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Ticked off

Meet the puppy who broke the record for being covered in the most ticks. Now, he's feeling a hundred percent better!
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Winning over a feral cat with food

Feral cat didn't want to have anything to do with people ... that is, until his caregiver won him over by offering him a French fry. Read his story.
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Best Friends helps at Pets Alive outside of New York City

Best Friends Animal Society steps in to help Pets Alive, a sanctuary outside of New York City that had become involved in institutionalized hoarding.
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NFL bars Michael Vick from training camp and Best Friends petitions sports leagues

The National Football League bars Michael Vick from training camp, and Best Friends petitions sports leagues to condemn dog fighting.
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Teenager visits Best Friends to gain knowledge to help Romanian animals

Teenager visits Best Friends Animal Sanctuary in order to gain knowledge so he can better help animals in Romania.
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From Romania, with love for animals

Mircea Andrei, a Romanian animal advocate, visits Best Friends Animal Sanctuary to learn more about how to help animals in Romania.
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Bilingual cockatoo bird

Cockatoo at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary learns how to perfectly imitate a macaw. Sunshine the bird is bilingual!
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Big horse adopted by family

A big horse who originally cost $15,000 loses her home, but this large gal is adopted by a new family.
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Bull snake rehabilitation

Bull snake found on road with bite marks in his body comes to the Sanctuary for rehabilitation. He will also require a surgical procedure.
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Artist retreat in Utah with a message of kindness to animals

Cyrus Mejia leads an art retreat at Best Friends in Utah for artists who are interested in using their artwork to promote kindness to animals.
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Hound dog puppy who loves to sing

Hound dog found as a stray near the Sanctuary has a special talent: singing! This wobbly, clumsy boy is growing up to be a great dog.
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Introducing blue and gold macaws to one another

Three blue and gold macaws are introduced to one another and get along. In the wild parrots live in flocks, so it's nice to have friends in captivity.
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Puppy mill victims from Nebraska arrive at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary

Best Friends works with the Nebraska Humane Society after state officials shut down a bad breeder to help the dogs from this puppy mill.
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Saving Las Vegas shelter animals

Best Friends offers a plan to help Las Vegas, Nevada, get back on track toward its goal of becoming a no-kill city.
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Hero Chow and shepherd mix dog helps rescue woman

True hero dog - Chow and shepherd mix - helps rescue a woman. Sadly, he was taken to a shelter afterwards, but he is now at Best Friends.
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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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