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Shy Vicktory dog Lance from Michael Vick's fighting ring

Lance was shy, scared and withdrawn when he was rescued from Michael Vick's d...
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On track to deliver our message

Racing Laps for Best Friends is revving its engine for another season of Indy Pro ...
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Helping a blind, deaf merle Australian shepherd puppy

Two merle Australian shepherds are bred and produce a puppy who is deaf and blind....
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Make-A-Wish Foundation fulfills 11-year-old girl's dream to work with animals

Make-A-Wish Foundation fulfills 11-year-old girl's dream to work with animals...
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Fjord horse with missing eye is winning hearts

Fjord horse, kicked in the face when he was a baby, is missing an eye from the inj...
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Feline finishing school

Best Friends cats hit the classroom.
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Music hath charms to soothe a savage beast

Best Friends teams with Animal Media Foundation to promote animal welfare through ...
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The medium and the message, February 2008

A new feature looks at Best Friends stories that appear in the national media.
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Dogs Deserve Better founder convicted for taking chained and neglected dog from backyard

Tammy Grimes, founder of Dogs Deserve Better, removes a neglected and abused dog f...
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The truth about the pet trade and puppy mills

At a breeders' auction in Missouri, animal rescuers save breeder dogs and pup...
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Elusive stray Siamese cat with big paws finally caught

Nicknamed "Bigpaws" (akin to "Bigfoot"), a large cat with big ...
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Animal advocate and congressman Tom Lantos passes away

Animal advocate and congressman Tom Lantos dies. He was a great friends to the ani...
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Two horses make a nice old couple

Two horses come to the Sanctuary when their person can no longer care for them. Th...
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A new Pets Alive

It's a year since we got a call asking for help at a struggling rescue shelte...
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Enrichment in winter for pet birds

Pet birds can get bored in the winter since they feel cooped up. Enrichment in the...
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Best Friends Animal Society - Save Them All

We will reach no-kill in this country in 2025.

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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