Network Partners Stories

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Saving the lives of animals through community-supported sheltering

Shelters all over the country are beginning to embrace the power of community-supp...
Best Friends Magazine
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Planned PEThood of Georgia innovates to help rural shelters

Rachael Ray Save Them All grant served as a catalyst so Planned PEThood of Georgia...
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Strut Your Mutt 2020 goes virtual from coast to coast

25th annual event opens avenues for walkers and couch potatoes alike to raise much...
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Puppy beats distemper with the help of two determined foster moms

Felix had a ticket to ride from Houston to Ruff Start Rescue in Minnesota, but whe...
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California Animal Welfare Funders Collaborative awards $200,000 in grants to animal shelters across the state

California Animal Welfare Funders Collaborative awards $200,000 in grants to animal shelters across the state

Annenberg Foundation, Best Friends Animal Society, Maddie's Fund and Michelson ...
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Will the real Dennis Quaid please stand up?

Celebrity adopts cat named after him from Lynchburg Humane Society in Virginia.
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Celebrating powerful change and collective impact: Animal welfare groups from nine states win Best Friends Lifesaving Awards

Twelve lifesaving organizations and two state coalitions were recognized this year...
Julie Castle Blog
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Secrets behind a Salt Lake County animal shelter’s success

West Valley City Animal Services has been no-kill for years and now the shelter is...
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From tiny to mighty: Two by Two Rescue helps pets across Alabama

From its beginnings in a garage, this rescue organization grew to save thousands o...
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17 rescued poodles get a fresh start in life

Poodles from a hoarding case come to Best Friends in Atlanta for love, much-needed...
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Author of 'A Dog’s Purpose' finds new purpose in animal welfare

When longtime animal rescuer Georgia Cameron brought a rescued puppy named Tucker ...
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Big love for Texas pets during the COVID-19 outbreak

Despite the coronavirus pandemic, hundreds of dogs and cats from Texas shelters fi...
Best Friends Magazine
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Supporting our partners in animal welfare during the COVID-19 pandemic

Since the coronavirus pandemic began, Best Friends has kicked into high gear to su...
Best Friends Magazine
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Helping New York City’s pets who lost families during the COVID-19 pandemic

How a partnership between Best Friends in New York and Animal Care Centers of NYC ...
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Pet portraits draw laughs, raise dollars for pets

See the art, both good and bad, from animal shelters' creative fundraisers.
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