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Animal shelters’ no-kill state of mind
A look at the progress toward no-kill nationwide — from the states that are alread...
Everyone can do something
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New homes for Texas dogs and cats in Pennsylvania
Best Friends and Texas shelters pull together to arrange a 23-hour trip to send mo...
Long-distance matchmaking
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Spontaneous acts of caring for animals
From a community coming together to find a missing dog to a tree trimmer who rescu...
Read about these compassionate acts
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Shelter converts crematorium to dog, cat healing area
The removal of an obsolete crematorium symbolizes Animal Rescue League of Berks Co...
Their no-kill philosophy is firmly in place
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Community Voices: Jordan Powell
Meet Jordan Powell! Jordan has been in animal welfare for 10+ years. He has worked...
See what he'd like for the future
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11 happy pet tales from national adoption weekend
Best Friends’ first national adoption weekend of 2023 finds loving homes for thous...
Meet some happy new families
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Lifesaving soars with new shelter practices
Lehigh Valley Humane Society celebrates reaching a 90% save rate for the first tim...
See what's changed
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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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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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5 animal shelters with soaring cat save rates
Best Friends’ embed program is helping these shelters save more cats than ever bef...
Read about their successes
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Animal stories to fill you with hope
Here are five stories about amazing acts of kindness to lift your spirits and remi...
See what our partners are doing
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Grant supports Providence Animal Center’s work in helping other shelters
500 cats, kittens and parvo pups in the Northeast benefit from a $50,000 Best Frie...
Read how the funds saved lives
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