Sanctuary Stories

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Cat with hyperthyroidism gets all the love he deserves

Senior cat with a thyroid condition, kidney disease, high blood pressure, and an o...
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Remodeled and expanded medical building for cats

Medical building for cats at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary is remodeled and expand...
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Seppi the Moluccan cockatoo gets a famously happy ending

Moluccan cockatoo named, a well-known bird at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary, is ad...
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Clicker and Parelli training for pigs

The pigs at the Sanctuary excel at both clicker and Parelli training, learning des...
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Turkey and Indian runner duck are best of friends

A turkey and Indian runner duck are best friends. The duck is very protective of t...
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Parelli Natural Horsemanship training for fearful horse

Horse who was fearful of almost everything receives Parelli Natural Horsemanship t...
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New Best Friends website

Best Friends Animal Society launches a new website that is faster and easier to us...
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Caring for a Canada geese gosling trio and a wood pewee

Three goslings and a wood pewee come to the Sanctuary for care and rehabilitation ...
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Dog slowly learns to trust people again after being abused

When Phil the dog was rescued off the streets, it was clear he had been abused. He...
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Antarctica friends disover shared love

Dr. Julie Palais, who works in Antarctica and did a presentation on Best Friends, ...
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Cat sleepover program

Cat sleepover program at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary expands to include more lov...
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Specialized training for extremely shy horse

Horse from a hoarding situation is extremely shy. She receives specialized behavio...
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Energetic adoptable puppies

Litter of puppies come to Best Friends who are very energetic and rambunctious. On...
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Layla, former Vick dog, works on overcoming fear and anxiety

Layla the Vicktory dog gets special (and maybe unusual) help, involving parrots an...
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Former Michael Vick dog Ellen crosses the Rainbow Bridge

Ellen the Vicktory dog, who was rescued from NFL player Michael Vick's fighti...
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