Best Friends Animal Society - Vocus Press Release Group http://www.rsspad.com/rss2/15691.xml Best Friends Animal Society - Powered by PRWeb and RSSPad en xml@emediawire.com xml@emediawire.com 30 New Research Exposes High Taxpayer Cost to Ban Pit Bulls http://www.prweb.com/releases/pit_bulls/legislation/prweb2475504.htm All bark, no bite, costs in the millions: Breed-discriminatory legislation that targets pit bull-type dogs is an expensive waste of tax dollars, according to an economic study commissioned by Best Friends Animal Society. The study, serves as core information for a new online "Fiscal Impact Calculator" that Best Friends says will help state and local governmental entities calculate the true cost of implementing and enforcing breed-discriminatory laws. (PRWeb May 29, 2009)

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]]> Fri, 29 May 2009 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.prweb.com/releases/pit_bulls/legislation/prweb2475504.htm 200 Dogs Begin New Lives Following Puppy Mill Rescue http://www.prweb.com/releases/dog_rescue/puppy_mill/prweb2410104.htm More than 200 dogs that have lived their lives confined in cages have a new lease on life today after a weekend journey from puppy mills in Missouri thanks to a joint rescue effort by National Mill Dog Rescue of Colorado Springs, Colo. and Best Friends Animal Society of Kanab, Utah. As part of Best Friends' "Pup My Ride" program, the dogs were transported to safety at North Shore Animal League America in Port Washington, N.Y. (PRWeb May 11, 2009)

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]]> Mon, 11 May 2009 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.prweb.com/releases/dog_rescue/puppy_mill/prweb2410104.htm 6 Small Steps to No More Homeless Pets® http://www.prweb.com/releases/best_friends_animal/homeless_pets/prweb2268574.htm Best Friends Offers Networking, Resources; Urges Local Involvement to Address 'Foreclosure Pets' Issue (PRWeb Mar 26, 2009)

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]]> Thu, 26 Mar 2009 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.prweb.com/releases/best_friends_animal/homeless_pets/prweb2268574.htm Best Friends Animal Society Calls on Armed Forces to Overturn Breed-Specific Bans on Military Bases http://www.prweb.com/releases/Animal_Welfare/Breed-Specific_Ban/prweb2239644.htm Best Friends Animal Society is adamantly opposed to wholesale profiling of any breed of dog and is urging Americans to get involved. (PRWeb Mar 16, 2009)

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]]> Mon, 16 Mar 2009 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.prweb.com/releases/Animal_Welfare/Breed-Specific_Ban/prweb2239644.htm Recording Artists Speak Out for the Animals http://www.prweb.com/releases/Best_Friends/Best_Friends_Animal_CD/prweb2204944.htm Best Friends Collection Double CD Release to Feature Neko Case, Emmylou Harris, Cyndi Lauper, John Oates (PRWeb Mar 4, 2009)

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]]> Wed, 04 Mar 2009 08:00:00 GMThttp://www.prweb.com/releases/Best_Friends/Best_Friends_Animal_CD/prweb2204944.htm Best Friends Working with Supervisor Antonovich to Eradicate Puppy Mills in Los Angeles County http://www.prweb.com/releases/Puppy_Mills/Best_Friends_Animal/prweb2199504.htm Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich is showing great leadership in calling for more comprehensive laws to prevent irresponsible dog breeding in Los Angeles County, according to one of the nation's leading animal welfare organizations. (PRWeb Mar 3, 2009)

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]]> Tue, 03 Mar 2009 08:00:00 GMThttp://www.prweb.com/releases/Puppy_Mills/Best_Friends_Animal/prweb2199504.htm Best Friends Animal Society Rescue Team Will Travel to Missouri to Evaluate Condition of 200 Dogs Rescued from Commercial Breeder http://www.prweb.com/releases/puppy_mill/pet_rescue/prweb2191394.htm A six-person Best Friends Animal Society team is en route to Missouri to evaluate the condition of 200 dogs seized from a commercial breeder. Best Friends, working in concert with the Missouri Department of Agriculture and Noah's Wish, a California-based animal rescue group, will also help with the placement of the dogs with rescue groups. (PRWeb Feb 26, 2009)

