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Investigative Reports

Vote Best Friends – 2004
If you still haven't made up your mind who to vote for on Tuesday, please consider voting for the Best Friends Party. We has candidates not only for Pres. and V.P., but also for all the main cabinet positions.

Summer Movie Reviews – 2004
Starring Best Friends’ very own Brides of Dracula, Helen of Troy, Spiderdog 2, Stepford Wives, and a host of other Oscar-seeking characters.

Molly’s Trip to Mars – Part Two March 2004
Startling evidence that Best Friends is really located on Mars.

Molly’s Trip to Mars – Part One December 2003
In honor of the Beagle and the Mars Rovers, now arriving at the red Planet.

Make Mike a Member
There are more Michaels than anyone else in this country. So how come they don’t even make it into the Top 20 list of Best Friends members?

Summer Movie Reviews – 2003
Back in the 1950s and 60s, many of Hollywood’s top westerns were made here at Angel Canyon, where Best Friends now has its home. But the best summer blockbusters are, in fact, still being made right here at the sanctuary.

The Ghostbuster: March 2003
Her day job is looking after the birds at Best Friends. But she’s also one of America’s top ghost hunters!

Beyond the Pentagon: Nov 2002
Maintaining security at Best Friends Dogtown

How to Get to Best Friends. September 2002
... If you don’t like standing in long lines at airports.

Summer Movie Reviews – 2002.
If you’re spending your summer vacation at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary, you’ll certainly want to take some time out at the movies. So here are some of my picks and pans for what’s playing at Dogtown and Kittyville.

The Moving Finger. March 2002
 People often say that “history is written by the victors.” But on a more fundamental level, history is written by those who have the right kind of fingers.

The ReX-Files. January 2002
Is this dog passing on a critically important message from aliens?

The Search for Monty Zuma's Treasure. November 2001
Was Dogtown actually founded by some apparently stray dogs who were actually seeking hidden treasure?

The Real Mrs. P. September 2001
And the first Tomato Award for Investigative Journalism

The Search for A-Pop January 2001
Is the source of all chaos and disintegration in the entire universe living in your home?

A-Pop Revealed February 2001
Not only is the source of all chaos & disintegration everywhere, but many members of Best Friends are suffering from A-Popsicle Paranoid Hysteria.

Tomato the Cat Wins Pulitzer Award November 2000
A special announcement from the editor of Best Friends magazine

Pet Survivor Scandal! September 2000
How The Colonel's campaign was subverted by a TV show on the Psychic Pets Network.

Colonel seen in Cosmic Campaign Conspiracy May 2000
His paw prints have been identified in a galaxy 5,500 light years away.

And The Winners Are . . . March 2000
Results of the Chairpurrson Election. In a previous report, gave fair warning that the Powers That Be (PTB) at the sanctuary might try to rig the election of the new Chairpurrson. They did.

Who Wants To Be a Chairpurrson? Jan 2000
“The votes are pouring in for the new Chairpurrson of the TLC Cat Club,” said my investigative assistant, Tammy the Greyhound, as she raced into my office.

Watching Out for Voter Fraud at Benton’s House Nov 1999
Who will be the new Chairpurrson at Benton’s House? The PTB are agitating for someone a little more flexible than Benton the Cat who, you will remember, went over the Rainbow Bridge this summer.

Will The Real Aliens Please Stand Up September 1999
Some people think their cats are space aliens. But why do cats always look at you as though you're the alien? I have uncovered the answer to this mystery.

The Colonel's Campaign July 1999
"I am not going to work for that petty, half-baked, tin-pot dictator," I said very firmly to my investigative assistant, Tammy the Greyhound. "And that’s final."

Buddy the Magician! March 1999.
The firefighters insisted that this hero dog had probably "saved Kimberly's life" but I thought this deserved an investigation.

Tomato's Return March 1999
I know! I'm not supposed to be here. After all, I did go over the Rainbow Bridge last summer. But let's face it: Life just hasn't been the same without me.

Tomato's Farewell June 1998.
I was afraid Tammy would think I was being a hypochondriac again. But she'd already heard what the doctor had said. So she simply sat down and asked me, "How long do you have, Boss?"

Professor Barkalot's Secret Mission. May 1998.
The renowned professor wrote his last column in March 1997, and then vanished. Now he has suddenly contacted my investigative assistant, Tammy the Greyhound.

Bunny House Rocked by Sex Scandal. March 1998.
A truly shocking report on what happened after three bunnies met up in somebody's back yard. .

Bright Lights and Golden Gates. January 1998.
When news leaked out that we were about to bring some feral cats here from under the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco in exchange for some of our most adoptable kitties, two members of my staff started preening furiously.

In Search of the Great Cat Goddess. October 1997.
Tammy the Greyhound and I discovered that our roots go back to Ancient Egypt. So we went in search of the ancient Great Egyptian Cat Goddess.

Tristan und Curly: My New Opera. September 1997.
We had just had a visit from the beautiful Countess Lambsdorff, of the Deutsche Gesellschaft Tier and Natur which looks after animals in Germany. I needed to do reciprocate the honor in a memorable fashion so I decided to write a proper German opera.

2001: A Spay Odyssey. March 1997
This year's Pulitzer Prizes have been announced, and my name was not on the list. "Never mind," said Tammy. "Why don't we go for an Oscar instead?"

How To Get Here from There.
If you haven't been to Best Friends before, you should definitely check this out. It's better than following the official Best Friends visiting brochure.

If you're new to all this, you'll find more information about me and my investigative assistant, Tammy the Greyhound, by going here.

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