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Two dogs who spent their lives chained up come to Best Friends. Their former owners were charged with animal cruelty.

Phone books make great chew toys for parrots. The birds at Best Friends love this form of enrichment.

Giving a Best Friends membership gift helps homeless animals. Here are examples of what a pet donation pays for and how it impacts an animal's life.

Bird veterinarian / behaviorist Dr. Jan Hooimeijer holds class on neurotic parrot behavior (eg, feather plucking) and positive-reinforcement training.

Best Friends animal consultant helps assess animals and gives suggestions at C.A.R.E. (Cat & Canine Assistance, Referral and Education) in California.

Sinatra the cat is adopted into a family who travels frequently in their RV that also includes a Pomeranian dog. This cat is ready to hit the road.

Feral Freedom, a unique trap/neuter/return (TNR) program backed by Best Friends, is getting positive reviews in Jacksonville, Florida.

People come together to search for and rescue a stray Shar-Pei dog and get him the critical care he needs. This story has a happy ending.

Feral Freedom TNR program is backed by Best Friends, the city of Jacksonville, First Coast No More Homeless Pets and the Jacksonville Humane Society.

Academy Award winning actress Linda Hunt supports pets and Best Friends. She and her spouse, Karen Klein, have adopted three dogs from Best Friends.

Part of the Art for Animals exhibit, the 575 Project raises awareness about the dogs and cats killed every hour in animal shelters.

A California woman is led seemingly by fate to a pit bull terrier dog at Best Friends, whom she became smitten by and then adopts.

Dog who didn't trust people at all, and was relinquished because of this, starts to slowly begin to accept attention and affection.

Pomeranian rescued from a puppy mill has some medical issues, including incontinence, that require special care and TLC from his new family.

Emmylou Harris to perform to raise money for pets and Best Friends. Read about her work with animals and her own sanctuary, Bonaparte's Retreat.