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Life is looking up for two formerly chained-up dogs

Two dogs who spent their lives chained up come to Best Friends. Their former owner...
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Parrot enrichment: Chewing on phone books

Phone books make great chew toys for parrots. The birds at Best Friends love this ...
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C.A.R.E. (Cat & Canine Assistance, Referral and Education)

Best Friends animal consultant helps assess animals and gives suggestions at C.A.R...
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Training parrots who display neurotic behaviors like feather plucking in captivity

Bird veterinarian / behaviorist Dr. Jan Hooimeijer holds class on neurotic parrot ...
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Cat joins family who likes to travel in an RV

Sinatra the cat is adopted into a family who travels frequently in their RV that a...
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Searching for and rescuing a Shar-Pei

People come together to search for and rescue a stray Shar-Pei dog and get him the...
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TNR program in Jacksonville, Florida

Feral Freedom, a unique trap/neuter/return (TNR) program backed by Best Friends, i...
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Feral Freedom program in Jacksonville

Feral Freedom TNR program is backed by Best Friends, the city of Jacksonville, Fir...
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Actress Linda Hunt supports the animals and Best Friends

Academy Award winning actress Linda Hunt supports pets and Best Friends. She and h...
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Art from the heart

Part of the Art for Animals exhibit, the 575 Project raises awareness about the do...
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A twist of fate for pit bull terrier dog

A California woman is led seemingly by fate to a pit bull terrier dog at Best Frie...
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Dog very gradually letting down his guard and trusting a little

Dog who didn't trust people at all, and was relinquished because of this, sta...
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Pomeranian rescued from puppy mill

Pomeranian rescued from a puppy mill has some medical issues, including incontinen...
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Emmylou Harris to perform on behalf on animals and Best Friends

Emmylou Harris to perform to raise money for pets and Best Friends. Read about her...
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Shih tzu rescued from puppy mill

Rescued from a dog mill, a shih tzu who is blind and has some fear issues is adopt...
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Best Friends Animal Society - Save Them All

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