Salt Lake City Stories

Adorable Adoptable: King James

Tortoiseshell cat enjoys sitting on people's shoulders, and her sweetness wins over a couple who adopts her.

Roughly March through April is kitten season. Read what Best Friends is doing to save the littlest shelter kittens.

Adorable Adoptable: Peaches

Two children and their mom who has stage four breast cancer adopt a young dog to help the family cope. The dog is just what the doctor ordered.

Coalition Moving Closer to Ending Killing of Shelter Animals in Utah by 2019

Adorable Adoptable: Gladys

Couple adopt little black cat. Even though the woman has allergies and doesn't consider herself a ‘cat person,' everything is working out well.

Adorable Adoptable: Akiko

Adorable Adoptable: Brady

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.

Arlyn Bradshaw discusses Saving Them All

Best Friends Kitten Nursery internships available

Adorable Adoptable: Kalina

Rachael Prenkert volunteers with pets at Best Friends-Utah and NKUT coalition partners, Salt Lake County Animal Services and Rescue Rovers.