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PART X, LINE 2: THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE (IRS) HAS RULED THAT BEST FRIENDS QUALIFIES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (THE IRC) AND IS, THEREFORE, NOT SUBJECT TO TAX UNDER PRESENT INCOME TAX LAWS. ACCORDINGLY, NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES HAS BEEN MADE IN THE ACCOMPANYING CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. BEST FRIENDS IS REQUIRED TO OPERATE IN CONFORMITY WITH THE IRC IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ITS QUALIFICATION. THE IRS HAS INDICATED THAT BEST FRIENDS IS NOT A PRIVATE FOUNDATION. BEST FRIENDS CONDUCTS A MINIMAL AMOUNT OF ACTIVITIES THAT ARE SUBJECT TO UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TAX. AS A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, PRODUCTIONS IS CONSIDERED A DISREGARDED ENTITY FOR TAX PURPOSES, WHOSE RESULTS FROM OPERATIONS ARE INCLUDED WITH THOSE OF BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY ON THE RELATED TAX RETURN. BEST FRIENDS HAS ANALYZED ALL TAX POSITIONS FOR ALL APPLICABLE TAX JURISDICTIONS FOR WHICH THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS REMAINED OPEN, INCLUDING U.S. FEDERAL,STATE, AND FOREIGN JURISDICTIONS FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013 AND 2012 AND DETERMINED THERE WERE NO MATERIAL UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS OR OBLIGATIONS. THE OPEN TAX YEARS SUBJECT TO SELECTION FOR EXAMINATION ARE 2010 THROUGH 2013. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: AGENCY FUNDS -1,096,733. UNREALIZED CHANGE IN SPLIT INTEREST AGREEMENTS 5,623. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: COST OF GOODS SOLD -297,117. GUEST COTTAGE EXPENSE -155,533. REALIZED GAIN ON INVESTMENT 86,786. GAIN ON DISPOSAL OF ASSETS 29,021. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: COST OF GOODS SOLD 297,117. GUEST COTTAGE EXPENSE 155,533. REALIZED GAIN ON INVESTMENT -86,786. GAIN ON DISPOSAL OF ASSETS -29,021. 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NO AMOUNTS WERE INCLUDED IN COLUMNS (IV) OR (VI) DUE TO THE FACT THAT BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY DID NOT SPECIFICALLY IDENTIFY ALL THE REVENUE GENERATED BY THE FUNDRAISING SERVICES PROVIDED BY NEWPORT CREATIVE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. ONLY THE AMOUNTS PAID TO NEWPORT CREATIVE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. SPECIFICALLY FOR FUNDRAISING CONSULTING SERVICES WERE REPORTED IN COLUMN (V). BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY PAID NEWPORT CREATIVE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. FOR OTHER SERVICES (E.G. PRINTING, POSTAGE,PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT) WHICH IS WHY THE AMOUNT REPORTED ON PART VII,SECTION B OF THE CORE FORM 990 IS GREATER THAN THE AMOUNT REPORTED ON SCHEDULE G, PART I, LINE 1. BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY CONTRACTS WITH MARTS & LUNDY TO PROVIDE CONSULTING SERVICES RELATED TO FUND RAISING STRATEGY. BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY CONTRACTS WITH INFOCISION TO PROVIDE YEAR END THANK YOU PHONE CALLS, WHICH ARE NOT FOR SOLICITATION PURPOSES. BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY