Animal-Friendly Legislation Stories

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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...
Julie Castle Blog
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5 ways to save homeless pets

Here are five ways you can save homeless (shelter) pets: Adopt, volunteer, donate,...
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Animal advocacy and no-kill 2025

Animal advocacy is an important component of Best Friends Animal Society's strateg...
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Hope for pets after natural disasters

PET AID Act bill will ensure dogs, cats and other animals are accounted for by org...
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Delta chooses discrimination over public safety and science

Delta Airlines will not allow individuals with disabilities to travel with "pit bu...
Julie Castle Blog
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A close call for puppy mill dogs

US Department of Agriculture plan to outsource inspections of commercial dog breed...
Julie Castle Blog
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How animal shelter statistics help save pets

Animal shelter stats are critical to identifying which animals are most at risk an...
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Targeting outdoor cats is misguided and likely to backfire

Western Governors' Association (WGA) targets feral cats in its "top 50 invasive sp...
Julie Castle Blog
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California legislature makes history for the animals

Californians urged to ask governor to sign Assembly Bill 485, statewide legislatio...
Julie Castle Blog
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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...
Julie Castle Blog
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Los Angeles City Council passes no-kill resolution

LA is on target to become no-kill in 2017, and in collaboration with the NKLA coal...
Julie Castle Blog
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5 reasons why breed-specific legislation is the pits

BSL laws (breed-specific legislation) are ineffective, expensive, lead to more dog...
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San Francisco joins the fight against puppy mills

San Francisco ordinance requires pet stores to only offer dogs and cats from shelt...
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