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Pet hospice care for animals at end of life

Kindred Spirits Animal Sanctuary provides hospice care to animals at end of life. ...
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Eclectus parrot adopted by emergency room doctor

Emergency room doctor Suzanne Corrington adopts an emerald-greed eclectus parrot f...
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'Art for the Animals' artist retreat

Best Friends co-founder Cyrus Mejia teaches the 'Art for the Animals: A Creat...
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Make-A-Wish Foundation grants girl's wish to visit Best Friends

Make-A-Wish Foundation grants girl's wish to visit Best Friends. Though Jenny...
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Former fighting dogs playing with horse toys

Best Friends horses make a donation to the Vicktory dogs!...
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Doing away with stray cat bounty in Randolph, Iowa

With guidance and direction from Best Friends, Randolph, Iowa, does away with its ...
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Hurricane aftermath

Volunteers from the Katrina floods reunite at Best Friends....
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Dr. Kathy Quigley provides veterinary services to animals in early years of Best Friends

Dr. Kathy Quigley was the first Best Friends Animal Sanctuary veterinarian. Read a...
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Helping an Ill Best Friends staff member and her dogs

Best Friends staff stepped up to help fellow employee Marilyn Theis when she becam...
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Former For the Love of Cats and Kittens president charged with cruelty

Former president of For the Love of Cats and Kittens (FLOCK) shelter in Pahrump, N...
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Restaurant owners devise innovative way to support the animals

At Santa Fe Café and Bistro 17, restaurateurs Anna and Jim Buckingham use wishing ...
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Puppies from backyard breeders with problems

Puppies from backyard breeders often have medical and behavioral issues. Read stor...
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Dogs rescued from failed sanctuary in Gabbs, Nevada

Dogs stranded after a Gabbs, Nevada, sanctuary failed are helped by animal groups,...
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Now a felony to torture dog or cat in Utah

Senate Bill 297 passes in Utah, making it a third-degree felony to torture a dog o...
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Top Tag Pet IDs used to track Vicktory dogs' medical and behavioral info

Best Friends is using Top Tag Pet IDs to input medical and behavioral data for eac...
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Best Friends Animal Society - Save Them All

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