CONTRACTS WITH CONE COMMUNICATIONS TO PROVIDE CONSULTING SERVICES RELATED TO FUND RAISING STRATEGY BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY CONTRACTS WITH MERKLE INC TO PROVIDE CONSULTING SERVICES RELATED TO FUND RAISING STRATEGY BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY CONTRACTS WITH WALSWORTH PUBLISHING TO PROVIDE CONSULTING SERVICES RELATED TO FUND RAISING STRATEGY RELATED THE BEST FRIENDS MAGAZINE. BEST FREINDS USES WALSWORTH FOR ADDITIONAL SERVICES, BUT ONLY THE COST OF THE CONSULTING WERE REPORTED IN COLUMN (V). BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY PAID WLASWORTH PUBISHING, INC. FOR OTHER SERVICES (E.G. 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WHEN PROVIDYNG A LARGE GRANT, AN AGREEMENT IS SIGNED BY BOTH PARTIES AND A WRITTEN REPORT IS REQUIRED SHOWING HOW THE FUNDS WERE SPENT. FOR SMALLER GRANTS, A BRIEF DESCRIPTION IS OBTAINED NOTING HOW THE FUNDS WERE SPENT. X 1 1 X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 GREGORY CASTLE CEO 186964 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11632 0 198596 0 0 0 PAUL ALTHERR CPO 170843 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 170843 0 0 0 JULIANNE CASTLE CMO 138216 0 0 0 0 0 7000 0 4961 0 150177 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 1A FIRST-CLASS OR CHARTER TRAVEL PART I, LINE 1A BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY OWNS TWO SMALL, PISTON ENGINE-POWERED AIRCRAFT THAT ARE USED FOR ANIMAL TRANSPORT AND BY EMPLOYEES WHO OCCASIONALLY TRAVEL FOR WORK-RELATED PURPOSES. THE AIRCRAFT ARE FLOWN BY BEST FRIENDS' EMPLOYEES. BEST FRIENDS DOES NOT EMPLOY A FULL TIME PILOT. THE AIRCRAFT ARE NOT USED FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE AND ARE NOT AVAILABLE FOR HIRE BY THE GENERAL PUBLIC. PART I, LINE 3 THE BOARD REVIEWED AND APPROVED THE COMPENSATION OF THE CEO AFTER CONSIDERING DATA FROM DIFFERENT SOURCES, INCLUDING COMPENSATION AMOUNTS OF COMPARABLE POSITIONS AT COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS. JULIANNE CASTLE SPOUSE: BD MEMBER CASTLE 138216 EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION 0 SILVA BATTISTA SPOUSE: BD MEMBER BATTISTA 66216 EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION 0 JUDAH BATTISTA SON: BD MEMBER BATTISTA 89790 EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION 0 CARRAGH MALONEY DAUGHTER: BD MEMBER CASTLE 70804 EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION 0 LYNN BATTISTA DAUGH-IN-LAW: BD MEMBER BATTISTA 27947 EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION 0 X 81 56138 FMV X 45 159044 FMV X 913 2848414 FMV X 84 20291 FMV X ANIMAL AND CL 4012 366849 FMV 0 0 1 1 PART I, COLUMN (B): THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS REPRESENTS THE NUMBER OF DONATIONS, NOT THE NUMBER OF ITEMS. PART I, LINE 32B: BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY UTILIZES THE SERVICES OF AN AUTOMOBILE BROKER TO SELL DONATED VEHICLES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 ANNE MEJIA, SECRETARY AND CYRUS MEJIA, BOARD MEMBER, ARE HUSBAND AND WIFE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 THE 990 IS PREPARED BY THE CONTROLLER, REVIEWED BY THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, TANNER LLC (EXTERNAL TAX