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Grants helping Houston pet families during the COVID-19 pandemic will continue

The Friends For Life wellness clinic and food bank helping pets during the COVID-1...
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How a small group of grassroots animal advocates made a big impression on California’s Veterinary Medical Board

Local 2025 Action Team members in California made their voices heard during a vete...
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L.A. foster dad has helped 54 kittens, and counting

Meet a pet foster dad in Los Angeles who loves helping save baby kittens...
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Two special cats with mobility challenges go home together

A recent adoption created a new home for two very special cats - one with a unique...
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Leadership plays pivotal role for Abilene Animal Services and other communities working to change the status quo for pets

Brighter days are on the horizon for dogs and cats in Texas shelters as the city o...
Julie Castle Blog
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Scared cat who lost everything just needed time

When Pan came to Best Friends after his person died, he was terrified and no one e...
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Death of a brother in the band, Stewart Gollan

The loss of a beloved Best Friends family member serves as a heavy reminder of the...
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Meet a couple of best friends on a mission to help homeless pets together

When friends Marylin Sharp and Bobbie Oldfield aren't driving pets to new hom...
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Meet a volunteer who turns even the grumpiest cats into purr machines

Kyoko Bruguera uses patience and an understanding of cat behavior to help even the...
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8 dogs beat the heat in the pool

The temperature is rising here at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary, and that means it...
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Meet a seven-year-old who takes "Save Them All” seriously

How one special dog stole the hearts of his superstar foster family...
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Changing the color of our movement

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Online adoption extravaganza helps more than 1,700 pets find homes

1,719 pets from more than 250 Best Friends Network partner organizations found hom...
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Cat charms adopters from way more than six feet away

How Mr. Geppetto, a long-time resident at the lifesaving center in Los Angeles, ma...
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Historic collaboration to spay or neuter 50,000 pets through #SpayTogether for animal shelters and clinics after height of pandemic

Best Friends is a founding member of a coalition of national organizations to prov...
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