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New York: Competing Shelter Reform Bills Not Created Equal   Best Friends Animal Society There are two bills currently in the New York State Assembly that call themselves progressive shelter reform bills. One is, but the other, not so much. The Companion Animal Access and Rescue Act...

Feb 15, 2012 0

Happy Valentine’s Day, Jacksonville: No-Kill, Here We Come!   Best Friends Animal Society In 2008, Best Friends Animal Society seized an opportunity to help stop the killing of cats in Duval County, Florida. Feral cats, or community cats as we call them, are routinely rounded up and...

Feb 15, 2012 0

Westminster Snobs Snub Shelter Dogs   Best Friends Animal Society After 24 years, the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show has changed sponsors from Pedigree to Purina because the club doesn’t like Pedigree’s very effective “Adopt a Shelter Dog” ad series. The...

Feb 12, 2012 0

Vicktory Dog Georgia Adopted   Best Friends Animal Society Sometimes it surprises me that it’s been over four years since I initially met the Vicktory dogs. Like almost all of us who read about them and certainly all of us who worked with them, I formed...

Feb 11, 2012 0

A Great Day For San Antonio, Texas   Best Friends Animal Society A no-kill San Antonio became an official strategic goal of that city in 2006. To their credit, city leaders have done much more than simply make an empty gesture under pressure and then kick the can...

Feb 10, 2012 0

Gov. Jerry Brown’s Budget Seeks To Tighten Noose Around Neck Of Shelter Animals   Best Friends Animal Society In 1998, California passed what has become widely known as the Hayden Bill after its sponsor, State Senator Tom Hayden. The language of the bill, which was largely crafted by law professor and...

Feb 7, 2012 0

Let The Lifesaving Begin! Best Friends Prepares To Open L.A.’s Northeast Valley Shelter   Best Friends Animal Society The Best Friends team in Los Angeles has been doing a lot of heaving and hauling, scrubbing, polishing and painting. We are about to embark on an exciting and ambitious new project. The staff in...

Jan 25, 2012 0

Florida, We Need You! Mark Buehrle Shares How To Take Action And Help Save Dogs   Best Friends Animal Society Because of an archaic exemption in the state law, Florida’s Miami-Dade County is the only county in the entire state permitted to engage in canine profiling, specifically when it comes to...

Jan 21, 2012 0

Ohio HB 14 Pit Bull Legislation Vote Today   Best Friends Animal Society Update: Ohio HB 14 has passed! Best Friends Animal Society has introduced Ohio House Bill 14, which would put an end to one of the most egregious laws on the books for man’s best friend —...

Jan 19, 2012 0

Best Friends Animal Society Ohio Bill Over First Hurdle To History   Best Friends Animal Society Ohio House Bill 14 has been in the works for a long time, but the landmark legislation that will bring an end to Ohio’s dubious distinction as the only state in the Union with a statewide...

Jan 13, 2012 0

Best Friends Animal Society Ohio Bill Over First Hurdle To History   Best Friends Animal Society Ohio House Bill 14 has been in the works for a long time, but the landmark legislation that will bring an end to Ohio’s dubious distinction as the only state in the Union with a statewide...

Jan 12, 2012 0

Best Friends Introduces Legislation To End Miami-Dade County Pit Bull Ban   Best Friends Animal Society Major League Baseball pitcher Mark Buehrle is in rare company when it comes to his baseball skills. He is one of only 20 pitchers to throw a perfect game in the 135-year history of professional...

Jan 10, 2012 0

The Will Of The People   Best Friends Animal Society In case you haven’t noticed all the politicians and pundits cramming the airwaves, 2012 is an election year. The top-line issues are clear: jobs and the economy. It’s pretty hard to argue...

Jan 4, 2012 0