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One elderly cat and 10 college students

Students from Saint Michael's College enjoy a week of service and snuggles wi...
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Adopt a pet from a shelter or rescue

Forget about buying a pet: Here's why adopting a dog or cat is the best thing...
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Time to register for the 2016 Best Friends National Conference

Register for 2016 Best Friends National Conference. Find out why....
Julie Castle Blog
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Geriatric cat finds love in a brand new home

Geriatric cat who is 16 years old is adopted. She is now living the high life as a...
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Former high kill animal shelter in Florida strives for no-kill

Lake City Humane Society in Columbia County, Florida, used to be a high-kill shelt...
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Pit bull valentine adopted

Special pit bull "valentine" is adopted during The One adoption campaign...
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Animal shelters get some extra helping hands

Best Friends mobilizes local volunteers to help shelters save more pets. Tucson�...
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Cranky Cat: Aging and utterly perfect

A notoriously cantankerous and ornery (just downright cranky!) cat is adopted into...
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Young cat with pelvic fracture recovers

What Bristol the cat needed wasn't surgery for a fractured pelvis, but a litt...
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Pica dog gets help

Pica, an eating disorder that causes dogs to eat non-food items like dirt, stones,...
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Once more with feeling: Save Them All!

Animal advocates must work together, learn from others' success and be open t...
Julie Castle Blog
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Valentine's Day deals on pets

During 'The One' Valentine's Day pet adoption promotion, dogs and c...
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Yorkie mix learns agility sport skills from the ground up

Basic obedience training lays the groundwork for fun, games and (eventually) a hom...
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Our favorite pet adoptions of 2015: Part 4

Reflections from the Best Friends Pet Adoption Center in Salt Lake City...
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Overcoming dog neurological problems

Seizures and circling, symptoms of his brain issue, don't stop Julius the dog...
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