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167 cats and kittens go home from CatCon 2023

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Big dog lands a home, meets his mini me

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Faces of No-Kill: The pets behind the philosophy

Best Friends’ new Faces of No-Kill series highlights pets who ended up in shelters...
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Anxious dog who’s deaf finds comfort with new family

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Tami Brown hits the legacy trail with Troy

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Falling in love with cats

Sara had only had dogs, but an orange cat named Louis is showing her how much fun ...
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Speed dating is for the dogs

The eligible singles at Best Friends in Los Angeles don’t care if you drive a fanc...
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Book review: ‘The Year of the Cat’

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Animals from closed zoo find safety at Best Friends

After a zoo in Puerto Rico closed, hundreds of animals needed new places to live —...
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71 cats arrive to safety at Best Friends

Cats and kittens get veterinary care and visits from Best Friends staff and volunt...
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Sweet Baby James the puppy in a wheelchair

Foster home helps puppy stand tall

Faces of no-kill: Sweet Baby James could hardly even crawl when he first came to t...
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4-bunny bunch joins an even bigger family

Ash, Basil, Cedar, and Denali are in good company in their new home: a bustling fa...
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Runners accept ‘ultra’ challenge to save dogs and cats

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Best Friends Animal Society - Save Them All

Together, we can Save Them All.

Best Friends, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization (tax ID# 23-7147797), operates the nation’s largest sanctuary for homeless animals and provides adoption, spay/neuter, and educational programs.

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