Best Friends Animal Society

California's place on the Best Friends Network More>
Looking for an older story? Check out the news archives
California Enacts Pet Abandonment Law

California Enacts Pet Abandonment Law

Bill makes property owners responsible for pet welfare

Nearly Half of Americans Won't Flee Without Fido

National Survey From American Humane Shows Public Reluctant to Evacuate Without Their Companions; Hurricane Gustav Pet Evacuation Efforts Confirm Survey Results

November Initiative Would Ban Cruel Confinement of Farm Animals

Prop 2 Mandates Humane Treatment

Greatest American Dog Finale to Benefit Best Friends Los Angeles


Walk for Farm Animals Sets Dates for Five California Locations

Walks promote awareness about inhumane practices

May 2-3, 2009, Washington, DC: No Kill Conference

Register Today! The No Kill Advocacy Center is teaming up with the Animal Law program at George Washington University Law School to bring together the nation’s most successful shelter directors and the nation’s top animal lawyers. They will show you how to create a No Kill community and teach you how to use the legal system to save the lives of animals.

California Senate Votes Down AB1634

The Spay/Neuter Bill Fails