<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="/prwebFeeds.xsl"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Best Friends Animal Society - PRWeb Press Release Group</title><link>http://www.prweb.com</link><description> Press Releases - Powered by PRWeb</description><language>en</language><managingEditor>xml@emediawire.com</managingEditor><webMaster>xml@emediawire.com</webMaster><lastBuildDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2013 22:15:43 GMT</lastBuildDate><ttl>30</ttl><item><title>Five Years After Rescue from Michael Vick’s Dog Fighting Operation ‘Vicktory Dogs’ Triumphant in Best Friends Animal Society Reunion</title><link>http://www.prweb.com/releases/Vicktory/Dogs/prweb10525382.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2013 02:15:00 GMT</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[  <p>Six families who adopted dogs rescued from Michael Vick’s dog fighting operation and then transferred to Best Friends Animal Society’s sanctuary http://www.bestfriends.org for special care, were reunited Monday, March 11 for a special reunion at the same place of refuge where the dogs received a new lease on life.</p><p>(PRWeb March 13, 2013)</p><p>Read the full story at <a href="http://www.prweb.com/releases/Vicktory/Dogs/prweb10525382.htm">http://www.prweb.com/releases/Vicktory/Dogs/prweb10525382.htm</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.prweb.com/releases/Vicktory/Dogs/prweb10525382.htm</guid></item><item><title>NKLA Coalition Celebrates Record-breaking, Lifesaving Month for City Shelter Dogs, Cats</title><link>http://www.prweb.com/releases/nkla/success/prweb10311668.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2013 19:25:10 GMT</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[  <p>Los Angeles Animal Services and NKLA (No-Kill Los Angeles http://nkla.org), a Best Friends Animal Society-led coalition working to end the killing of adoptable, treatable animals in Los Angeles animal shelters, reported a reduction in shelter killing for the year by more than 4,200 animals for 2012 compared to 2011. And for the month of December, the save rate for animals at City of Los Angeles shelters was at an all-time high of 84 percent.</p><p>(PRWeb January 10, 2013)</p><p>Read the full story at <a href="http://www.prweb.com/releases/nkla/success/prweb10311668.htm">http://www.prweb.com/releases/nkla/success/prweb10311668.htm</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.prweb.com/releases/nkla/success/prweb10311668.htm</guid></item><item><title>Hurricane Sandy: Best Friends Animal Society’s Emergency Response Fund, Ground Team, Volunteers to Ease &#39;Frankenstorm&#39; Suffering</title><link>http://www.prweb.com/releases/hurricane/sandy/prweb10093898.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Nov 2012 12:15:00 GMT</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[  <p>National animal welfare organization Best Friends Animal Society is making funds available to help defray the extraordinary costs incurred by the companion animal rescue groups and other organizations saving and caring for pets impacted by Hurricane Sandy. Funds also will support the transport of displaced shelter pets and Best Friends volunteers will be helping to fill in work shifts at shelters, delivering pet food and provide pet supplies.</p><p>(PRWeb November 05, 2012)</p><p>Read the full story at <a href="http://www.prweb.com/releases/hurricane/sandy/prweb10093898.htm">http://www.prweb.com/releases/hurricane/sandy/prweb10093898.htm</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.prweb.com/releases/hurricane/sandy/prweb10093898.htm</guid></item><item><title>Best Friends Animal Society Offers $5,000 Reward for Information Leading to Arrest, Conviction in Case where Kitten was Put in Concrete</title><link>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/7/prweb9699226.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Jul 2012 23:15:15 GMT</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[  <p>Best Friends Animal Society http://www.bestfriends.org is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of person(s) responsible for encasing a kitten in a cement-filled tube in Colorado City, Ariz., May 31, 2012.</p><p>(PRWeb July 13, 2012)</p><p>Read the full story at <a href="http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/7/prweb9699226.htm">http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/7/prweb9699226.htm</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/7/prweb9699226.htm</guid></item><item><title>Humorous NKLA Public Service Announcement Evokes Vivid Memories of SNL Weekend Update</title><link>http://www.prweb.com/releases/NKLA/dot_org/prweb9617684.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2012 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[  <p>Comedian-actor Kevin Nealon lends his talent to clever, attention-getting PSA, calls for end to senseless killing of treatable, adoptable animals in LA shelters. NKLA is a campaign of Best Friends Animal Society with the goal to end the killing of animals in LA city shelters by 2017. Visit http://nkla.org/ to find out how to get involved.