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Father-daughter volunteer trip to Best Friends

In honor of Father's Day, read an interview with Dave and Amanda Giroux who took a father-daughter volunteer trip to Best Friends Animal Sanctuary.
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The Best Friends National Conference — Texas style

Best Friends Animal Society is holding the 2019 conference in Dallas. Read about our involvement in the state and Texas' progress to no-kill.
Julie Castle Blog
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Sisters compete to see who can save the most pets.

Two sisters who work at Palm Valley Animal Center in Edinburg, Texas, in different departments, compete to save the most dogs and cats.
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Puppy love blossoms in a grocery store parking lot.

It's puppy love at first sight when a woman meets a wiggly pup at a Best Friends mobile adoption van in an Atlanta Kroger grocery store parking lot.
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Inspired by the conference to save Alabama’s homeless pets

Animal Rescue Foundation (ARF) of Mobile, Alabama, is inspired to save more homeless pets after attending the Best Friends National Conference.
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No-fee dog and cat adoptions: value added, not taken away

Free dog and cat adoptions are nothing for shelters and rescues to fear. Many are embracing fee-waived promos to get pets adopted into good homes.
Julie Castle Blog
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Volunteer helps so many animals in New York City.

After running a Zion National Park half marathon and visiting Best Friends Animal Sanctuary, Hiromi Nobata is inspired to help save pets in New York.
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Clear the kitten nursery? Mission accomplished.

Nearly 150 kittens from Best Friends Lifesaving Center in Los Angeles go into foster homes with people who showed up to help and save lives.
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Cat used to hide in the rafters, but is so much braver now

Introverted cat who used to hide in the rafters at the Sanctuary is adopted by a woman who allows the kitty to adjust and open up at her own pace
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Pit bull rescue group can’t help but rescue kittens, too.

Since kittens, like pit bull dogs, are at high risk of being killed in animal shelters, Angel City Pit Bulls has a foster kitten (‘Pitten') program.
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These animals are serious about one thing — snacks.

Enjoy funny and endearing pictures of animals, including kittens, parrots, a dog, pig and even a desert tortoise, snacking on their favorite foods.
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How Best Friends is helping animals in Oklahoma and Arkansas flooding

Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas are experiencing flooding as a result of heavy rain. Best Friends and our partners are helping pets in the region.
Julie Castle Blog
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Zeroing in on no-kill nationwide by 2025

Texas, California, Florida, North Carolina and Georgia are the states with the most dogs and cats in shelters being killed. Here's how we're helping.
Julie Castle Blog
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Woman follows her heart (and a rescued dog) to her dream job.

After completing an internship at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary, woman follows her heart to her dream job working with rescue dogs.
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Here’s how we're saving thousands of cats in Florida

Best Friends partners with Osceola County Animal Services (OCAS) in Florida on trap-neuter-return (TNR) program to save stray and feral cats.
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We will reach no-kill in this country in 2025.

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