No-Kill 2025 Stories

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The best is yet to come

With the 10-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, National Conference, Strut Your...
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New foster care program launches in New York City

Tri-state residents asked to open their homes and foster a shelter pet to help New...
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They thought we were crazy…

Though remote, the location selected for Best Friends Animal Sanctuary continues t...
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For shelter pets, a Hurricane Katrina-scale disaster happens every week

Francis Battista's Huffington Post article emphasizes importance of prioritiz...
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Endorsing a progressive AVMA community cat policy

Best Friends' medical director submits recommendations to the American Veteri...
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Food for thought

Best Friends' message will reach grocery shelves thanks to partnership with L...
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Petunias in the desert

The Best Friends founders, a collection of mad geniuses and visionaries, inspired ...
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Pit bull terrier initiatives progress

We are making progress to educate the public about the plight of pit bulls and cha...
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How are we doing?

As a mission-driven organization, tracking our progress with detailed metrics serv...
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TNR is the answer

Trap/neuter/return (TNR) is the indisputable answer to the feral cat question. Kil...
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Successful no-kill strategy more than one tactic

No-kill programs include many elements, though detractors sometimes make no-kill p...
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Update on California shelter bill

Best Friends has concerns over California AB 2343, the proposed law to update the ...
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Playing Whac-A-Mole with anti-cat rhetoric

TNR advocates play Whac-A-Mole with TNR detractors who keep popping up with the sa...
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BREAKING: Utah governor signs Best Friends BDL preemption bill

Utah governor signs HB 97, prohibiting any local government in the state from enac...
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NKUT launches: Final stretch to take entire state of Utah no-kill

Best Friends launches No-Kill Utah (NKUT), the final push to take entire state of ...
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