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How a blind, deaf cat found happiness after Hurricane Harvey

Displaced by Hurricane Harvey, blind, deaf cat, with a neurological condition (cerebellar hypoplasia) finds a forever home in Denver, Colorado.
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Sustainable programs that save cats

Baltimore Animal Rescue and Care Shelter (BARCS) provides trap-neuter-return for community cats in Maryland. Read about the success of TNR programs.
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37 dogs from a hoarding case find refuge with Best Friends in L.A.

L.A. Animal Services, Angel City Pit Bulls, and Best Friends collaborate to save 37 hoarding case dogs who were very shy and had fleas and ticks.
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Helping a dog go from reactive to relaxed

Reactive shelter dog -- leash and barrier reactivity, lunging, and fencing with other dogs -- receives positive-reinforcement and agility training.
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Foster home a world of difference to a cat with a long list of medical challenges

Cat with medical challenges, including slow-growing cancer and hind end paralysis, receives fostering in a home and is doing much better.
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Strut Your Mutt: Taking fundraising for pets to the next level

Join Strut Your Mutt events in Georgia, Texas, Oregon, Utah, Missouri, Florida, Minnesota, California, New York, Arizona and Washington DC.
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Senior cat goes from homeless to star of a children’s book

Senior cat inspires his adopters to write a book called ‘Steve, a Shelter Cat' about him and cats like him who have a difficult time finding a home.
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Help for a door-dashing cat

Cat who kept running out the door gets outlets for his adventurous spirit and frustration: clicker training, walks on a leash, and golf cart rides.
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Training plan helps a dog with a severe neurological disorder focus rather than fixate

Dog with neurological disorder has a specialized training plan that helps him with his brain disorder symptoms and his tendency to fixate on things.
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Why two pigs are better than one

Pigs are happier, healthier and better behaved with people when they live in pairs or groups and have good, stable friendships with other pigs.
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Why the car is a shy dog’s best friend

Car rides help a shy dog relax and overcome her nervousness. She enjoys watching the scenery roll by and sniffing the breeze.
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How a visit to Best Friends inspired a young girl to become a veterinarian

Inspired by a visit to the Sanctuary as a girl, Katie Kramer Kelley graduates Iowa State University's College of Veterinary Medicine and is now a vet.
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Adventurous couple takes traveling with a puppy in a van to a new level

Couple from Belgium adopt a dog travel companion, a puppy, and road trip in a van with her to California and Mexico, with more adventures planned.
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Saving newborn kittens in Los Angeles

Saving newborn kittens is a critical component of helping Los Angeles achieve no-kill, and kitten foster homes are an important part of the effort.
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How a deaf, geriatric cat with thyroid disease found a home

Geriatric, deaf cat, who has scarred ears from scratching when they were infected, thyroid disease, and needed dental work, gets help and is adopted.
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Best Friends Animal Society - Save Them All

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

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