When COVID-19 took world travel off the table, Instagram influencer Claire Rose canceled her trips and adopted a puppy from Best Friends in New York City

Meet a mama dog and her six healthy, wiggly puppies born in a New York City foster home

After losing their beloved cat, Dexter, family honors his memory by fostering many, many, many kittens

How Bowling Green, Kentucky, came around for cats with a pilot program for trap-neuter-return

With trap-neuter-return efforts for community cats temporarily on hold, a van normally used to transport dozens of cats becomes a mobile pet food bank

Scott Poore knows no boundaries when it comes to finding homes for pets and saving lives when the clock is ticking

Social distancing means Best Friends Animal Sanctuary is getting creative with the adoption process, and even more pets are going home

Frank survived a fire and a hoarding situation with 90 other dogs in a house, but after two years he finally has a home of his own

It took two years and one global pandemic for a sassy kitty named May to get adopted, but now she’s living her dream life

James and Samantha took dog adoption seriously and visited Best Friends in New York every weekend for months, until they met Porter

Photos capture a tiny orange kitten’s acceptance into his new family

Sneak peek photos of what the animals are up to at the Best Friends Lifesaving Center in Los Angeles

In honor of National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day, we’re looking back at some of our favorite Sanctuary adoption stories from the past year

A 13-year-old cat named Valerie, found seriously wounded inside a box in a parking lot, is thriving in a home with her senior adopter

Longtime Los Angeles volunteer Gilly Hurley channels her grief into helping hundreds of staff and volunteers caring for shelter pets during the COVID-19 crisis

Ever since his adoption after their wedding, Carl has been bringing smiles to the faces of his new family

Hero’s itchy skin and overgrooming caused her to scratch and hurt herself, but a wardrobe of cute clothes is helping her get better

With help from her foster family, a shy dog in Atlanta is learning to let go of fear and shine

This National Volunteer Appreciation week we celebrate and honor volunteers who make the Best Friends mission and vision possible

Animal shelters across the country are tapping into their creativity to keep saving pets and helping people during the COVID-19 pandemic

Tough-looking cat named Marshmallow with FIV, kidney disease and an epic snaggletooth finds a loving home

Is cuddling the key to quarantine? Three people fostering pets for the first time learn that even in times of isolation, little heartbeats at night help us feel less alone

Couple planned to adopt Gus after he completed dog behavior training, but when NYC began shutting down, that plan kicked into high gear

From silly faces to strange hiding places, check out these delightful animal antics from dogs, cats, goats, birds and pigs at Best Friends

Salvador Dogi was adopted lickety-split after arriving at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary, but not before we got photos of his over-the-top cuteness

Cute animals at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary demonstrate tips and tricks for staying sane while you’re stuck at home

This orange tabby’s new dad was nervous about adopting a cat with FIV, but then he got the facts and the two are living happily ever after

Best Friends Network partners are using creativity and resolve to save homeless animals in their care

The animals are here to shine some sunlight on your indoor days, but if looking at cute puppies doesn’t help, a quiz or some coloring pages might do the trick

Big help for pets in the Big Apple as people stay home and foster

Need a break from coronavirus news? Meet these animal look-alikes, doubles and doppelgangers at Best Friends

Volunteer steps up to help a dog with liver cancer live the rest of her life in a home where she’d know nothing but love

It took a week of treats before Charger let anyone get near him, but when he did, it changed his life forever, and his new mom’s

Shortie the cat lost his home, was terrified in a shelter and survived a freak illness, but then he landed a new home after making friends with his foster family’s dog

In a letter to Best Friends, a family reflects on how their dog, Ava, has brought them a decade of joy

It took a while to find a new home for Samwell, a young dog with a lot of energy in a Houston shelter, but his new family loves everything about him

Marianna fell in love with Brandy and adopted her, but when it didn’t work out she made it her mission to ensure the next one did

How an older, diabetic cat and two college students became a family of three

From homeless in Houston to salvation in Salt Lake City, Patrick finds a home with amazing family of four

To Belle Henderson there’s no greater reward than helping cats get adopted at the Best Friends Lifesaving Center in Los Angeles

This shelter completely turned around the way it handles stray cats, and thousands of lives have been saved because of it

New to her role as executive director at Joint Animal Services in the state of Washington, Sarah Hock found inspiration, guidance and support by attending the inaugural class of the Best Friends Executive Leadership Certification program 

When Princess Potato appeared on the finale of Animal Planet’s ‘Give A Dog A Home: Live!’ she captured the hearts of a family that gave her a loving home

These dynamic animal duos are sure to warm your heart as they snuggle up together for cute Valentine’s Day photos

Photos from a day at puppy preschool, the area at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary where puppies rule

Bertha, a senior pit bull with hypothyroidism, got to be queen for a day at a fancy pet hotel and then she scored her perfect new home

Tiny tabby Peyton came to Best Friends in bad shape, underweight and sick, but with veterinary care and love she healed and got a home of her very own

It looked like Kenya might never be able to live with other dogs, but patience and training turned things around, and she even helped a shy dog come out of her shell

Celebrating 12 years with the last remaining dog at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary rescued from former NFL player Michael Vick’s illegal dogfighting ring