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Overcoming dog trust issues through play

How do you get a scared rescue dog to trust you? Encouraging a dog to play helped ...
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The Compassionate Care-A-Van for animals

Charlottesville-Albemarle SPCA transports dogs and cats affected by Hurricanes Har...
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Volunteer spotlight: Sarah Taylor

Sarah Taylor is a Best Friends volunteer in Salt Lake City. She is an ambassador f...
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Salt Lake area teen looks out for stray cats

Teen helps strays by caring for free-roaming cats in need and trapping felines for...
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From scared cat to much-loved barn cat

Stray cat rescued off the streets was injured, scared and untrusting of people. Sh...
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Donations pour in after Hurricane Harvey

Individuals and companies, including the Petco Foundation and Bubba's Beds fo...
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Overweight parrot plays foraging games

Overweight parrot enjoys enrichment foraging games that help her lose weight. She ...
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A dog named Boy

Heartwarming story of a pit bull who will be reunited with his family after the ch...
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​Adopting a pit bull terrier with special needs

Pit bull with medical and behavioral (reactivity) challenges finds just the right ...
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Adopting a dog with neurological challenges

Woman adopts neurological senior dog, who is partially paralyzed and has some diff...
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“Dogs That Cannot Touch Each Other”

Guggenheim Museum pulls "Dogs That Cannot Touch Each Other" work by Sun ...
Julie Castle Blog
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Moved to volunteer with hurricane pets

Spotlight on people who have given their time, talents and passion to volunteer wi...
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Best Friends Network spotlight: Lifeline Animal Project

Dog with terminal cancer at Lifeline Animal Project is taken home by a giving ‘fos...
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Hob’s happy home

Woman educated about the feline immunodeficiency virus, and how positive cats can ...
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Saving animals after Hurricane Irma

Best Friends works with our Network partner animal shelters and rescue groups in F...
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