</p><p>(PRWeb June 19, 2012)</p><p>Read the full story at <a href="http://www.prweb.com/releases/NKLA/dot_org/prweb9617684.htm">http://www.prweb.com/releases/NKLA/dot_org/prweb9617684.htm</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.prweb.com/releases/NKLA/dot_org/prweb9617684.htm</guid></item><item><title>Away from the Track, NASCAR Driver Ryan Newman Goes to the Dogs at Best Friends Animal Society</title><link>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/3/prweb9271391.htm</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Mar 2012 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[  <p>NASCAR driver Ryan Newman and his wife, Krissie, visit nation’s largest companion animal sanctuary in Kanab, Utah, prior to Las Vegas Kobalt Tools 400</p><p>(PRWeb March 10, 2012)</p><p>Read the full story at <a href="http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/3/prweb9271391.htm">http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/3/prweb9271391.htm</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/3/prweb9271391.htm</guid></item><item><title>San Antonio Pets Alive! Receives $300,000 Grant from National Animal Welfare Organization Best Friends Animal Society</title><link>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/2/prweb9185280.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:25:00 GMT</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[  <p>No-kill leader committed to helping San Antonio and San Antonio Pets Alive! reach their no-kill goal.</p><p>(PRWeb February 10, 2012)</p><p>Read the full story at <a href="http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/2/prweb9185280.htm">http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/2/prweb9185280.htm</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/2/prweb9185280.htm</guid></item><item><title>Best Friends Animal Society Launches ‘Acclaimed Ambassador’ Program; Celebrities to Help Spread Word About Homeless Pets in USA</title><link>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/12/prweb9028107.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 13:15:00 GMT</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[  <p>The program, in which celebrities from all walks of life lend their name to Best Friends Animal Society’s national work on behalf of homeless pets, is in full swing with the introduction of its own web site and ambassadors will be at work on many projects in 2012.</p><p>(PRWeb December 12, 2011)</p><p>Read the full story at <a href="http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/12/prweb9028107.htm">http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/12/prweb9028107.htm</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/12/prweb9028107.htm</guid></item><item><title>Best Friends Animal Society Board of Directors Selects Louise Phanstiel as Chair, Replacing Retired John Fripp</title><link>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/11/prweb8990813.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2011 00:30:00 GMT</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[  <p>S. Louise Phanstiel, who resides in Los Angeles, and has served on the Best Friends Animal Society http://www.bestfriends.org board for the past three years, was selected the organization&#39;s board of directors as chair.</p><p>(PRWeb November 24, 2011)</p><p>Read the full story at <a href="http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/11/prweb8990813.htm">http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/11/prweb8990813.htm</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/11/prweb8990813.htm</guid></item><item><title>Success of Humanely Sterilizing Free-Roaming Cats Demonstrated by Best Friends Animal Society&#39;s Tangier Island Project</title><link>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/11/prweb8984440.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 08:05:05 GMT</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[  <p>At the same time that a scientist working for the National Zoo was found guilty of deliberately poisoning free-roaming cats at her Washington, D.C. apartment complex, a project by Best Friends Animal Society http://www.bestfriends.org on Tangier Island is showing there is a humane solution that allows the cats to live out their lives, yet stops the breeding.</p><p>(PRWeb November 22, 2011)</p><p>Read the full story at <a href="http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/11/prweb8984440.htm">http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/11/prweb8984440.htm</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/11/prweb8984440.htm</guid></item><item><title>91 Animal Shelters/Rescue Groups Offer Low-Cost Cat Adoptions During Best Friends Animal Society’s ‘$5 Felines’ National Event</title><link>http://www.prweb.com/releases/fivedollar/felines/prweb8979629.htm</link><pubDate>Sat, 19 Nov 2011 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[  <p>Sponsored by Best Friends Animal Society http://www.bestfriends.org, the $5 Felines Adoption Event is a response to the overflowing supply of adorable, adoptable cats and kittens to be found in shelters. Across the country, 91 local animal shelters and rescue groups in 38 states, all partners with Best Friends’ No More Homeless Pets&#174; Network*, will drastically reduce adoption fees for one day between Nov. 26 and Dec. 3.</p><p>(PRWeb November 19, 2011)</p><p>Read the full story at <a href="http://www.prweb.com/releases/fivedollar/felines/prweb8979629.htm">http://www.prweb.com/releases/fivedollar/felines/prweb8979629.htm</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.prweb.com/releases/fivedollar/felines/prweb8979629.htm</guid></item><item><title>&#39;Tell Google Dog Wars App Needs To Go&#39; Says Best Friends Animal Society</title><link>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/4/prweb8342648.