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Bilingual outreach results in 200 pet adoptions in south Texas 

See how everything is bigger in Texas
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Connecting Florida cats with families across the eastern U.S.

More than 200 cats from Polk County including an injured cat named Russell have fo...
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Medical care for Georgia’s free-roaming cats

Columbus Community Cats Project provides spay neuter and vaccines for stray cats i...
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Mission possible for cats

Best Friends launches trap neuter return (TNR) program to help stray, feral, unown...
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Best Friends volunteer awarded lifetime volunteer achievement award

Best Friends volunteer Chuck Austin is awarded PetSmart Charities lifetime volunte...
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Best Friends' pet super adoption at the Utah State Fairpark

Best Friends' pet super adoption at the Utah State Fairpark in Salt Lake City...
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Fix Nation launches in Los Angeles

Homeless, stray and feral cats are receiving spay and neuter services in L.A.
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Best Friends Animal Society - Save Them All

We will reach no-kill in this country in 2025.

Best Friends, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization (tax ID# 23-7147797), operates the nation’s largest sanctuary for homeless animals and provides adoption, spay/neuter, and educational programs.

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We're proud to be one of the 2024 Top Workplaces, and honored to be recognized for our innovative work to take the entire country no-kill in 2025.

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