No-Kill 2025 Stories

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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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Saving lives in Utah's second-largest city

West Valley City is on verge of achieving no-kill status, with an 89.7 percent sav...
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Opponents of community cat programs: A desperate struggle for relevance

TNR opponents are more interested in preserving status quo than implementing lifes...
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Backstory of new Best Friends Animal Clinic

The new Best Friends Clinic is a worthwhile landmark for our 30th anniversary and ...
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A big Best Friends win for the animals in Utah — the battle rages in Missouri

Breed specific legislation is not effective. The focus should be on irresponsible...
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American Pets Alive!

Julie Castle recaps the American Pets Alive Conference held in Austin, Texas.
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Breaking ground at Best Friends

Thirty years ago, ground was broken on what would become largest no-kill sanctuary...
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