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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.
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5 sweet animal stories for the new year

Get 2023 off to an uplifting and inspiring start with these stories about people doing amazing things for animals.
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Love for cats with special needs runs in the family

When Jill visited the Sanctuary, she wasn’t planning to bring home a new cat whose back legs don’t work — but then there was Clark.
See how it was meant to be
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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, operates the nation’s largest sanctuary for homeless animals and provides adoption, spay/neuter, and educational programs.

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Stay in touch with the animals via email updates, as they get second chances at happy homes.

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