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Our "Best Friend" Honored Volunteer: Cathy Berry

"Cathy doesn't ask for or want recognition, but she certainly deserves it!"
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A kitten meets potential adopters at the 2017 NKLA Super Adoption

Find Your New Best Friend at the NKLA Super Adoption on May 18 and 19 at Warner Center Park

Adoptions start at just $25 at event hosted by Best Friends Animal Society and ...
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How Pet Lovers Can ‘Pay It Forward To Help Homeless Dogs and Cats

Best Friends Animal Society puts a lifesaving spin on Pay It Forward weekend April...
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Our "Best Friend" Honored Volunteer: Sandra Figge

"Her versatility, her positive energy and her true understanding of our animals is...
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Happy gotcha day to these pets

Photos celebrate rescue and shelter dog and cat "gotcha days," when each was adopt...
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Join us for Cat-chella!

Two lifesaving weekends of fee-waived cat adoptions!
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Scenes from a kitten nursery

See photos from the Best Friends kitten nursery in Los Angeles, where 3,000 kitten...
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Superhero volunteers save shelter pets

Superhero volunteers donate their time to help pets and Best Friends Animal Societ...
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Our "Best Friend" Honored Volunteer: Emily Lucitt

"Emily has helped our program grow and we are over the moon happy to have her as p...
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When short-term dog fostering leads to adoption

Heartwarming story of a shelter dog named Parker who won the hearts of his foster ...
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Volunteering with baby kittens

Interview with Connie Murphy who volunteers with baby kittens at Best Friends in L...
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A premature kitten’s journey

Kitten who was born prematurely and was the only surviving kitten of his litter ge...
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Good news in Texas and California for shelter pets

Texas & California make up about 25 percent of the shelter animal killing ...
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A big, loving home for a deaf senior dog

Deaf senior dog, with a benign mass on her ear and skin allergies, receives medica...
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Friendship is love for these senior dogs

Two senior dogs receive treatment for flea dermatitis: diet changes and a strict r...
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