Network Partners Stories

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Adorable couple in their 80s spend all their free time saving animals, and the photos say it all

Senior volunteer couple in their 80s help pets in need at Best Friends Animal Sanc...
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‘Is that a shelter dog?’ It’s time to redefine how we answer that question

Is that a shelter dog" is usually asked after an animal does something undesirable...
Best Friends Magazine
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Empowering a Georgia shelter to help keep pets where they belong — with their families

Best Friends awards $50,000 grant to Gwinnett County Animal Welfare and Enforcemen...
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How this struggling animal shelter in the Deep South turned into one of the best

Southern Pines Animal Shelter (Hattiesburg, Mississippi) has a pet transport progr...
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Shelter pulls out all the stops to find foster homes for a whopping 5,000 dogs and cats

Pima Animal Care Center in Arizona implemented lifesaving foster program that move...
Best Friends Magazine
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Labor Day love for cats and kittens adopted in NYC

Best Friends hosts adoption event for cats and kittens from Animal Care Centers of...
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Quick action saved hundreds of dogs and cats in Hurricane Dorian's path

Best Friends Animal Society and other shelters and rescues work together to help a...
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Worth the wait: Two semi-feral dogs finally find the perfect home after 12 years

Two semi-feral dogs, who had been at a rescue for 12 years, are adopted by a woman...
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Idaho Falls Animal Shelter was saving less than half of the animals in its care, but today its save rate is at 97%

Idaho Falls Animal Shelter has made great progress saving more dogs and cats, from...
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Rescue pets provide comfort after Dayton shooting

After the mass shooting in Dayton, Ohio, on August 4, 2019, puppies and kittens fr...
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This elderly dog might look geriatric, but he's actually the life of the party

Elderly dog, with a long list of health challenges and special needs, may be geria...
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Sweet, nap-loving senior pit bull enjoys the good life, thanks to the incredible people who worked so hard to save him

With help from Second Chance Rescue and Best Friends, a senior pit bull, who loves...
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Cat lovers descend on Los Angeles CatCon and 176 cats are adopted

Best Friends Animal Society participates in the 2019 CatCon in Pasadena, Californi...
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Meet the underdogs who are heroes for homeless pets

Animal shelter employees are unsung heroes dedicated to the dogs and cats in their...
Best Friends Magazine
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Massive donation of pet supplies helps families recover from epic flood in Arkansas

To help dogs and cats affected by the Arkansas flooding, Gleaning for the World, a...
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