NKUT

11/03/2020

Launched in 2014 and led by Best Friends Animal Society, the NKUT (No-Kill Utah) initiative brings together Utah's shelters, rescue groups, other animal welfare organizations and passionate individuals to end the killing of cats and dogs in Utah's shelters.

We are extremely close, but there's still work to be done. We're confident that by working together, we can save many more lives. We've identified the counties shown on our map with the largest lifesaving gaps. The map indicates the number of additional animals we must save this year in each community to reach no-kill.

You can do your part by supporting community cats in your area and adopting your next pet. Thank you for being a part of this lifesaving network and for bringing Utah closer than ever to no-kill.

Please visit NKUT.org to find our partner shelter and rescue groups. - jaimi

05/11/2020

You have an amazing opportunity right now to acknowledge and honor ⭐ the person behind NKUT Coalition partner Nuzzles & Co.'s Reservation Rescue program, which has saved thousands of lives from several Native American Reservations since 2014. Darrell McCurtain, Nuzzles' Intake and Community Outreach Director, has been selected as an Unsung Hero by the Petco Foundation and Victoria Stilwell for his incredible dedication to ensuring that all pets have a home.

Please watch Darrell's story and cast your vote at petcofoundation.org/unsung-heroes

As one of only five nominees nationwide, your vote will help Darrell earn the National Unsung Hero award, AND will help Nuzzles & Co. earn an additional $50,000 grant award! Vote for before May 15th at 11 AM MST. - jaimi

10/31/2019

We are so excited to announce that we have amped up our spay and neuter appointment support for dogs and cats at our Orem Clinic location.

Appointments that have historically been booked in 3 minutes or less are still available now. That’s right, we still have appointments for dogs and cats to be spayed or neutered at our Orem Clinic location this weekend!

Additionally, we have increased our support for outdoor free-roaming cats and starting November 11th we will begin to take an additional 10 walk-in appointments for feral cats on Mondays, including vaccination spots for the public. Please check our scheduling website for details about our expanded appointment options! - amy

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10/28/2019

Since 2015 our South Ogden Clinic has provided more than 10,000 spay and neuter procedures for dogs and cats across the Wasatch Front. Throughout that time we have struggled to staff the facility and stay open to the public, in part due to a national shortage of veterinarians and skilled technicians that all animal welfare organizations face.

Due to these circumstances, we regretfully announce the upcoming closure of the South Ogden Clinic location. We are grateful to our supporters and donors who helped make it possible for us to have opened and provided services on and off for the past four years.

For the complete official statement, click on the link below. - amy

Spay and neuter programs in Utah

08/20/2019

Attention community cat caregivers / trappers!

The next Orem clinic Spay Day is Saturday, August 31. Due to the high demand for spay/neuter services for community cats, Best Friends will offer 50 spots to the first community cat caregivers who fill out our new application form. If you are a community cat caregiver/ trapper interested in one (or several) of the 50 spots available, fill out the information found in this link - http://bit.ly/SeptSignUps

Applications accepted through the end of business day Wednesday, August 28. Our team will send email notices to all that apply confirming participation.

Note that the Best Friends team is exploring alternatives to support with the transport of cats that come from a further distance. Contact [email protected] to learn more about these.- jaimi

07/30/2019

To our Spay and Neuter Clinic customers, the third-party software provider has solved the technical glitch that was preventing the public from signing up to our August appointments. We will re-launch our August Spay and Neuter calendar tomorrow - 7/31 at 9:00 am. We recommend you set a calendar reminder as appointments go very fast.

We apologize for any inconvenience caused and look forward to seeing you at our Orem Clinic soon! - amy

07/29/2019

To our Spay and Neuter Clinic customers, please note that the third party digital software that manages Orem clinic appointments has been down since this morning, disrupting access to August spay and neuter appointments.

We will alert the public via the www.utah.bestfriends.org and via our social media platforms when the software is fixed and customers can sign up for August appointments.

We apologize for this inconvenience and hope our third-party provider can solve this situation soon! - amy

07/22/2019

The Daily Herald has taken a stance in favor of Utah County cats, encouraging county leaders to adopt a return-to-field program. Thank you, Daily Herald, for supporting the life of Utah County cats!

If you live in Utah County, you too can help save the lives of hundreds of cats. Contact your local city representatives and let them know that you are in favor of a return-to-field program for the cats in your county.

If you don't live in Utah County, you can still help by sharing this post with your networks. - amy

While writing last Sunday’s in-depth article on high animal euthanasia rates in Utah County, our reporter tried her best to communicate all sides of the story in an unbiased way.

07/18/2019

Cats in Utah County need you! Check out this report from ABC4 Utah - Good4Utah and learn what you can do to help them! - amy

UTAH COUNTY (ABC4 News) – UPDATE: The South Utah Valley Animal Shelter provided ABC4 News with the following statement about a trap, neuter and release (TNR) program: “It first must be …