No-Kill Stories

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NKLA: Where we’ve been, where we are and where we are going

Analysis of the statistics and progress made with Best Friends' No-Kill Los Angele...
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Better data, brighter picture

The number of animals being killed in shelters daily is 4,100 -1.5 million annuall...
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This Black Friday, pet lovers can get a great deal on a lap dog or smart cat during Best Friends Animal Society’s #Holiday100

Lap Dogs, Not Laptops: Best Friends Animal Society’s #Holiday100 Adds Fun Adoption Twist to Black Friday Weekend

Lap Dogs, Not Laptops: Best Friends Animal Society’s #Holiday100 Adds Fun Adoption...
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Natural disasters and the no-kill movement

Best Friends and our supporters have helped more than 1,600 dogs and cats after Hu...
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To adopt or not? A new Best Friends survey sheds light on pet adoptions

Why do people buy pets instead of adopting? A Best Friends survey sheds light on t...
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New Jersey declares 'thumbs up' for no-kill

Resolution 237, declaring the intent for New Jersey to be no-kill for shelter dogs...
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Another successful super adoption as L.A. gets closer to NKLA

Super pet adoption events and animal adoption in general bring LA closer and close...
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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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