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What is this parrot is saying?
Listen to Cleo. Do you have what it takes to interpret when he speaks?
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Animal friends at Best Friends
Friends make everything better, especially when they’re adorable animals.
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Find your purrfect match
Animated short films that follow the heartwarming journey of three homeless cats who have been overlooked just in time for June, Adopt a Shelter Cat month.
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A perfect storybook ending for a mama dog in need
Foster volunteer steps up to help a mom dog with mange and heartworm, then decides that she’s already home.
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Happy tails from adopted pets
These pets recently adopted from Best Friends are living (and loving) large.
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Best Friends Magazine
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Do you know what to do if you find kittens outside?
It's probably not what you think. Learn what to do.
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Blind kitten with the heart of a lion
Leon lost his eyes when he was a tiny kitten, but today he’s having the time of his life with his best kitten buddy in his new home.
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Ask Faith: Advice to help stop cats from counter surfing, dogs from digging
Best Friends co-founder answers questions about how to keep a curious, food-obsessed cat off the counter and a dog from digging where she shouldn’t.
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Dogs voted most likely to make you smile
Best hair, most likely to be a superhero, longest tongue: Meet some of the superspecial pups at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary.
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Did you know?
Learn fun facts about rats, mink, tortoises, jackrabbits and more.
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4 animal stories to inspire
When these pets needed help, they found it through a Best Friends Network Partner.
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Letters from home: pet adoption updates
Time to celebrate! Meet pets recently adopted from Best Friends.
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Best Friends Magazine
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A day in the life at Wild Friends
Meet Vincent the chameleon and some other unexpected residents at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary.
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5 amazing acts of animal-loving kindness
These everyday heroes are making the world a better place for animals across the country.
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Lessons from one blind dog led adopters to another
When a retired couple on vacation met a blind dog named Float, they knew their past experience would help provide him with a home where he would thrive.
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