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8 ways to celebrate Best Friends Day
Reserve some time to celebrate Best Friends day by volunteering or fostering, adopting a pet or showing your appreciation for the staff at your local shelter.
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Pets and people in Arkansas get support outside of the shelter
Community-supported animal sheltering in action at Best Friends in Northwest Arkansas.
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Summer recipes with Rescue Dog Wine pairings
Inspiration to eat, drink and be merry this Fourth of July with three vegan recipes and wine pairings from Rescue Dog Wines
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Pet portraits draw laughs, raise dollars for pets
See the art, both good and bad, from animal shelters' creative fundraisers.
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Citizens helping people and pets during COVID-19 pandemic
Animal lover Emily Park switched her focus to helping people during COVID-19 and found herself helping pets, too.
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Caring is contagious with community kindness cards
Kindness goes viral as animal lovers band together to help people and their pets during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Tried and true: Last-minute gift ideas for pets recommended by Best Friends caregivers
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Twelve-year-old forgoes his birthday party, has all his friends volunteer with homeless pets instead
Preteen and his friends volunteer with animals at Best Friends in Atlanta to celebrate his birthday and that he's now old enough to volunteer.
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Want to donate to a local shelter for the holidays but don't know what to give? This list will help
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Just weeks after knee reconstruction surgery, Becky McCrea is walking across the country for the animals
After recovering from ACL surgery, woman walks over 3,000 miles from Pennsylvania to Los Angeles to raise money for homeless pets via GoFundMe page.
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Twelve-year-old girl raises more than $3,600 for homeless pets
Twelve-year-old hosts annual yard sale for charity to benefit a good cause. This year, she raised $3,600 for the animals at Best Friends.
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Elementary school teacher gets kids in his class to help save pets' lives
Valle Del Sol students and teacher support Best Friends' Coachella Valley Community Cat Program that provides TNR for stray and feral cats.
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