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Pet spay-neuter-a-thon erases backlog in Brownsville
A dedicated group of veterinarians and vet techs, organized by Best Friends, banded together over 10 days to spay or neuter more than 350 dogs and cats.
Read how they did it
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Changing life for pets and people in west Texas
With funds from the Rachael Ray No-Kill Excellence Grant, Fix West Texas offers lifechanging assistance to the community’s pets and their people.
Read how they embrace their community
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Faces of No-Kill: Sir Karen the cat fools everybody
A grumpy kitty had some surprises in store for his caregivers at Best Friends, but now he’s fitting right in at his new home.
Now he's all headbutts and biscuit marking
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Faces of No-Kill: Saving a dog with a sensitive soul
Vera went from a busy shelter to a charmed life in her new home.
Now she's a cherished member of the family
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Reaching Hispanic/Latino communities to save more pets
Q&A with Mia Navedo-Williams on connecting Spanish-speaking communities with information about dogs and cats in shelters and how they can save pets’ lives
Hear what's being done to help save lives
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Embracing change saves more pets at Arizona shelter
Best Friends is helping city officials in Bullhead City transform the culture of its animal shelter to better serve the community and increase lifesaving.
Making the shelter more customer friendly
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Texas animal shelter gets creative to keep pets at home
San Angelo Animal Services and Best Friends collaborate on lifesaving programs to reduce the number of pets entering the shelter.
Offering good programs and a good attitude
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Grant helps save more dogs in Chicago shelters
One Tail at a Time puts Rachael Ray Save Them All Grant to good use to support dogs from Chicago animal shelter.
They're thinking outside of the box
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Amazing progress at Brownsville animal shelter
With guidance from Best Friends, a Texas shelter dramatically increased the number of pets saved in six months, despite a midstream distemper outbreak.
Read how things have improved
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The evolution of Best Friends Animal Society
What the founders are most proud of is the decision to pass the baton.
From co-founder Francis Battista
Best Friends Magazine
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SPCA Tampa Bay says yes to puppy mills in new partnership
Promoting puppy mills under the guise of adoption is unconscionable.
New pilot partnership at Florida shelter a huge betrayal
Julie Castle Blog
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Announcing the Shipley Dog Lodges
A nod to the future through the experiences of the past
Celebrating a place designed to celebrate dogs with behavior challenges
Julie Castle Blog
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How a Tennessee animal shelter is saving more pets
Rhea County Animal Shelter is making strides toward no-kill as part of Best Friends’ national shelter embed program.
See how small changes are making a big affect
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The Strain on Los Angeles Animal Services
Los Angeles needs our help
Take action today
Julie Castle Blog
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Easier adoption process saves more dogs and cats
A chance meeting with a Best Friends staff member caused an Iowa organization to change the way it viewed adoptions and save more animals.
Read how they embrace change
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