ADVISOR), AND DISTRIBUTED TO THE WHOLE BOARD FOR FINAL REVIEW BEFORE BEING FILED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C UPON BEING APPOINTED, ALL BOARD MEMBERS, OFFICIERS, AND STAFF ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN AN AGREEMENT THAT ACKNOWLEDGES ACCEPTANCE OF BEST FRIENDS' CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. THIS POLICY APPLIES TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS, DIRECTORS, COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND STAFF OF BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY. THIS POLICY REQUIRES THAT ALL AFFILIATIONS WITH ENTITIES IN WHICH A FINANCIAL INTEREST IS HELD BE DISCLOSED TO THE BOARD. THE SENIOR FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT OF BEST FRIENDS, INCLUDING THE CFO AND CONTROLLER,ROUTINELY MONITOR ALL TRANSACTIONS TO ENSURE THAT ANY RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS ARE FULLY DISCLOSED TO THE BOARD AT LEAST ANNUALLY AND IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO ENSURE THAT THE TRANSACTIONS COMPLY WITH POLICY. THIS POLICY IS CURRENTLY UNDER REVIEW BY THE BOARD TO PROVIDE GREATER STRUCTURE; INCLUDING REQUIRING MORE FREQUENT SIGN-OFF ON POLICY,MORE REPORTING, AND RESTRICTIONS ON PARTICIPATION BY RELEVANT BOARD AND STAFF IN THE DEALING WITH THE CONFLICT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE BOARD REVIEWED AND APPROVED THE COMPENSATION OF THE CEO AFTER CONSIDERING DATA FROM DIFFERENT SOURCES, INCLUDING COMPENSATION AMOUNTS OF COMPARABLE POSITIONS AT COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS. THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER DETERMINES THE COMPENSATION OF THE CFO, CPO, CMO AND THE CDO AFTER CONSIDERING DATA FROM DIFFERENT SOURCES, INCLUDING COMPENSATION AMOUNTS OF COMPARABLE POSITIONS AT COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS. THE CEO REVIEWS THOSE SALARIES WITH THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 COPIES OF THE FORM 990, FORM 990-T, AND AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC VIEWING ON THE BEST FRIENDS' WEBSITE. GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST, SUBJECT TO APPROVAL OF SENIOR MANAGEMENT. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: AGENCY FUNDS DESIGNATED FOR OTHER ORGANIZATIONS -1,096,733. 990 PART VII LINE 2C THERE HAS BEEN NO CHANGE IN THE OVERSITE OF THE EXTERNAL AUDIT OR THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. 990 PART III LINE 4A 4B NATURE OF ACTIVITIES BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY (BEST FRIENDS) IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT DEVELOPS NO-KILL PROGRAMS AND PARTNERSHIPS WHICH WILL BRING ABOUT A DAY WHEN THERE ARE NO MORE HOMELESS PETS. BEST FRIENDS' LEADING INITIATIVES IN ANIMAL CARE AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS ARE COORDINATED FROM ITS KANAB, UTAH, HEADQUARTERS; ONE OF THE COUNTRY'S LARGEST NO-KILL SANCTUARIES. BEST FRIENDS DEVELOPS AND REFINES MODEL PROGRAMS THAT ARE SHARED WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AND PEOPLE, SO THAT MORE ANIMALS CAN BE SAVED. THIS WORK IS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE PERSONAL AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT OF A GRASSROOTS NETWORK OF MEMBERS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS ACROSS THE NATION. 