Advocacy and action make 2021 a banner year for lifesaving
Looking back on an incredible year of driving positive change for cats, dogs and the people who love them
Lifesaving legislative wins are good reason to celebrate 2020
From community cats to pit-bull-type dogs, our legislative team hit many home runs with help from pet lovers like you.
It’s Pit Bull Awareness Month, so go vote!
Wondering how voting can help pit-bull-type dogs? Here's how.
American Bar Association stands up for dogs and military families!
American Bar Association fights urges Department of Defense to ‘enact … breed-neutral pet policies" for military housing with Resolution 112.
Bipartisan farm bill has positive impact on Best Friends’ mission
Farm bill revised in 2018 to include Dog and Cat Meat Prohibition, Pet and Women Safety (PAWS) and Parity in Animal Cruelty Enforcement (PACE) Acts.
A model dog law to save more lives
With help of Best Friends, International Municipal Lawyers Association (IMLA) unveils new safety-first, breed-neutral dangerous dog model ordinance.
California legislature makes history for the animals
Californians urged to ask governor to sign Assembly Bill 485, statewide legislation that would ban the sale of dogs, cats and rabbits from mills.
Community cats lawyer up
American Bar Association committee passes resolution encouraging uniform laws and policies about trap-neuter-return (TNR) and shelter-neuter-return (SNR).
RIP, Tom Hayden
The animal welfare community loses advocate responsible for passage of California’s Hayden Act.
What’s happening in Oklahoma is not OK for the animals
Re House Bill 2250, residents encouraged to take action against legislation that would limit national animal welfare organizations' efforts in state.