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Bullied cat now living the high life

A cat who was bullied by many other cats gets special status as an office cat. He is now living the high life and has his own cattery!
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Rescuing and nurturing a great horned owl

Rescued young great horned owl is going to receive nurturing from another older owl who will teach him the basics of being a bird.
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Horse who has been through a lot

Rocky the horse has been through a lot and has various injuries that require medical care. He is getting help at the Sanctuary.
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Withdrawn puppy mill Chihuahua making progress

Rosa the long-haired Chihuahua rescued from a Nebraska puppy mill is making steady progress in her new home.
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Black Lab is a lover and a sweetie

Black Lab mix rescued from a hoarding situation in California sure learned how to love. She is a total sweetheart and a lover. Her name is Sweetie.
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An “Ark” for the animals

A tribute to the animals of Hurricane Katrina and to the people who took part in the rescue.
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Dog mellows with age and find his forever home

Puppy who came to the Sanctuary as a stray finally finds his forever home after 10 years. In those years, he mellowed a lot.
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Ticked off

Meet the puppy who broke the record for being covered in the most ticks. Now, he's feeling a hundred percent better!
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Canyoneering guide rescues a baby bobcat

Canyoneering guide rescues baby bobcat at the bottom of a canyon in monsoon season. The cat wass weak and malnourished and had been sprayed by a skunk.
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Winning over a feral cat with food

Feral cat didn't want to have anything to do with people ... that is, until his caregiver won him over by offering him a French fry. Read his story.
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Best Friends helps at Pets Alive outside of New York City

Best Friends Animal Society steps in to help Pets Alive, a sanctuary outside of New York City that had become involved in institutionalized hoarding.
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NFL bars Michael Vick from training camp and Best Friends petitions sports leagues

The National Football League bars Michael Vick from training camp, and Best Friends petitions sports leagues to condemn dog fighting.
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Teenager visits Best Friends to gain knowledge to help Romanian animals

Teenager visits Best Friends Animal Sanctuary in order to gain knowledge so he can better help animals in Romania.
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From Romania, with love for animals

Mircea Andrei, a Romanian animal advocate, visits Best Friends Animal Sanctuary to learn more about how to help animals in Romania.
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Bilingual cockatoo bird

Cockatoo at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary learns how to perfectly imitate a macaw. Sunshine the bird is bilingual!
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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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