990 PART III LINE 4A ANIMAL CARE ACTIVITIES ON ANY GIVEN DAY, ABOUT 1,700 DOGS, CATS, PIGS, HORSES, BUNNIES, BIRDS AND OTHER BARNYARD ANIMALS FIND UNWAVERING LOVE, HEALING AND COMFORT AT BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SANCTUARY. THE SANCTUARY THE HEART OF BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETYS WORK TO SAVE THE LIVES OF HOMELESS PETS ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY WAS CREATED IN 1984 UNDER THE SIMPLE IDEA THAT EACH ANIMAL IS A LOVING, VALUABLE INDIVIDUAL WORTH SAVING. AND SINCE ITS CREATION, PETS WHO ARE HOMELESS, ABANDONED, ABUSED OR NEGLECTED CAN FIND SOLACE IN THIS HOME-BETWEEN-HOMES. BEST FRIENDS IS COMMITTED TO FINDING EACH SPECIAL ANIMAL THE PERFECT FOREVER HOME, NO MATTER HOW LONG IT TAKES. BUT EVEN IF THAT RIGHT FAMILY DOES NOT COME ALONG, THE ANIMALS ARE WELCOME TO CALL THE SANCTUARY HOME FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIVES. AT THE SANCTUARY IN 2013: - 1,109 ANIMALS WERE ADMITTED - 992 ANIMALS FOUND THEIR LOVING FOREVER HOMES - WILD FRIENDS ADMITTED 218 INJURED WILD ANIMALS AND 111 WERE RELEASED BACK TO THEIR NATURAL HABITATS AFTER FULL RECOVERY. BEST FRIENDS' STATE AND FEDERALLY LICENSED PROGRAM ALSO PROVIDES LIFETIME CARE FOR WILDLIFE UNABLE TO RETURN TO THE WILD. - ANIMAL CARE FACILITIES WERE BUILT OR RENOVATED TO MAKE BEST FRIENDS' CARE EVEN BETTER: O BEST FRIENDS BROKE GROUND ON THE NEW STATE-OF-THE-ART ANIMAL CLINIC, WHICH OFFERS SIX-TIMES THE SPACE, A DESIGNATED DENTAL SUITE, A HIGH-TECH LABORATORY, TWO STERILE SURGERY ROOMS, AN ISOLATION WING, AND SO MUCH MORE. O PIGGY PARADISE, NOW RENAMED MARSHALL'S PIGGY PARADISE, WAS UPGRADED WITH EXTRA SPACE AND FEATURES TO HELP THE PIGS FEEL EVEN MORE COMFORTABLE. THEY NOW ALSO HAVE AN ONSITE VETERINARY CLINIC TO HELP THEM AVOID THE STRESS OF TRAVELING TO THE SANCTUARY'S MAIN CLINIC. O THE CATS AT CAT WORLD ARE ENJOYING ADDED WINDOWS AND SKYLIGHTS FOR NATURAL LIGHT AND AN IMPROVED HEATING SYSTEM TO KEEP WARM ALL YEAR ROUND. O BUNNY WORLD BUNNIES ARE INCREDIBLY COZY AND SAFE IN THEIR NEW EXPANDED RUNS AND PREDATOR-SAFE SPACES. O AND AT THE NEW KING O'S PARROT CLINIC, BIRDS WILL RECEIVE THE MOST STRESS-FREE CARE POSSIBLE. THE BUILDING WAS CONSTRUCTED FOR BIRDS TO RECEIVE CONSTANT SOCIALIZATION IN A QUIET ENVIRONMENT. AND THEY ALWAYS HAVE A VETERINARIAN OR VETERINARIAN TECHNICIAN ON-SITE. - BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL CLINIC HAD ANOTHER BUSY YEAR: O SPAY/NEUTER PROCEDURES 3,732 (INCLUDES 1,118 FOR THE PUBLIC) O DENTALS 413 (6 PUBLIC) O OTHER MISCELLANEOUS SURGERIES 402 (84 PUBLIC) O AFTER-HOURS EMERGENCIES 151 (28 PUBLIC) 990 PART III LINE 4B INITIATIVES, PROGRAM CITIES, EMERGENCY RESPONSE, NETWORK PARTNERS, AND OTHER NATIONAL OUTREACH BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY HAS CONTINUED TO WORK DAY IN AND DAY OUT TO SAVE THE LIVES OF COUNTLESS ANIMALS, NOT ONLY AT THE SANCTUARY, BUT ACROSS THE NATION. OUTREACH PROGRAMS, SPECIAL EVENTS, LEGISLATIVE EFFORTS, AND A NETWORK OF VALUABLE PARTNERSHIPS WITH ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANIZATIONS ARE ALL A PART OF BEST FRIENDS WORK TO SAVE THEM ALL. MANY OF OUR ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS