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2022 animal shelter crisis impact: Dallas Animal Services

DAS fights to serve its community, maintain a slipping save rate and keep staff he...
Read how Dallas shelter adapts to current animal shelter crisis
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North Dakota shelter steps up to help others

Souris Valley Animal Shelter puts Best Friends grant funds to good use, which incl...
See how grant helps North Dakota shelter
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5 sweet updates from Best Friends Network partners

From pet reunions to marriage proposals to birthday celebrations, good things are ...
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No-kill could be the new normal in Grady County, Georgia

Grady Country Animal Shelter used to have one of the lowest save rates in Georgia,...
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Antietam Humane Society turns things around for cats

Save rate for cats skyrockets at a Pennsylvania shelter with help from Best Friend...
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Loving a shy dog: An adopter’s story

Azzurra had never lived in a home and was afraid of people, but her new family is ...
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Best Friends Network partners awarded grants for their resiliency

Best Friends and Maddie's Fund® jointly award $5,000 resiliency grants in rec...
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5 stories to celebrate National Community Cat Day

A day to honor community cats and the people who love and take care of them....
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Second chance for more than 1,000 cats in New Mexico

A Best Friends grant and help from the embed team supports Farmington Animal Servi...
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Unicorns wanted: Foster families change lives of dogs with challenges

Grant supports Gateway Pet Guardians' foster program, which helps recast &quo...
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Housing the homeless: Partnership benefits both pets and people

A three-way partnership involving Catholic Charities Eastern Washington, SpokAnima...
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Best Friends responds to Hurricane Ida

Hundreds of pets find safety after the storm, and more help is on the way...
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Dog’s soul outshines her physical challenges

Miss Rogers had a long list of medical problems when she first came to Best Friend...
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Best Friends grants help bring vet care to Navajo Nation

Grants from Best Friends help bring veterinary resources to people and pets in rem...
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Kitten kits prepare the public to save lives

Grant from Best Friends provides enough kits to support 1,800 kittens in southern ...
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