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'Art for the Animals' artist retreat

Best Friends co-founder Cyrus Mejia teaches the 'Art for the Animals: A Creative Retreat' workshop at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary in Southern Utah.
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Make-A-Wish Foundation grants girl's wish to visit Best Friends

Make-A-Wish Foundation grants girl's wish to visit Best Friends. Though Jenny Boxer died from a brain tumor, her spirit lives on at the Sanctuary.
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Former fighting dogs playing with horse toys

Best Friends horses make a donation to the Vicktory dogs!
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Hurricane aftermath

Volunteers from the Katrina floods reunite at Best Friends.
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Doing away with stray cat bounty in Randolph, Iowa

With guidance and direction from Best Friends, Randolph, Iowa, does away with its $5 bounty on stray cats in favor of humane trap neuter return (TNR).
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Dr. Kathy Quigley provides veterinary services to animals in early years of Best Friends

Dr. Kathy Quigley was the first Best Friends Animal Sanctuary veterinarian. Read about her fascinating career helping animals.
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Helping an Ill Best Friends staff member and her dogs

Best Friends staff stepped up to help fellow employee Marilyn Theis when she became ill and then her dogs after her death.
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Former For the Love of Cats and Kittens president charged with cruelty

Former president of For the Love of Cats and Kittens (FLOCK) shelter in Pahrump, Nevada, Sharon 'Sheri' Allen is charged with animal cruelty.
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Restaurant owners devise innovative way to support the animals

At Santa Fe Café and Bistro 17, restaurateurs Anna and Jim Buckingham use wishing well fountains to gather donations to support homeless animals.
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Puppies from backyard breeders with problems

Puppies from backyard breeders often have medical and behavioral issues. Read story of one Yorkshire and Jack Russell terrier mix puppy.
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Top Tag Pet IDs used to track Vicktory dogs' medical and behavioral info

Best Friends is using Top Tag Pet IDs to input medical and behavioral data for each Vicktory dog (former Michael Vick dogs) to track their progress.
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Dogs rescued from failed sanctuary in Gabbs, Nevada

Dogs stranded after a Gabbs, Nevada, sanctuary failed are helped by animal groups, including Best Friends, in California, Nevada and Washington.
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Now a felony to torture dog or cat in Utah

Senate Bill 297 passes in Utah, making it a third-degree felony to torture a dog or cat. This is a big win for animal protection advocates.
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Pig who is too smart for her own good

Pig who is way too smart for her own good gets into mischief by eating horse "weight gain" food. She is now doing penance and is on a diet.
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Shy Vicktory dog Lance from Michael Vick's fighting ring

Lance was shy, scared and withdrawn when he was rescued from Michael Vick's dogfighting ring. Lance is now learning life can be good.
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Best Friends Animal Society - Save Them All

We will reach no-kill in this country in 2025.

Best Friends, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization (tax ID# 23-7147797), operates the nation’s largest sanctuary for homeless animals and provides adoption, spay/neuter, and educational programs.

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