues injunction against Barkworks, accu...
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Breaking ground at Best Friends

Thirty years ago, ground was broken on what would become largest no-kill sanctuary...
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Vicktory dog Ray gets adopted

One of the dogs rescued from Michael Vick fighting ring, Ray the Vicktory dog gets...
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Shy dog finds the perfect home

Timid dog slowly learns to trust and come out of her shell (shy dog class helps), ...
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Friendly, good-natured senior dog finds wonderful home

Fate intervenes and a friendly, good-natured senior dog finds wonderful home in Pe...
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Is Chicago next to ban the sale of puppy mill pets?

Chicago may be next to put an end to the sale of dogs and cats from puppy mills....
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Disgust at Sochi’s treatment of animals a case of pots and kettles?

Host of 2014 Winter Olympics, Sochi, Russia's killing of stray dogs was unfor...
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Your voice needed as legislatures consider bans on breed discrimination

Many state's legislatures are in session right now. Some of them are consider...
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