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Florida, we need you! Mark Buehrle shares how to take action and help save dogs

Because of an archaic exemption in state law, Miami-Dade County, FL, is the only c...
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Grab your phones and check in to save lives

The first annual National Animal Shelter Check-in Day will take place on November ...
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"Imagine it ... achieve it"

The No More Homeless Pets National Conference is a great indicator of the vitality...
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Best Friends volunteers gain ground against puppy mills

Volunteers showed up 150 weeks straight at Barkworks with nothing to go on but the...
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If a law doesn't make sense, it's probably a bad law

The Ohio Senate will vote on HB14 that will change state's ill-conceived vicious d...
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Jane Goodall's Simple Truths

Similarities between Jane Goodall's message, methods and her relationship to the t...
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Hurricane Irene: Best Friends New York team prepares to help

UPDATE: Thankfully, the worst seems to be over. Our thoughts are with everyone who...
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Best Friends proposes to operate a lifesaving center in Los Angeles

Best Friends submits proposal to operate a lifesaving, high-volume adoption and sp...
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Come celebrate our birthday!

Please help our birthday wish come true by donating to help save more animals.
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Everyone Loves a Paw'rade!

Join us in Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Salt Lake City and New York for pet parades we ...
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Higher ground: Best Friends in the flood zone

Best Friends Emergency Response team has been on the ground in South Dakota to hel...
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Wild Friends

The Wild Friends department at Best Friends specializes in wildlife education in a...
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Cats of the Chesapeake: On stranger tides

Animal welfare organizations come together to help the feral cats of Tangier Islan...
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Events that save lives

These one-of-a-kind events pull together the rescue and shelter community to find ...
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Animals in disasters: how Katrina changed their world

Disasters are part of life, and animals are inevitably caught up in the turmoil. W...
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