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California has become the first state to require all pet stores that sell dogs, cats and rabbits to offer only adoptable pets from shelters and nonpro
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Registration is now open for Best Friends Kids Camp 2017. And it happens to be FREE! The Best Friends Kids Camp is a summer day camp, full of fun a
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San Francisco Bans Puppy Mills on Valentines day! Thanks to Best Friends Animal Society, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted to require pet s
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Yesterday, President Obama and China's President Xi Jinping agreed to a ban on ivory trading!!! This is fantastic news for our elephant friends, who f
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In honor of World Elephant Day, and Middle Child Day (I'm a Middle Child myself) Pet-Friendly Francie will be FREE on August 13 &14th! Pet-Friendly Fr
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Click to get your free copy on Amazon Kindle before it expires Monday night! Purrfectly timed with Major League Baseball Week. Let's kick off the summ
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Great new for Elephants! California is the first state to ban the use of bullhooks (scary, mean things). And Kudos to Assembly Speaker Toni Atkins for
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Pet-Friendly Francie just went LIVE on Amazon & Hit #3 in the Kindle store "Friendship" children's category! Purrfectly timed with Be Kind to Ani
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May 3-9 is American Humane Association's Be Kind to Animals Week, perfectly timed with Mother's Day! Join the historic event that's been celebrated si
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The new Animal taking Center Stage is Animal WELFARE! Rather than watching elephants perform, we can instead enjoy seeing them happy in healthy places