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2011 02:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[  <p>National animal welfare organization Best Friends Animal Society says that, unlike most fantasy games based on cartoons, the &quot;Dog Wars&quot; app for Google Android phones is based on the sad fact that every day in the United States, real dogs die in the real-life illegal fight rings.</p><p>(PRWeb April 26, 2011)</p><p>Read the full story at <a href="http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/4/prweb8342648.htm">http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/4/prweb8342648.htm</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/4/prweb8342648.htm</guid></item><item><title>Best Friends Animal Society Urges Well-Researched Adoption of Pet Rabbits, Rather than Impulse-Buying from Pet Store</title><link>http://www.prweb.com/releases/rabbits/hop/prweb8261642.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2011 02:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[  <p>Hop on the Rabbit Rescue Train this Spring: Pet bunnies are the third most euthanized animal in shelters. Best Friends Animal Society urges families to learn all they can about rabbits to determine if they are the right pet for them and to always adopt from local rescue groups or shelters.</p><p>(PRWeb April 01, 2011)</p><p>Read the full story at <a href="http://www.prweb.com/releases/rabbits/hop/prweb8261642.htm">http://www.prweb.com/releases/rabbits/hop/prweb8261642.htm</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.prweb.com/releases/rabbits/hop/prweb8261642.htm</guid></item><item><title>Best Friends Animal Society Named Top-Rated Nonprofit, National ‘Brand of the Year’ by Harris EquiTrend Poll</title><link>http://www.prweb.com/releases/brand/equity/prweb8255129.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[  <p>Harris Interactive&#174;, one of the world&#39;s leading market research firms, has named Best Friends Animal Society&#174; the non-profit “Brand of the Year” in its 2011 Harris Poll EquiTrend&#174; study, released this week</p><p>(PRWeb March 31, 2011)</p><p>Read the full story at <a href="http://www.prweb.com/releases/brand/equity/prweb8255129.htm">http://www.prweb.com/releases/brand/equity/prweb8255129.htm</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.prweb.com/releases/brand/equity/prweb8255129.htm</guid></item><item><title>Lifeline for Free-Roaming Cats: Best Friends-Inspired SB 57 Passes Utah Legislature</title><link>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/3/prweb8206061.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[  <p>Bill Reaches Governor&#39;s Desk: The passage by the Utah State Legislature of Senate Bill 57 will help save taxpayer dollars as well as provide humane management of community cat population.</p><p>(PRWeb March 15, 2011)</p><p>Read the full story at <a href="http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/3/prweb8206061.htm">http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/3/prweb8206061.htm</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/3/prweb8206061.htm</guid></item><item><title>Introducing Best Friends Animal Society-branded Pet Insurance</title><link>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/3/prweb8195463.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2011 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[  <p>Nationwide animal welfare leader joins leading pet insurance provider to offer innovative private-labeled insurance. A strategic agreement between PetHealth Inc. and Best Friends Animal Society creates Best Friends Pet Insurance.</p><p>(PRWeb March 11, 2011)</p><p>Read the full story at <a href="http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/3/prweb8195463.htm">http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/3/prweb8195463.htm</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/3/prweb8195463.htm</guid></item><item><title>Denise Richards Debuts New Animal Adoption Segment for Best Friends Animal Society on ‘Access Hollywood Live’</title><link>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/2/prweb8163952.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Feb 2011 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[  <p>The once-a-month animal adoption segment on “Access Hollywood Live” will debut with Denise Richards introducing Rascal, a tan-colored Chihuahua on “Access Hollywood Live” a syndicated one-hour daily entertainment news talk show hosted by Billy Bush and Kit Hoover.</p><p>(PRWeb February 25, 2011)</p><p>Read the full story at <a href="http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/2/prweb8163952.htm">http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/2/prweb8163952.htm</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/2/prweb8163952.htm</guid></item><item><title>Hot Doggie Superstars Tell ‘Tails’ of Teenage Love in ‘Get Fixed’ Video Supporting Spay/Neuter</title><link>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/2/prweb8107998.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2011 16:35:00 GMT</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[  <p>Another hit in the making? Canine stars from Best Friends Animal Society promote National Spay/Neuter Month with a &quot;dogumentary&quot; about young love and the importance of fixing the pets you love.</p><p>(PRWeb February 02, 2011)</p><p>Read the full story at <a href="http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/2/prweb8107998.htm">http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/2/prweb8107998.htm</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/2/prweb8107998.htm</guid></item></channel></rss>