{"id":54,"date":"2026-08-02T17:13:25","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T00:13:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/labradorsandfriends.org\/blog\/?page_id=54"},"modified":"2026-08-23T17:34:52","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T00:34:52","slug":"laf-news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/labradorsandfriends.org\/blog\/laf-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsroom"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"255\" src=\"https:\/\/labradorsandfriends.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/LabFriends-Logo-Horizontal-1024x255.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-57\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4.015954859422123;width:406px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/labradorsandfriends.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/LabFriends-Logo-Horizontal-1024x255.png 1024w, https:\/\/labradorsandfriends.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/LabFriends-Logo-Horizontal-300x75.png 300w, https:\/\/labradorsandfriends.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/LabFriends-Logo-Horizontal-768x191.png 768w, https:\/\/labradorsandfriends.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/LabFriends-Logo-Horizontal-1536x382.png 1536w, https:\/\/labradorsandfriends.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/LabFriends-Logo-Horizontal-2048x509.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-x-large-font-size\"><em>Saving Lives \u2022 Sharing Hope \u2022 Building Community<\/em><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Welcome to the Labradors &amp; Friends Newsroom<\/strong>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here you&#8217;ll find inspiring rescue stories, medical updates, adoption success stories, upcoming events, training and safety tips, and behind-the-scenes moments from our all-volunteer team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every story is another reminder that every dog deserves a second chance\u2014and every supporter helps make those second chances possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whether you&#8217;ve adopted from us, volunteer, foster, donate, or simply love dogs, we&#8217;re glad you&#8217;re here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Welcome to the family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-2-color has-text-color has-link-color has-x-large-font-size wp-elements-69b5a3c6ae010c0c91cc37613da0d3a1\">&#x2b50; FEATURED STORY<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-229 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-weekly-tail-wag\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/labradorsandfriends.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Momma-Heidi.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/labradorsandfriends.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Momma-Heidi.png 800w, https:\/\/labradorsandfriends.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Momma-Heidi-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/labradorsandfriends.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Momma-Heidi-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\">LAF Weekly Tail Wag 005: It Started With One \u201cYes\u201d<\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">One foster said \u201cyes,\u201d 12 new dogs joined the LAF family, Maggie found her happy ending, and Charlotte and her seven babies are fighting to get well. 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