FALL UNDER OUR THREE NATIONAL INITIATIVES, WHICH TARGET A POPULATION OF ANIMALS WHO ARE MOST AT-RISK OF BEING KILLED IN OUR NATIONS SHELTERS. HIGHLIGHTS FROM 2013 INCLUDE: PIT BULL INITIATIVES: - HUNDREDS OF ANIMAL LOVERS AND BEST FRIENDS SUPPORTERS PARTICIPATED IN NEIGHBORHOOD PIT BULL DAYS IN A VARIETY OF CITIES INCLUDING LOS ANGELES AND NEW YORK CITY. THE EVENT AIMS TO SPOTLIGHT THE POSITIVE QUALITIES OF PIT BULL TERRIERS AS WELL AS PROVIDE FREE SPAY/NEUTER, MICROCHIPPING AND OTHER SERVICES. - BEST FRIENDS SUPPORTERS IN BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA UNITED THROUGH BEST FRIENDS VOICES FOR NO MORE HOMELESS PETS LEGISLATIVE ACTION CENTER. THROUGH FORMAL PROTESTS, THEY SUCCESSFULLY DEFEATED A PROPOSED RESOLUTION BY BROWARD COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TO OVERRIDE A FLORIDA STATE LAW FORBIDDING COMMUNITIES FROM DISCRIMINATING AGAINST DOGS BASED ON BREED OR APPEARANCE. - STRONG ADVOCACY AND LEGISLATIVE EFFORTS LED TO 46 WINS (36 CITIES, 4 COUNTIES, AND 6 STATES) AGAINST BREED-DISCRIMINATORY LEGISLATION, HELPING TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PIT-BULL-TYPE DOGS TO STAY SAFE IN LOVING HOMES IN THROUGHOUT THE NATION. PUPPY MILL INITIATIVES: - IN JUNE 2013, BEST FRIENDS-UTAH OPENED THE NEW PET ADOPTION AND SPAY/NEUTER CENTER IN THE REVITALIZED SUGAR HOUSE NEIGHBORHOOD IN SALT LAKE CITY. THE CENTER, WHICH FOUND HOMES FOR 491 PETS IN 2013, GIVES UTAH RESIDENTS AN ALTERNATIVE TO SHOPPING AT PET STORES THAT SELL MILL-BRED PETS. - IN 2013, AS PART OF BEST FRIENDS PUP MY RIDE PROGRAM, MORE THAN 3,600 PETS WERE DELIVERED TO SAFETY MANY OF THEM PUREBRED WHO MAY HAVE BEEN BORN IN PUPPY MILLS. THEY WERE GIVEN A LIFT TO PARTNERING SHELTERS AND RESCUE GROUPS IN OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY WHERE SMALL DOGS ARE IN HIGH DEMAND. * BEST FRIENDS WORKED TIRELESSLY IN LOS ANGELES FOR MORE THAN TWO YEARS TO BAN THE SALE OF MILL-BRED PETS IN RETAIL STORES. AND IN JUNE 2013, THAT BAN FINALLY TOOK EFFECT. LOS ANGELES IS THE LARGEST CITY TO BAN THE SALE OF PETS FROM MILLS IN RETAIL STORES, WHICH IS HELPING TO LAY THE GROUNDWORK FOR HOW THE REST OF THE NATION CAN HELP PUT AN END TO CRUEL PUPPY MILLS FOR GOOD. - MORE THAN 140,000 EMAILS FROM CONCERNED CONSTITUENTS WERE SENT TO LEGISLATORS THROUGH BEST FRIENDS' VOICES FOR NO MORE HOMELESS PETS LEGISLATIVE ACTION CENTER, URGING THEM TO REGULATE COMMERCIAL BREEDING, AND SHOWING THEM THAT INHUMANE TREATMENT OF DOGS IN PUPPY MILLS CONTINUES TO BE A PROBLEM THAT PEOPLE LIKE YOU DEEPLY CARE ABOUT. - BEST FRIENDS CONTINUES ITS WORK TO END PUPPY MILLS THROUGHOUT THE NATION BY PEACEFULLY PROTESTING OUTSIDE OF PET STORES THAT SELL MILL-BRED PETS, SPEARHEADING ORDINANCES, PROVIDING DRAFTS OF PROPOSED LANGUAGE, WORKING WITH LEGISLATORS AND TESTIFYING AT HEARINGS. AS A RESULT OF THESE EFFORTS, IN 2013, 12 COMMUNITIES BANNED THE SALE OF MILL-BRED PETS IN RETAIL STORES, BRINGING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF COMMUNITIES TO 42. CAT INITIATIVES: - BEST FRIENDS, IN COLLABORATION WITH PETSMART CHARITIES, OFFERS LIFESAVING GRANTS TO SPAY AND NEUTER OUTDOOR COMMUNITY CATS, WHICH HELPS TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF CATS WHO ENTER SHELTERS. IN ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO, GRANTS HAVE HELPED TO SUSTAIN A SUCCESSFUL TRAP/NEUTER/RETURN (TNR) PROGRAM THAT SPAYED OR NEUTERED 3,528 CATS IN 2013. - SINCE 2011, BEST FRIENDS, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH FIXNATION, CREATED FREE FIX L.A. