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2:49 pm

Stay spicy, Cinnamon.

Caution: The pictures are difficult but we want to share the full story with you. May 18, 2018 #FFLArmy: We need you. Please donate to help

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10:14 am

Bringing Purpose Back

Stitch Stitch struggles with being alone, and finding a foster that has the time to manage a dog with separation anxiety can be difficult. Our

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12:19 pm

Maddi Had Faith

Persistence and resilience only come from having been given the chance to work through difficult problems. Gever Tulley Two truckers on a long-haul

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5:08 pm

Sometimes home is half a world away

Paramedic Jeremy was driving home from work on a Kuwait military base when saw a small puppy in the middle of the desert. As soon as he pulled over,

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5:30 pm

Reggie comes home

How far would you go to rescue a family member? Across town? Across the state? As far as it took?  For Friends For Life staff, retrieving a

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4:03 pm

Bigger than her body gives her credit for

Agatha was part of a litter that we pulled from BARC.  When little Agatha and her siblings arrived at FFL, this tiny little creature made it clear

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1:40 pm

The List

Left Behind The groups that pull from the euthanasia list at BARC had already gotten everyone they were going to save that day.  But when

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4:56 pm

From Sgt Pepper to the Hallelujah chorus

“It was twenty years ago today…” Angel was born a tiny blue-eyed siamese kitten. And his human mom adored him. She raised him and looked into his big

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10:26 am

No Longer Blue

"Until you lose your faith, you are ok. And we haven't lost our faith yet.” We were George R Brown, filled with Harvey evacuees, listening to Gary

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