Cat Stories

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8 “spooky” animals at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary

With Halloween lurking right around the corner, we've got a few of the "...
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8 ways to make Halloween scary-good for your pets

Tips on creating a simple costume to get your dog or cat into the Halloween spirit...
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Kitten with lymphoma lives life to the fullest

Harry may have lymphoma, but that doesn't stop him from working his magic and...
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Cat with Manx syndrome gives the best hugs, gets a home

Ellery had a hard time finding a home because she can't use the litterbox on ...
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Wee kitten helps Scottish adopter adjust to life in the Lone Star State

For Chris Henderson, adopting a little kitten after a trans-Atlantic move during a...
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72 kittens adopted at drive-through event

Kitten drive-through adoption event in Los Angeles was a smashing success....
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Top-secret purrspective from an office cat

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Chocolate Lab is doting foster mom to tiny kittens

When it comes to fostering kittens, one family is learning a lot from Penny, their...
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Saving the lives of animals through community-supported sheltering

Shelters all over the country are beginning to embrace the power of community-supp...
Best Friends Magazine
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Cat drama: A new tool for helping policymakers separate feline fact from fiction

A recent Journal of Urban Affairs article on different methods for managing commun...
Julie Castle Blog
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Work-life purrspective from a barn cat

Meet Leopold, a barn cat who naps on the job at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary....
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Winning over an introverted cat, one step at a time

Adopter provides the play-by-play on how patience and kindness helped her timid ca...
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Big orange tabby cat from Los Angeles charms adopter in Texas, road trips home

Steak managed to charm everyone in his Los Angeles foster home, including someone ...
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The sweet, no-hair-don’t-care attitude of a sphinx cat

Bald, beautiful and one of the most affectionate cats ever to grace the Sanctuary,...
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Kittens, community and you

Did you find kittens outside? Learn how you can help....
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