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES FREE AND REDUCED SPAY AND NEUTER FOR PETS TO QUALIFYING RESIDENTS IN LOS ANGELES. IT IS ALSO SUCCESSFUL IN OPERATING A HUMANE AND EFFECTIVE TNR PROGRAM. SINCE THE PROGRAM BEGAN, MORE THAN 8,000 COMMUNITY CATS HAVE BEEN SPAYED OR NEUTERED. - IN 2013, MORE THAN 40,000 COMMUNITY CATS WE`RE POSITIVELY IMPACTED DIRECTLY BY BEST FRIENDS COMMUNITY CAT PROGRAMS AND CONTINUED PARTNERSHIPS WITH HUMANE, EFFECTIVE TNR PROGRAMS ACROSS THE NATION IN ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO; DEKALB COUNTY, GEORGIA; LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA; BALTIMORE, MARYLAND; AND IN UTAH. 990 PART III LINE 4B (CONTINUED) INITIATIVES, PROGRAM CITIES, EMERGENCY RESPONSE, NETWORK PARTNERS, AND OTHER NATIONAL OUTREACH (CONTINUED) PROGRAM CITIES, EMERGENCY RESPONSE, NETWORK PARTNERS AND OTHER NATIONAL OUTREACH: - BEST FRIENDS HAS WORKED TIRELESSLY IN UTAH SINCE 2000 TO HELP SAVE THE LIVES OF HOMELESS PETS. AS A RESULT OF THOSE EFFORTS, ABOUT 59 PERCENT FEWER ANIMALS ARE KILLED TODAY THAN WERE KILLED IN 2000. IN 2013 ALONE, BEST FRIENDS-UTAH SUPPORTED OR PERFORMED NEARLY 23,093 SPAY/NEUTER SURGERIES AND DIRECTLY SUPPORTED 4,654 DOG AND CAT ADOPTIONS (PLUS 2 RABBITS). AND NOW, 23 UTAH SHELTERS AND COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE A 90 PERCENT OR BETTER SAVE RATE ARE CELEBRATING A NO-KILL STATUS. - THE BEST FRIENDS PET ADOPTION AND SPAY/NEUTER CENTER IN LOS ANGELES PULLED MORE THAN 5,600 PETS FROM L.A. ANIMAL SERVICE FACILITIES AND FOUND HOMES FOR 3,353 PETS. AND IN THE CENTERS KITTEN NURSERY WHICH PROVIDES CARE FOR FRAGILE NEONATE KITTENS THAT MANY SHELTERS DON'T HAVE THE MEANS TO PROVIDE MORE THAN 2,000 KITTENS, NURSING MOTHERS AND PUPPIES WERE SAVED. - THE GOAL OF THE NKLA (NO-KILL LOS ANGELES) INITIATIVE IS WELL WITHIN REACH. THE INITIATIVE LED BY BEST FRIENDS AND 74 AND COUNTING DEDICATED COALITION PARTNERS AIMS TO END THE KILLING OF PETS IN LOS ANGELES SHELTERS BY 2017. WHEN THE INITIATIVE FIRST BEGAN IN 2012, MORE THAN 23,000 ANIMALS WERE BEING KILLED PER YEAR IN CITY SHELTERS. TODAY, THAT NUMBER HAS DECREASED BY AN AMAZING 39 PERCENT. THAT'S THANKS TO THE STRONG COALITION OF L.A. BASED ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANIZATIONS TO WHOM BEST FRIENDS AWARDED ABOUT $958,000 IN GRANTS AND SUBSIDIES IN 2013. IT'S ALSO THANKS TO THE NEW NKLA PET ADOPTION CENTER, WHICH OPENED LAST AUGUST IN THE HEART OF WEST LOS ANGELES. THE BRIGHT AND MODERN ADOPTION CENTER HAS 59 DOG KENNELS AND 32 CAT CONDOS, THE MOST-UP-TO-DATE TECHNOLOGY AND PERSONALIZED MATCHMAKING SERVICES. SINCE ITS OPENING IN 2013, THE CENTER HELPED FIND HOMES FOR NEARLY 450 PETS, EXCEEDING OUR ANNUAL GOAL BY 45 PERCENT. - TOGETHER, BEST FRIENDS AND 110 NETWORK PARTNERS HELPED TO SAVE COUNTLESS LIVES IN NEW YORK. AT THE SPRING AND FALL SUPER ADOPTION EVENTS IN WHITE PLAINS LAST YEAR, 764 PETS FOUND HOMES FROM 31 PARTICIPATING NEW YORK SHELTERS AND RESCUES GROUPS IN THE FALL AND 34 IN THE SPRING. AND AT NEW YORK CITY'S BEST FRIENDS