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Pawrie the French bulldog on a Home Sweet Home doormat

French bulldog goes from homeless to home

Pawrie the Frenchie came from a shelter to Best Friends with multiple medical issu...
It was love at first sight
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Brown tabby and white cat with a dark background

Magical pet adoption stories to lift your spirits

A dog who smiles all the time. A puppy who landed a new home at a business confere...
Meet the happy families
Best Friends Magazine
Hanjae the dog with Caroline Moss and Jeanhee Yu

A senior dog’s journey home

Hanjae was at a shelter with a life-threatening medical condition. Today she’s thr...
Cat volunteer brings home a dog
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Person sitting on the grass petting a small black and white dog

Hundreds of pets go home from L.A. super adoption

Two days of adoptions in a park with shelters and rescue groups leads to more than...
Read about it
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Hand petting the top of the head of a smiling orange tabby cat

1,000 adoptable dogs and cats in a park: The return of Best Friends Super Adoption

Let’s get these pets adopted, Los Angeles.
Find your new best friend
Julie Castle Blog
Rico the dog, sitting outside and smiling

Skinny dog blossoms in foster home

Rico was stressed and kept dropping weight, but a loving foster home was just what...
Read how things turned around for him
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Smiling couple holding a puppy who they adopted at the NKLA Super Adoption

Coming soon: New homes for pets in L.A.

Around 25 animal welfare organizations will come together at the Best Friends Supe...
Celebrate lifesaving in a big way
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Pickle and Chip the kittens sitting next to each other on a tiny pink couch

Faces of No-Kill: Kittens heal from contagious condition

All you need is a bathtub and an open mind: how Best Friends cat expert Samantha B...
Learn how to step up
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Jax the dog in a person's lap while being cradled in her arms

Faces of No-Kill: A scared dog learns to trust

With time, patience, and TLC, Jax went from a fearful dog who needed a home to a h...
Read how a special friendship formed
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Bear the dog and his "mini me" canine brother in his new home on a couch together

Big dog lands a home, meets his mini me

When Michaela met a snuggle enthusiast named Bear, she looked beyond his size, saw...
Now he's making friends with everyone
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Debbie the black and tan dog lying on a wooden deck

Little dog finds big love in her new home

Eleanor once lived in a home with too many dogs. Now, she’s living large and makin...
See how she blossoms
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Aragon the dog in the foreground with a smiling person behind him, both outside in a yard

Video convinces mom to adopt a dog

Allison Botwinick wanted to adopt the family’s foster dog Aragon, but first she’d ...
Meet the "foster win"
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Person hugging Henrietta the dog

Speed dating is for the dogs

The eligible singles at Best Friends in Los Angeles don’t care if you drive a fanc...
Read about this unique way of making matches
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Zoey the senior dog with her new adopted family, outside in front of some bushes

Senior dog with medical issues charms new family

Older dogs can be overlooked in shelters, but 10-year-old Zoey was exactly what he...
Zoey brings comfort in an unexpected way
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Alyssa Leon and Tommy Rigdon sitting on a ledge with Brew and Julien their adopted dogs

A most adorable pair of adopted dogs

Brew and Julien play together, nap together, and are helping their adopters make f...
Adopted dogs bring a sense of community
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