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Best Friends Network partners awarded grants for their resiliency

Best Friends and Maddie's Fund® jointly award $5,000 resiliency grants in rec...
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5 stories to celebrate National Community Cat Day

A day to honor community cats and the people who love and take care of them....
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Big life for a much-loved-adventure dog

How Stretch went from the Sanctuary to hiking the Appalachian Trail and gaining a ...
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Second chance for more than 1,000 cats in New Mexico

A Best Friends grant and help from the embed team supports Farmington Animal Servi...
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How Meow spent 22 years as the kitty queen of Piggy Paradise

For more than 20 years, Meow the cat was a legendary little figure at the Sanctuar...
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8 tips for adopting a dog

October is Adopt a Shelter Dog Month and here are our tips for finding your perfec...
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How a dog and cat rescued after Hurricane Katrina changed their families’ lives

Baxter the cat and Larry, a big black dog, recently passed away, but not before fi...
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Cat goes from touch-me-not to grumbly biscuit maker

Peridot seemed crabby at first, but with patience and care she's showing her ...
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Foster volunteer’s dedication helps puppies beat parvovirus and thrive

Four puppies from a shelter in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, survived parvovirus and are l...
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Scared mama cat goes from stressed to spotlight

With a quiet place and the right medicine, a terrified mama cat comes out of hidin...
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Senior dog finds calling as kitten dad

When Gary's people brought home a tiny, sick foster kitten the senior dog fel...
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Meet four champions for pets in Northwest Arkansas

Volunteers are stepping in countless ways, making it possible for Best Friends in ...
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Paintings by cats

Check out a gallery of paintings by our favorite feline artists, the cats of Best ...
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Blind kitty brings a new rhythm to her adopter’s life

Joseph has a new early morning wake-up call, spends more time reading and remember...
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Reactive dog just needed understanding

Everything changed for Hercules Mulligan when his person passed away, but with tim...
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