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Encouraging people to be part of the solution to pet overpopulation.
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Guinea pig adoption
Jeannette Srivastava from Michigan adopts a senior longhair guinea pig from Best Friends Animal Sanctuary.
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Alternative spring break for Vanderbilt University students
Students from Vanderbilt University spend their alternative spring break volunteering with animals at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary.
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Meals on Wheels delivers for pets
Meals on Wheels has a pet program in San Francisco called PetPals that helps seniors care for their pets.
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Best Friends wins 'Build-A-Bear' grant
Build-A-Bear awards Best Friends Animal Society a $10,000 grant to help homeless animals at the Sanctuary.
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Houston backs non-surgical neutering of male dogs
Houston approves the use of Neutersol (an earlier version of Zeuterin) for neutering male dogs without surgery.
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People-Pet Partnership celebrates 1000th adoption
Amy Angelilli creates the People-Pet Partnership in Philadelphia to help homeless pets get adopted. The organization just celebrated its 1,000th adoption!
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Rescuing a Himalayan cat hit by a car
Best Friends employee rescues a Himalayan cat who was hit by a car and has a broken jaw. His is recovering and his prognosis is good.
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Guinea pig who looks like Cousin It
There is a guinea pig at the Sanctuary who looks just like Cousin It from the Addams Family. Adopt your next furry pal today.
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Confident cockatoo who is talkative too
A white cockatoo named Duke comes to Best Friends for rehoming. This bird is extremely confident and talkative.
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Animal intern shares her experience
By completing an internship with Best Friends, Amanda Cavazos learns all about animal welfare, including fundraising, humane education, spaying and neutering, animal adoptions and more.
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Trap-neuter-return program for feral cats in Southern Utah
Best Friends' stray cat TNR program in Southern Utah and Arizona is a success, as the stats show.
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A busy year at No More Homeless Pets in Utah
No More Homeless Pets in Utah makes 2004 a great year of saving pets. Read about our work to make Utah no-kill.
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Dogs of Honduras
Sherry Thorn rescues stray dogs in Honduras, gets them spayed or neutered, and then finds homes for them.
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Helping puppies from DAWGS in Dalhart, Texas
Adorable puppies come to Best Friends from DAWGS in Dalhart, Texas, where it's the children who are making a no-kill world for their local animals.
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