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2016 Best Friends National Conference is almost underway

Best Friends 2016 Conference in SLC, Utah, at the Salt Palace Convention Center of...
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2016 Best Friends National Conference comes home to Utah

This year's Best Friends conference in Salt Lake City, Utah, offers attendees...
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The flat earthers of animal welfare

Over 220 no-kill communities and counting prove that no-kill is a worthy and achie...
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Best Friends National Conference volunteer extraordinaire

By volunteering at the Best Friends conference, one volunteer finds important ways...
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Time to register for the 2016 Best Friends National Conference

Register for 2016 Best Friends National Conference. Find out why....
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2015 Best Friends National Conference

After an uplifting time learning and networking, National Conference attendees are...
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Sin no more: Las Vegas announces plan to take city to no-kill

After city’s rough animal welfare history, nonprofit group The Animal Foundation c...
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Nine reasons the Best Friends National Conference rocks

Some of the top reasons to attend the Best Friends National Conference: Expert spe...
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Rebecca Guinn: Leading Atlanta to no-kill

Founder of LifeLine Animal Project will discuss her lifesaving model, utilized in ...
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Eight reasons to attend this year’s Best Friends National Conference

Best Friends' 2015 National Conference in Atlanta, expected to be the biggest...
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Badges? We don’t need no stinking badges.

When Best Friends came on the animal welfare scene in 1984, we were seen as kooky,...
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Confused about what no-kill means and doesn’t mean?

Confused about what no-kill is? There are many inaccuracies surrounding no-kill po...
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The best is yet to come

With the 10-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, National Conference, Strut Your...
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2014 Best Friends National Conference a success

From the commemorative 30th anniversary celebration to Julie's keynote speech...
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Best Friends National Conference reflects trends in the no-kill movement

Social change, as evidenced by our 2014 Best Friends National Conference keynote s...
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