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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 a...
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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 becam...
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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, N...
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Puppies from backyard breeders with problems

Puppies from backyard breeders often have medical and behavioral issues. Read stor...
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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 ...
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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,...
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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 o...
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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 eac...
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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 "...
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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Lance was shy, scared and withdrawn when he was rescued from Michael Vick's d...
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Helping a blind, deaf merle Australian shepherd puppy

Two merle Australian shepherds are bred and produce a puppy who is deaf and blind....
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Make-A-Wish Foundation fulfills 11-year-old girl's dream to work with animals

Make-A-Wish Foundation fulfills 11-year-old girl's dream to work with animals...
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On track to deliver our message

Racing Laps for Best Friends is revving its engine for another season of Indy Pro ...
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Fjord horse with missing eye is winning hearts

Fjord horse, kicked in the face when he was a baby, is missing an eye from the inj...
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Feline finishing school

Best Friends cats hit the classroom....
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Best Friends Animal Society - Save Them All

Together, we can Save Them All.

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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