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Happy tails from adopted pets

These pets recently adopted from Best Friends are living (and loving) large.
Read these happy tales
Best Friends Magazine
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Otis the dog with the couple who adopted him

Happy tails from adopted pets

These pets recently adopted from Best Friends are living (and loving) large.
Join in their joy
Best Friends Magazine
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Orange tabby cat standing on a county

Ask Faith: Advice to help stop cats from counter surfing, dogs from digging

Best Friends co-founder answers questions about how to keep a curious, food-obsessed cat off the counter and a dog from digging where she shouldn’t.
Follow Faith's advice
Best Friends Magazine
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Ahoy the gray and white pit bull type dog surrounded by pink plush toys

4 animal stories to inspire

When these pets needed help, they found it through a Best Friends Network Partner.
Read about their successes
Best Friends Magazine
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Letters from home: pet adoption updates

Time to celebrate! Meet pets recently adopted from Best Friends.
Join in their joy
Best Friends Magazine
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5 amazing acts of animal-loving kindness

These everyday heroes are making the world a better place for animals across the country.
Read for a smile
Best Friends Magazine
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Matchmaking, animal shelter style

Shelter collaborative program may be the last piece of the no-kill puzzle.
See our matchmaking in action
Best Friends Magazine
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Person who is adopting Banana the dog, while outside on a walk together

Letters from home: pet adoption updates

Time to celebrate! Meet pets recently adopted from Best Friends.
Join in their joy
Best Friends Magazine
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Debi Ford in her home with adopted budgies

This adopter’s home is for the birds — literally

What started as a single stray bird in her backyard soon caused Debi Ford to turn an entire room into a budgie aviary.
See Debi Ford's aviary for adopted budgies
Best Friends Magazine
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Fleury the goat with her baby Ziggy

Watch baby goats kid around at Best Friends

One Sanctuary newcomer became four when Fleury the goat had her babies, and they are cute as can be.
Baby goats? Yes please!
Best Friends Magazine
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Noodle the pug lying in his bed with his tongue sticking out

5 inspiring stories of animal-loving kindness

Five people who turned their love of animals into something amazing.
Get your daily dose of kindness
Best Friends Magazine
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Pepper the dog, outside on the grass, smiling

Animal stories to fill you with hope

Here are five stories about amazing acts of kindness to lift your spirits and remind you that love always wins.
See what our partners are doing
Best Friends Magazine
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Why kittens need us more than ever

The kittens are coming, so get ready now for 2022 kitten season.
Prepare Now
Best Friends Magazine
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Monica the cat lying on a cat tree

One kitty’s transformation from scaredy-cat to queen of her castle

Monica’s fear put her life on hold until her photo caught the attention of a good-natured cat person.
Read about her progress
Best Friends Magazine
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Clara the rabbit with head tilted, next to a hedgehog stuffed animal

Bunny with a head tilt gets second chance at Best Friends

Abandoned rabbit named Clara gets daily massages and therapy until she has a new family to call her own.
Clara finds a new family
Best Friends Magazine

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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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