Cat Stories

Shelters all over the country are beginning to embrace the power of community-supported lifesaving.

Meet Leopold, a barn cat who naps on the job at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary.

A recent Journal of Urban Affairs article on different methods for managing community cats demonstrates that trap-neuter-return programs are the best evidence-based option.

Adopter provides the play-by-play on how patience and kindness helped her timid cat gain confidence.

Steak managed to charm everyone in his Los Angeles foster home, including someone 1,500 miles away who decided to adopt him.

Bald, beautiful and one of the most affectionate cats ever to grace the Sanctuary, Tivoli is happy in a new home.

These three cats were caught in the flames of a wildfire, but they won't let burns stop them from looking for love.

Waffle the kitten doesn't walk on his hind legs, but thanks to foster homes and acupuncture he gets around just fine.

Celebrity adopts cat named after him from Lynchburg Humane Society in Virginia.

Sassy the cat went from life as a mascot and working cat at a feed store to cushy retirement with cat lover Armando Resendez.

Love from a foster mom and a momma cat helps a kitten overcome a serious injury and thrive on three legs

Fifteen years after Hurricane Katrina, one of the last surviving cats at the Sanctuary has just been adopted.

Cassiopeia and Pedro lost their home and ended up together at a shelter, but it was only a hot minute before they were adopted - together.

How a kitty with scabies went through a transformation worthy of a fairy tale, thanks to the magic of love (and medicine).