Outreach and Embed Programs Stories

Outgoing mayor of Los Angeles, Antonio Villaraigosa, has been a good friend to the animals.

Best Friends' own patron saint to the animals to be honored at Compassion Now Gala in Los Angeles.

Albuquerque trap neuter return program is showing great results, reducing the number of stray cats being killed.

New law promotes public safety while prohibiting breed-specific laws (BSL) / breed discrimination.

New York Pet Super Adoption, hosted by Best Friends, helps homeless pets find loving forever homes.

Courage, creativity and a community commitment combine to make the goal of a no-kill San Antonio achievable.

Dogs, especially beagles, are routinely used as subjects for medical and laboratory testing. Read about Juno, a dog used for research.

Registration is now open for 2013 No More Homeless Pets Conference! Watch a clip of last year's inspiring closing address.

Adoption promotion highlights pets who need to be an only animal in their home. These are lovable 'loner' animals.

Nearly 300 Best Friends Network partner animal shelters and rescues commit to taking 4,000 rescued pets following Hurricane Harvey.

Many people don't know that their local animal shelter kills pets as a means of population control. We are working to stop that.

Thank You! Best Friends directly saves or fixes over 90,000 animals in 2012.

Join Best Friends for National Animal Shelter Check-In Day and our ongoing work to help the animal organizations in need after Hurricane Sandy.

Best Friends' national dog walk raised $1,280,365 for homeless pets, with over $866,000 of that going to 153 our No More Homeless Pets Network partners.

Hurricane Isaac's has passed through, but there are plenty of grassroots organizations that need your support. Here's a list of those who are working hard to save lives.