No-Kill 2025 Stories

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Take Action: The White House Opposes Breed Discriminatory Legislation

Ask President Barack Obama to reverse the Pentagon's policy of breed discrimi...
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Best Friends helps Downtown Dog Rescue realize dream: New lifesaving center to open in South Gate

Downtown Dog Rescue, a member of the NKLA Coalition, is committed to fighting hard...
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Learn How You Can Help Save Them All at the 2013 No More Homeless Pets National Conference

Packed with invaluable no-kill information, the upcoming conference in Jacksonvill...
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New pet adoption center opens new chapter in NKLA campaign

Lifesaving in L.A. gets another boost with opening of new adoption center for home...
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Save Them All

Best Friends is committed to ending animal shelter killing. We have made significa...
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Police shootings of dogs: A disturbing trend

Stories of dogs being shot by police are all too common. The ethic that informs po...
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The no-kill deniers

Once again, PETA takes the opportunity to defend their killing of shelter pets and...
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San Diego to pass humane pet store ordinance

Second-largest city in California is poised to ban the sale of commercially-bred d...
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New Salt Lake center advances statewide push to no-kill

Best Friends Pet Adoption Center grand opening in the Sugar House neighborhood of ...
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NKLA continues to exceed goals

Animal shelter killing in Los Angeles is headed for all-time low....
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Thoughts from an Englishman on the Fourth of July

America is founded on ideas of fair-mindedness and justice, principles that guide ...
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The breakthrough idea of the decade

Best Friends, in partnership with PetSmart Charities, launches fourth community ca...
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The holy grail of spay/neuter

Quest to develop a pill or shot (injection) to non-surgically sterilize cats and d...
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Ban on sale of puppies in L.A.

Los Angeles is another step closer to becoming NKLA as law that outlaws sale of pu...
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Vicktory dog Lucas

Lucas' greatest victories were outside the fighting ring. He taught the world...
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