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]]> Thu, 26 Feb 2009 08:00:00 GMThttp://www.prweb.com/releases/puppy_mill/pet_rescue/prweb2191394.htm HSUS Issues New Policy Relating to the Handling of Fighting Dogs, Convenes Meeting to Probe the Broader Issue http://www.prweb.com/releases/Pit_Bulls/Dog-Fighting/prweb2183444.htm April meeting will include ASPCA, Best Friends, animal advocates (PRWeb Feb 24, 2009)

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]]> Tue, 24 Feb 2009 08:00:00 GMThttp://www.prweb.com/releases/Pit_Bulls/Dog-Fighting/prweb2183444.htm Coalition Urges HSUS to Revise Policy on Dogs Seized in Fighting Busts http://www.prweb.com/releases/fighting_dogs_policy/Best_Friends_HSUS/prweb2123994.htm The court-ordered destruction Monday of 145 dogs, including about 75 puppies, which were seized from a fighting dog breeding operation in December, was based on the faulty assumption that all dogs seized in dog-fighting related busts should arbitrarily be deemed dangerous and euthanized. (PRWeb Feb 19, 2009)

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]]> Thu, 19 Feb 2009 08:00:00 GMThttp://www.prweb.com/releases/fighting_dogs_policy/Best_Friends_HSUS/prweb2123994.htm Vick Dog Success Ignored - Adoptable Dogs in Danger Again http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/02/prweb2095924.htm Coalition of animal welfare groups applauds North Carolina's aggressive prosecution of dog fighting;But protests planned mass euthanasia of canines seized, including 60 puppies. (PRWeb Feb 17, 2009)

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]]> Tue, 17 Feb 2009 08:00:00 GMThttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/02/prweb2095924.htm Perfect Dog For The Obamas http://www.prweb.com/releases/Best_Friends_Animal/Obamas_First_Dog/prweb1888314.htm Rescued "Golden Doodle" In The White House Would Send Strong Message To Future Pet Owners (PRWeb Jan 20, 2009)

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]]> Tue, 20 Jan 2009 08:00:00 GMThttp://www.prweb.com/releases/Best_Friends_Animal/Obamas_First_Dog/prweb1888314.htm Best Friends Animal Society Announces Paul Berry to Leave CEO Post http://www.prweb.com/releases/BestFriends/CEO/prweb1862564.htm Best Friends Animal Society Schedules Nationwide Executive Search to Fill Top Leadership Position (PRWeb Jan 13, 2009)

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]]> Tue, 13 Jan 2009 08:00:00 GMThttp://www.prweb.com/releases/BestFriends/CEO/prweb1862564.htm Puppies Aren't Products http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/12/prweb1728594.htm Pet Love, a Beverly Center Institution, Prepares To Close As 'Puppy-Store-Free LA Campaign' Exposes Puppy Mills. (PRWeb Dec 10, 2008)

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]]> Wed, 10 Dec 2008 08:00:00 GMThttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/12/prweb1728594.htm Mr. Bones Featured on National Geographic Channel's DogTown, Now Starring Member of Maryland Family http://www.prweb.com/releases/Best_Friends/Mr_Bones/prweb1593974.htm Here's a different kind of Veteran's Day story. Perfectly wonderful old dogs are turned into shelters every day for being "too old," or they lose their home another way and are overlooked for adoption in favor of puppies. But at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary, there has been evidence of a heartening trend which seems to be sweeping the nation: more and more 'senior citizen" dogs and cats are getting adopted as people realized the many advantages of adopting a senior pet. Here is one such happy story. Thanks to a featured role in the hit National Geographic Channel series, "DogTown," an elderly dog who could not get along with dogs -- or any other animals -- finds true love and a home of his own after 13 years at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary. (PRWeb Nov 10, 2008)

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]]> Mon, 10 Nov 2008 08:00:00 GMThttp://www.prweb.com/releases/Best_Friends/Mr_Bones/prweb1593974.htm All-American Dog for the Obamas can be a Rescued Pooch http://www.prweb.com/releases/dog_puppy_adoption/Best_Friends/prweb1578994.htm Best Friends, Home of Nation's Largest Companion Animal Sanctuary and 'DogTown,' can help find, train perfect pup for the White House (PRWeb Nov 6, 2008)

