Los Angeles Stories

Collaborative efforts result in Los Angeles city shelters achieving a record save rate and the city continuing on track to become no-kill in 2017.

Shy pittie mix gains confidence after animal rescue volunteer starts spending time with her. Pit bull has now been adopted and is an Instagram star.

Vanessa is a wonderful volunteer, always willing to help our cat care team and works exceptionally hard at our NKLA pet adoption center!

Family adopts senior three-legged Labrador retriever dog with appendicular osteosarcoma, an aggressive, terminal bone cancer, promising to love her.

A mentor to our volunteers and dog trainer in our C.L.A.S.S. program, we are so lucky to have Angela's help!

Interviews with Best Friends leaders about no-kill progress and ending pet homelessness in Los Angeles, New York City, Atlanta, and the state of Utah.

Inspirational puppy with birth defects -- crooked nose, overbite, and fused joints - shows how bravery and love are keys to living a happy life.

Dog fostering program at Best Friends in Los Angeles helps staff learn more about the animals and help pets get adopted more quickly.

Best Friends Animal Society offers $14 pet adoptions in Los Angeles from Feb. 1-14

A program at Best Friends in Los Angeles is putting cats who might not otherwise be adopted to work providing rodent (mouse and rat) control.

From greeting visitors to completing adoption paperwork, Ian is a huge help throughout the entire adoption process and is extremely dedicated to helping the animals.

Jani has been instrumental in our efforts to Save Them All - helping with everything from adoptions, special events and our annual national conference!

Brian is an all-star volunteer and a huge help with large dogs at our NKLA pet adoption center.

After ending up in an LA animal shelter, a senior female German shepherd was very frightened, but now adopted into a new home, she is flourishing.

Q&A with Heather Ramsey who fosters terminally ill cats for Best Friends in Los Angeles.