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Best Friends volunteers help in animal shelters

Trained volunteers are dispatched across the country and roll up their sleeves to help with everything from natural disasters to staffing shortages.
Learn more
Best Friends Magazine
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Baby Girl the white dog, smiling with tongue out, lying in green grass

Faces of No-Kill: Baby Girl in Brownsville, Texas

Best Friends’ embed program supports a Texas shelter in treating dogs for heartworms.
Embed program saves lives
Best Friends Magazine
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When parrots go to school

Jen Cunha’s work with parrots is revealing how intelligent they are — and how eager they are to communicate with us.
Their incredible success at communicating
Best Friends Magazine
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Precious pet adoption stories to brighten your day

A kitten goes from sleepy to supercharged and a dog gets help at the desktop in these heartwarming letters from pets’ new families.
Share in the joy
Best Friends Magazine
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Face of Pepperoni, a medium-hair calico cat

Terrific tales from animal shelters across the country

Looking for something to make you smile? These aww-inspiring stories from Best Friends Network Partners will warm the soul.
Read their good news
Best Friends Magazine
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Shannon sitting on an outdoor table next to Felix the dog, both of them smiling

Pet adoption stories to make your heart warm and fuzzy

A cat who overcame medical troubles, a calm canine companion, and an anniversary adoption are just a few of the sweet pet adoption stories waiting to be read.
Celebrate the new families
Best Friends Magazine
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Sheri Giordano putting food down for multiple cats outside of stainless steel kennels

Spreading cheer through kindness to animals

From an escape-artist dog who chose his new home to a pet snake who needed help getting back home, these stories are sure to lift your spirits.
Read about their acts of kindness
Best Friends Magazine
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Rhonda the dog licking the face of Amra the dog

The other founders of Best Friends Animal Society

Enough about the people — let’s celebrate the animals.
Meet some of the original residents
Best Friends Magazine
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Magical pet adoption stories to lift your spirits

A dog who smiles all the time. A puppy who landed a new home at a business conference. These pets are living the good life after being adopted from Best Friends.
Meet the happy families
Best Friends Magazine
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Person's hand holding the paw of a black dog who is lying down on a blanket

The shape of our grief

Coping with the range of emotions, including self-blame, that accompany the loss of a pet
Finding comfort after loss
Best Friends Magazine
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Group of Best Friends co-founders from an All Staff meeting

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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Person's hand giving a dog biscuit to Ken Garff the dog

Pet adoption updates that are cause for celebration

From a pup’s epic adventures to three bunny siblings who’ve found comfort and friendship, these pet adoption stories are sure to make you smile.
Celebrate along with them
Best Friends Magazine
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Girl Scout Troop 1019 together at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary with a dog

Young activists doing good for animals

Pets around the country have these kids to thank for making their lives better.
See the amazing work they're doing
Best Friends Magazine
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Nikki the German shepherd lying next to a person after having been rescued

Uplifting tales from animal shelters across the country

Best Friends Network Partners share creative ways they’re saving more animals’ lives.
See the good that's happening
Best Friends Magazine
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Making a difference through kindness to animals

From a community cat hero to a puppy parade, these stories of kindness toward animals will warm your heart.
Read for a smile
Best Friends Magazine

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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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