STRUT YOUR MUTT EVENT, ENTHUSIASTIC STRUTTERS RAISED MORE THAN $186,880 FOR 29 NETWORK PARTNERS. IN ADDITION, WE CONTINUED OUR SUPPORT FOR THE ANIMALS DISPLACED BY HURRICANE SANDY, PROVIDING RECONSTRUCTION GRANTS TOTALING $18,870 TO SIX SHELTERS AND RESCUE GROUPS, INCLUDING THREE NETWORK PARTNERS. THAT'S A TOTAL OF $140,070 GIVEN TO 35 SHELTERS AND RESCUE GROUPS SINCE THE DISASTER STRUCK IN 2012. - WHEN RAGING WILD FIRES HIT HARD IN ARIZONA AND COLORADO LAST YEAR, BEST FRIENDS GAVE MORE THAN 18,500 POUNDS OF PET FOOD DONATED BY BLUE BUFFALO AND DEL MONTE TO NETWORK PARTNERS. - BY THE END OF 2013, BEST FRIENDS' NO MORE HOMELESS PETS (NMHP) NETWORK A NETWORK OF ANIMAL WELFARE GROUPS COMMITTED TO SAVING THE LIVES OF HOMELESS PETS THROUGH EFFECTIVE ADOPTION AND SPAY/NEUTER PROGRAMS HAD MORE THAN 800 MEMBER GROUPS. LAST YEAR ALONE, BEST FRIENDS AWARDED $1,796,765 IN GRANTS TO NETWORK PARTNERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, ENABLING THEM TO SAVE AS MANY HOMELESS PETS AS POSSIBLE. IN JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA ALONE, BEST FRIENDS AWARDED MORE THAN $550,000 IN GRANTS TO JACKSONVILLE ANIMAL CARE AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES (JACPS) AND OTHER AREA PARTNERS WHO WORK TO FIND HOMES FOR AT-RISK CATS AND DOGS. THESE EFFORTS HELPED TO INCREASE JACPSS SAVE RATE FROM 54.54 PERCENT IN 2010 TO 83.63 PERCENT IN 2013. - BEST FRIENDS ALSO CONTINUED GROWING ITS PARTNERSHIPS WITH NO MORE HOMELESS PETS NETWORK PARTNERS IN SAN ANTONIO. IN 2013, BEST FRIENDS AWARDED $550,000 IN GRANTS TO SAN ANTONIO PETS ALIVE (SAPA) TO SUPPORT THEIR WORK FINDING HOMES FOR AT-RISK CATS AND DOGS AT THE CITY SHELTER. AS A RESULT OF THESE EFFORTS SINCE 2011 WITH ADDITIONAL FUNDING FROM PETSMART CHARITIES THE NUMBER OF PETS KILLED IN SAN ANTONIO SHELTERS DECREASED FROM 18,955 IN 2011 TO 6,510 IN 2013. - MORE THAN 13,000 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN STRUT YOUR MUTT EVENTS IN ELEVEN CITIES AND IN A VIRTUAL STRUT YOUR MUTT CHALLENGE, RAISING NEARLY $1.2 MILLION FOR 230 PARTICIPATING NETWORK PARTNERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. - LAST NOVEMBER, BEST FRIENDS LAUNCHED THE GROUNDBREAKING SAVE THEM ALL INSTAGRAM PSA CAMPAIGN CREATED BY LOS ANGELES AGENCY TBWACHIATDAY LA. THE CAMPAIGN FEATURES FOUR FAMOUS PETS WHO HAVE MORE THAN 2 MILLION DEDICATED INSTAGRAM FOLLOWERS TO PROMOTE THE ADOPTION OF PETS FROM SHELTERS IN HOPES OF BRINGING ABOUT A TIME WHEN NO MORE PETS ARE KILLED SIMPLY FOR NOT HAVING HOMES. AN ESTIMATED 27 MILLION PEOPLE WERE EXPOSED TO THE INSTAGRAM VIDEOS JUST LAST YEAR. - BEST FRIENDS HELD SUPER ADOPTION EVENTS IN LOS ANGELES, NEW YORK, SALT LAKE CITY, AND ST. GEORGE, UTAH. WITH 215 PARTICIPATING SHELTERS AND RESCUE GROUPS, MORE THAN 2,600 WONDERFUL DOGS AND CATS FOUND THEIR FOREVER HOMES. AND AT OTHER BEST FRIENDS ADOPTION EVENTS AND PROMOTIONS LIKE BACK IN BLACK, 9 LIVES FOR $9, LOVE IS SPECIAL AND THE HOLIDAY ADOPTION PROMOTION, MORE THAN 8,700 PETS FOUND HOMES. - AT BEST FRIENDS' 2013 NO MORE HOMELESS PETS CONFERENCE, HELD IN JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, MORE THAN 1,500 PARTICIPANTS, INCLUDING 340 NETWORK PARTNERS, LEARNED INNOVATIVE IDEAS AND FOUND INSPIRATION TO HELP END THE KILLING OF PETS IN OUR NATION'S SHELTERS.