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]]> Thu, 06 Nov 2008 08:00:00 GMThttp://www.prweb.com/releases/dog_puppy_adoption/Best_Friends/prweb1578994.htm Lisa Edelstein, Star of 'House,' Keynote Speaker at 'No More Homeless Pets Conference' in Las Vegas http://www.prweb.com/releases/No_More/Homeless_Pets/prweb1517764.htm Landmark conference this weekend brings together leaders of animal welfare movement, activists, rescue organizations (PRWeb Oct 23, 2008)

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]]> Thu, 23 Oct 2008 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.prweb.com/releases/No_More/Homeless_Pets/prweb1517764.htm From Fighting Dogs to Best Friends Dogs http://www.prweb.com/releases/Michael_Vick/Dogs/prweb636211.htm Meet the 22 Michael Vick Dogs at their New Best Friends Animal Sanctuary Home (PRWeb Jan 18, 2008)

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]]> Fri, 18 Jan 2008 08:00:00 GMThttp://www.prweb.com/releases/Michael_Vick/Dogs/prweb636211.htm Court-Appointed Special Master Recommends Best Friends Animal Society for Placement of 22 American Pit Bull Terriers from Vick Civil Forfeiture Action http://www.prweb.com/releases/michael_vick/pit_bull/prweb574698.htm A favorable ruling from U.S. District Judge Henry Hudson would mean that the dogs will be relocated from various shelters in the Virginia-Washington D.C. area to the animal sanctuary operated by Best Friends on 33,000 acres near the town of Kanab in southwestern Utah. (PRWeb Dec 6, 2007)

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]]> Thu, 06 Dec 2007 08:00:00 GMThttp://www.prweb.com/releases/michael_vick/pit_bull/prweb574698.htm Best Friends Animal Society First Responders Assessing Animal Rescue Needs in Flood-Ravaged Tabasco, Mexico http://www.prweb.com/releases/Pet_Rescue/Animal_Rescue/prweb567646.htm A team from Best Friends Animal Society has arrived in the Mexican state of Tabasco to assess the effect of recent floods on the animal population. (PRWeb Nov 7, 2007)

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]]> Wed, 07 Nov 2007 08:00:00 GMThttp://www.prweb.com/releases/Pet_Rescue/Animal_Rescue/prweb567646.htm Ruling Puts Animals Taken from Nevada Animal Cruelty Case in Hands of Best Friends Animal Society http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/09/prweb551422.htm Judge's decision highlights new national model in dealing with animal hoarding cases. (PRWeb Sep 6, 2007)

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]]> Thu, 06 Sep 2007 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/09/prweb551422.htm Saving Our Pets in Disasters: Best Friends Holds First 'Real-Life' Animal Rescue Rapid Response Volunteer Training http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/05/prweb523984.htm (PRWeb May 4, 2007)

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]]> Fri, 04 May 2007 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/05/prweb523984.htm 500 Homeless Animals at Struggling Sanctuary in New York Get Help from Best Friends Animal Society http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/04/prweb518404.htm Best Friends Animal Society, which operates the nation's largest animal sanctuary, has mobilized a team to meet the urgent medical and emotional needs of more than 500 homeless animals living at a deteriorating sanctuary outside New York City. (PRWeb Apr 13, 2007)

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]]> Fri, 13 Apr 2007 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/04/prweb518404.htm Court Trial in Phoenix Revives the Hurt of Katrina: Fosters Refuse to Return Dog to Hurricane Victim http://www.prweb.com/releases/Pet/Rescue/prweb510971.htm A disabled Hurricane Katrina victim fighting for the return of her dog will be in Phoenix on Monday, March 12, to pursue the case in court against the fosters that refuse to return Pablo to her (Superior Court of Arizona for Maricopa County CV-2006 051628). (PRWeb Mar 12, 2007)

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]]> Mon, 12 Mar 2007 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.prweb.com/releases/Pet/Rescue/prweb510971.htm Making Animal Cruelty a Felony Passed by Utah Senate; SB 190 Now Moves to House http://www.prweb.com/releases/animal_torture/senate_bill/prweb507402.htm The Utah Senate took a courageous step today in passing a bill, 18-9 (2 absent) that would make torturing an animal a felony. The bill now moves to the House for consideration. (PRWeb Feb 24, 2007)

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