No-Kill Stories

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The right stuff

Brent Toellner, Scott Giacoppo, Tawny Hammond and José Ocaño join Best Friends Ani...
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The Muppets take Manhattan

Best Friends New York Adoption Center opening today in SoHo as our next step towar...
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Taking an entire state to no-kill

With an 84.2 percent save rate in Utah for 2015, the 56 partners in the NKUT coali...
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Once more with feeling: Save Them All!

Animal advocates must work together, learn from others' success and be open to new...
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Enshrining the rights of pets

The town of Trigueros del Valle in Spain passes a bill of rights for pets called t...
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Happy National Feral Cat Day!

National Feral Cat Day is October 16, 2015. This is a special day to recognize TNR...
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Austin names new animal services chief

New Austin animal services chief Tawny Hammond brings experience and leadership fr...
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A nod to the innovator of our era, the father of the no-kill movement retires

Rich Avanzino‘s innovative thinking and business sense, from the San Francisco SPC...
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Confused about what no-kill means and doesn’t mean?

Confused about what no-kill is? There are many inaccuracies surrounding no-kill po...
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The most effective program of all

Spreading the word about Best Friends and the no-kill movement to those outside of...
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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 prioritizing t...
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Endorsing a progressive AVMA community cat policy

Best Friends' medical director submits recommendations to the American Veterinary ...
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