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Celebrate National Dog Day on Thursday, Aug 26

By: | August 25, 2021

National Dog Day is the perfect time to pause and appreciate the joy dogs bring, and the comfort and companionship they p Continue Reading →

Best Friends Urges Pet Adoption and Fostering Due to Decrease of Adoptions in Shelters across the Country

By: greenwichfreepress | August 6, 2021

“If you have been considering getting a new pet, now is the time. The public stepped up during the pandemic, and we need to do it again because countless animals’ lives are at stake if this progress backslides.” – Julie Castle Best Friends CEO Continue Reading →

Tips to Protect Your Pets This July 4th

By: | July 2, 2021

Bring all pets indoors whenever neighborhood fireworks displays are likely, making sure that any potentially harmful food or alcohol is kept out of reach.
Secure pets in a room, close the widows, draw the curtains, and play loud music or turn on the television to drown out the frightening sounds. Continue Reading →

Best Friends: Tips and Resources to Prevent Dog Bites

By: greenwichfreepress | April 14, 2021

Over the past thirteen months, increased household stress, isolation and lack of socialization have been hard on everyone, but they can have an especially detrimental effect on our dogs. Continue Reading →

9 Tips to Keep Your Pets Safe During the First COVID-19 Holiday Season

By: greenwichfreepress | December 13, 2020

Curb the tendency to give your dog or cat human food. Any change in your pets’ diet may give them indigestion, diarrhea or worse. Foods that people should avoid giving their pets include chocolate, grapes, onions, poultry bones, eggnog and fruitcake. Continue Reading →

Fall in Love with Your New Best Friend this Black Friday

By: greenwichfreepress | November 27, 2020

To view available pets and fill out an application, visit bestfriendsny.org (The adoption center is currently closed to the public, but adoptions are still taking place virtually). Continue Reading →

Thanksgiving Tips to Keep Pets Safe, As Dogs and Cats Are Newly Adopted or Fostered Amid Covid

By: greenwichfreepress | November 24, 2020

Poultry or ham bones can break up or splinter in a pet’s stomach and be deadly, so dogs and cats should never be allowed to gnaw on them, and bones should go outside to the trash immediately. Continue Reading →

Saturday is National Puppy Mill Awareness Day; Adopting Saves Lives

By: | September 18, 2020

Adopt from a shelter or rescue group, rather than buying from a pet store, breeder or online retailer. Most puppies sold by pet stores and by online puppy retailers come from puppy mills. Continue Reading →