Los Angeles Stories

Barkworks, a puppy mill supplied pet store in Los Angeles, California, closes after peaceful demonstrations by animal advocates.

Playgroups for shelter dogs in Los Angeles are a ton of fun and make the dogs more adoptable by providing various benefits.

Best Friends animal shelter in Los Angeles is redesigned to include open cat rooms, with cat shelves, beds, and more, to spotlight cats for adoption.

Volunteers help and work with shy dogs in animal shelters to overcome their fears and apprehensiveness, which makes them more adoptable.

TNR trappers come across two stray kittens with a virus that damaged their eyes. They are receiving medical treatment and being fostered.

Citizens for Rescue-Only Pet Stores and Best Friends try to influence Burbank to pass ordinance banning sale of puppies and kittens from mills.

Neonatal kitten foster program in Los Angeles save some of the most at-risk pets in shelters. Foster homes provide hands-on care to neonate kittens.

Over 25 dogs are rescued from hobby breeder turned hoarder in Woodland Hills, California.

Mega adoption weekend in Los Angeles is a huge success. Read the heartwarming adoption stories of a Lab mix and a boxer and bullmastiff dog.

Cat and kitten fostering is a critical part of saving shelter pets' lives, freeing up space in the shelter system and getting animals adopted.

L.A. Love & Leashes "pet store," offering dogs and cats for adoption, opens in Westside Pavilion Mall in Los Angeles, California.

Mother and son visit Best Friends Animal Society Pet Adoption and Spay/Neuter Center in Los Angeles on opening day.

Adoptable dogs and cats from Best Friends LA are regularly featured on FOX's "Good Day LA" and "Access Hollywood."

Read about opening day at the Best Friends Pet Adoption and Spay/Neuter Center in Los Angeles and the special pet adoptions that took place.

Pup My Ride L.A. transports Los Angeles at-risk shelter dogs by airplane to New York, where they will have a better chance of being adopted.