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Letter from Angel Canyon: Scars
Utah's backcountry has become the personal playground for off-road vehicle riders, habitat be damned.
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Feral fever
An ex-Best Friends staffer recasts an old R&B hit into an ode to feral cats and creates a YouTube hit for animal lovers.
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A ghost of a chance
Best Friends’ No More Homeless Pets staff mobilizes members to find Ghost, a shar-pei stray in need of medical care.
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Fixing the problem
Feral Freedom, a unique trap/neuter/return program backed by Best Friends, is getting rave reviews in Jacksonville.
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Decaf for de cats?
Championship skier’s coffee company donates money to help the animals at Best Friends.
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It’s in the cards
Chase will donate $100,000 for our work with the animals if just 1,200 more people get a Best Friends VISA card.
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Innovation begets salvation
Feral Freedom, a unique public/private partnership backed by Best Friends, has already saved hundreds of feline lives.
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A party with purpose
Best Friends’ annual Lint Roller Party raises money for animal rescue programs and recognizes heroes of the movement.
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Acting on conscience
Academy Award winner Linda Hunt gives the gift of Best Friends and passes it on.
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Art from the heart
The 575 Project calls attention to the hundreds of dogs and cats killed every hour in shelters across America.
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Lint pickin'
Emmylou Harris sings and plays at the Best Friends Lint Roller Party for celebrities and animal welfare leaders.
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Rollin' on the red carpet
Find your favorite stars at the Best Friends Lint Roller Party.
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Where are they now?
Life in a Virginia puppy mill may have made Angel a “whiz” kid, but his adoptive family just goes with the flow
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Meet Best Friends
From hotels to horses, Tammy Young sheds the trappings of the corporate world to become a caregiver at Horse Haven.
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Dog day afternoon
As part of its commitment to community outreach, Best Friends holds local vaccination/microchipping “Care Fair.”
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An exquisite voice for the animals
Hall-of-fame musician and shelter owner Emmylou Harris will perform at the 2008 Lint Roller Party in support of Best Friends.
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Rockin’ roller
Best Friends’ annual Lint Roller Party is where celebrities step out for the love of animals.
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Campaign gets a lift
Olympic skiing medalist Shannon Bahrke gives the gift of Best Friends and passes it on.
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Artful doggers
All the original portraits of the 22 Vicktory dogs rescued by Best Friends were lapped up within days of going on sale.
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eBay and ivory
The Internet sales giant, and Best Friends supporter, has banned ivory sales on its website to protect elephants.
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Where are they now?
Taffy was pulled from a puppy mill where she’d suffered for years, but now she finds herself in a sweet situation.
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Letter from Angel Canyon: Autumn
In the high desert near Angel Canyon, autumn is a mosaic of seasons, with hints of an extended summer intertwined with snowfall.
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Strength in Numbers
Best Friends’ No More Homeless Pets conference attracted a record number of attendees, including many first-timers.
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Dogs of war
Animal welfare pioneer Velimir Ivanisevic says that war showed him that all living things have value and worth.
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Golden girls
Two women who helped found a successful golden retriever rescue hosted a conference where they and other rescuers shared their secrets.
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Topaz update
Accidentally shot by police in Los Angeles, Topaz lost one of her legs but is now an official service dog, which means she can ride the bus!
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NMHP conference begins
Animal advocates learning, networking, and ready to bring new ideas back to their communities
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'Give the Gift'
Membership campaign to help Best Friends "build a new army of support" for a world in which there are no more homeless pets.
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Where are they now?
Rescued from a California puppy mill, Frankie now thrives in his forever home.
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A doctor in the House
Lisa Edelstein, known to millions as Dr. Lisa Cuddy on the hit series “House,” is the keynote speaker at our No More Homeless Pets conference.
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They’re golden
As Good As Gold is a successful golden retriever rescue that is hosting a conference to share its secrets and learn more.
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A Vicktory toast
New wine collection benefiting Best Friends features labels with original paintings of the dogs rescued from Michael Vick.
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What happens in Vegas ...
... doesn’t stay in Vegas because Best Friends wants attendees of its No More Homeless Pets Conference to take the message back to their communities.
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Flew the coop
Two Cooper’s hawks come to Best Friends as fledglings unable to fly, and leave as soaring juveniles.
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Infection detection
Dr. Debra Nicholson brings much-needed infection-testing skills to wildlife rehab at Best Friends.
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Student uprising
Chicago teens develop leadership skills to promote animal welfare and teach young children about humane behavior.
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Many happy returns!
Last Friday’s ‘DogTown’ episode was the season finale, but the National Geographic Channel's series will be back with new shows in 2009.
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Angel Canyon to Grand Canyon
Vegetarian-friendly travel company brings another group of volunteers to Best Friends.
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Very cool
Renowned glaciologist Dr. Julie Palais returns to volunteer at Best Friends, and talks about the effects of global warming.
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Season finale!
Dogtown staff help an anxious dog named Knightly regain confidence and maybe a new home.
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Doobie, doobie, doob!
Mystical creatures known as the “Manadoob” are raising money for the more earthly animals at Best Friends.
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Hoot scoot boogie!
A northern saw-whet owl’s incredible turnaround lands him where he ought to be – in the wild.
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Meet Best Friends
Born five minutes apart, Karen and Kersten Muthreich took separate paths to help the animals at Best Friends.
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When helping becomes hurting
Best Friends intervenes in hoarding situations that injure animals like those featured on ‘DogTown.’
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Finding courage in the eyes of Aristotle
Karen Wilcox gave herself a gift for her 41st birthday - jumping out of an airplane - and she gave rescued animals something as well.
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‘Mrs. Bush was so gracious and thankful to the authors’
Best Friends writer Cathy Scott spoke at the National Book Festival in Washington, D.C., about her recent book “Pawprints of Katrina.”
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‘That sounds like a worthy cause’
People and pets visited Walgreens stores everywhere last week to have portraits taken and support Best Friends.
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Management material
A Best Friends staffer writes about caring for dogs with ‘challenging’ behavior.
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End-of-year deadline looms for bonus donation.
Chase will pony up an extra $100,000 for our work with the animals if just 1,350 more people get a Best Friends VISA card.
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On the road to recovery
Dogtown staff cares for Tooy, an elderly Lab rescued from a hoarder, and Tashi, a young Rottweiler who can barely walk.
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‘These guys are what it’s all about'
Best Friends leaves Texas after a busy last day saving Brandy, Muddy and several other pets separated from their families.
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