Animal-Friendly Legislation Stories

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Stopping puppy mills

It involves not only passing humane laws, but thwarting the industry’s ever-expand...
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Streetwise help for people and their pets

Ruff Haven Crisis Sheltering, formed in the midst of the pandemic, is blazing trai...
Keeping people and their pets together
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Advocacy and action make 2021 a banner year for lifesaving

Looking back on an incredible year of driving positive change for cats, dogs and t...
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Nevada takes a big step forward for dogs with new law

New Nevada law prohibits insurance companies from denying homeowners coverage or c...
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8 ways to celebrate Best Friends Day

Reserve some time to celebrate Best Friends day by volunteering or fostering, adop...
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400 and counting: Gaining a foothold with humane pet sales legislation

Changing hearts and minds is complicated but necessary in convincing municipalitie...
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2025 Action Team: Grassroots advocacy on steroids

The 2025 Action Team, numbering 29,000 (and counting) volunteers from all over the...
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10 ways you can help save cats and dogs in 2021

With four more years to reach our no-kill 2025 goal, here's how you can help ...
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Big wins for animals in 2020

Animal advocates around the country made a huge difference for pets this year....
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Animal advocacy and essential services during COVID-19

Best Friends offers guidance to lawmakers to help keep pets safe as communities ar...
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Embracing change

The pace of positive change in animal welfare is speeding up exponentially, which ...
Julie Castle Blog
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When new data revealed more than 17,000 unnecessary pet deaths in Illinois, the governor did something about it

Illinois governor J. B. Pritzker signs bill removing barriers to TNR and fostering...
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Bipartisan farm bill has positive impact on Best Friends’ mission

Farm bill revised in 2018 to include Dog and Cat Meat Prohibition, Pet and Women S...
Julie Castle Blog
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14 reasons to cheer for animal legislation in 2018

Pet lovers take action through Best Friends Animal Society advocacy alerts, contri...
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The 2018 Best Friends National Conference: “They laughed at us”

The 2018 Best Friends National Conference that took place in Los Angeles last week...
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