Caring for Pets Stories

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Obese pig now living more healthily and eating better

Overweight pig comes to Best Friends for help. She is now on a healthy diet that w...
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Pet parrot challenges and ending the sale of parrots

Parrots often lose their homes because of their long lifespan. Best Friends is add...
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Study of former Michael Vick fighting dogs

Early results of a groundbreaking study by Best Friends Animal Society veterinaria...
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Rescuing a golden retriever caught in a coyote trap

Hiker looking for artifacts finds a golden retriever caught in a coyote trap. The ...
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Pet hospice care for animals at end of life

Kindred Spirits Animal Sanctuary provides hospice care to animals at end of life. ...
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Former fighting dogs playing with horse toys

Best Friends horses make a donation to the Vicktory dogs!
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Dr. Kathy Quigley provides veterinary services to animals in early years of Best Friends

Dr. Kathy Quigley was the first Best Friends Animal Sanctuary veterinarian. Read a...
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Puppies from backyard breeders with problems

Puppies from backyard breeders often have medical and behavioral issues. Read stor...
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Top Tag Pet IDs used to track Vicktory dogs' medical and behavioral info

Best Friends is using Top Tag Pet IDs to input medical and behavioral data for eac...
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Dogs rescued from failed sanctuary in Gabbs, Nevada

Dogs stranded after a Gabbs, Nevada, sanctuary failed are helped by animal groups,...
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Pig who is too smart for her own good

Pig who is way too smart for her own good gets into mischief by eating horse "weig...
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Shy Vicktory dog Lance from Michael Vick's fighting ring

Lance was shy, scared and withdrawn when he was rescued from Michael Vick's dogfig...
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Helping a blind, deaf merle Australian shepherd puppy

Two merle Australian shepherds are bred and produce a puppy who is deaf and blind....
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Fjord horse with missing eye is winning hearts

Fjord horse, kicked in the face when he was a baby, is missing an eye from the inj...
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Feline finishing school

Best Friends cats hit the classroom.
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