StoriesAll Stories Features Julie's Blog Videos Magazine Community Voices Image Law school graduate visits Best Friends and becomes voice for animals Sharon Discorfano, a recent law school graduate, rewards herself with a visit to Best Friends and commits to being an advocate and voice for animals. Feature Image Effects of animal hoarding on dogs research Study led by Best Friends and the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine examines effects of hoarding situations on dogs. Feature Image Power of the people in Oklahoma! The people's voice is heard as Oklahoma lawmaker who introduced bill to allow cities and towns to pass breed-discrimination laws withdraws proposal. Julie Castle Blog Image After decades of frustration, a new strategy against puppy mills Rather than attacking puppy mills directly, Best Friends' strategy to combat pet mills is to eliminate the market for commercially bred puppies. Julie Castle Blog Image Barkworks closes Barkworks, a puppy mill supplied pet store in Los Angeles, California, closes after peaceful demonstrations by animal advocates. Feature Image Cat who doesn't like other cats adopted A cat who dislikes other cats so much that he will sometimes redirect his displeasure on people nearby is adopted by a loving couple. Feature Image Goodbye, Pat Pat Whitacre, former Best Friends dog trainer, true friend to the animals, and so much more, is remembered. Julie Castle Blog Image Holiday Pet Super Adoption brings out the best The inaugural event in St. George finds homes for 115 fur-kids, like Millie, who just need a chance to shine. Feature Image Distrustful cat slowly learns to enjoy attention Declawed and malnourished when he was rescued, Devin the cat was distrustful, but he's learning to enjoy attention and has made a few friends. Feature Image Introducing a horse to a halter Trainers introduce horse from a criminal neglect situation to a halter. Their slow and steady approach using treats is proving successful. Feature Image Dog playgroups increase adoptablity of shelter dogs Playgroups for shelter dogs in Los Angeles are a ton of fun and make the dogs more adoptable by providing various benefits. Feature Image Redesigning an animal shelter with cat adoptions in mind Best Friends animal shelter in Los Angeles is redesigned to include open cat rooms, with cat shelves, beds, and more, to spotlight cats for adoption. Feature Image Best Friends support wraps up after Superstorm Sandy Best Friends Emergency Response team and generous donors provide critical help to animals in need after Superstorm Sandy hits the East Coast. Feature Image NKLA's no-kill December: A record-breaking, lifesaving effort This is a great benchmark to take us into year two of NKLA, we now have the stats for the rest of the year — and shelter killing at Los Angeles Animal Services was down for 2012 by more than 4,200 animals compared to 2011. Julie Castle Blog Image Artist painting sale leads to parrot toy donation [Artist Janet Bray sells a painting of King O, a famous parrot at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary, which results in a donation used to buy parrot toys. Feature Pagination Previous page First page 1 … Page 234 Page 235 Current page 236 Page 237 Page 238 … Last page 309 Next page