Cat Stories

Sanctuary-cat-200429-SanctuaryCatsVideoThumbnails-dpSvetlana-header.jpg

Top-secret purrspective from an office cat

Meet Svetlana, head of super-secret intelligence at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary.
Video
Dog-fosters-kittens-Penny-with-kittens-4-courtesy-of-BF-staff.jpg

Chocolate Lab is doting foster mom to tiny kittens

When it comes to fostering kittens, one family is learning a lot from Penny, their...
Feature
Community-supported-sheltering-Foster-Bradley-HaydenCowie5-byEricaDanger.jpg

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
Blog-orcat16316.jpg

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
Sanctuary-cat-200429-SanctuaryCatsVideoThumbnails-dp-leopold2.jpg

Work-life purrspective from a barn cat

Meet Leopold, a barn cat who naps on the job at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary.
Video
Shy-cat-adoption-Fenny-Courtesy-of-Joanie-Seaton-(5).jpg

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...
Feature
Cat-road-trip-adoption-SteakCourtesyofDianeBarber2.jpg

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 ...
Feature
Sphinx-cat-Tivoli5518MW.jpg

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,...
Feature
Graphic of a blue kitten looking at a butterfly

Kittens, community and you

Did you find kittens outside? Learn how you can help.
Watch the video
Video
Wildfire-cats-JamesDrColleen8776MW.jpg

Three tough tabbies survive a wildfire

These three cats were caught in the flames of a wildfire, but they won't let ...
Feature
Special-needs-kitten-WaffleLoveLeda4635MW.jpg

Despite his special needs, this kitten was born to be happy

Waffle the kitten doesn't walk on his hind legs, but thanks to foster homes a...
Feature
Celebrity-adopts-cat-Dennis-Quaid-4-Adoption-courtesy-Lynchburg-Humane-Society.jpg

Will the real Dennis Quaid please stand up?

Celebrity adopts cat named after him from Lynchburg Humane Society in Virginia.
Feature
Cat-retirement-SassyRelax-Courtesy-Armando-Resendez.jpg

Cushy retirement for a working cat

Sassy the cat went from life as a mascot and working cat at a feed store to cushy ...
Feature
Three-legged-kitten-adoption-MaximusCourtesyofJeriBroadhead.jpg

Surrogate momma cat’s love helps kitten tackle the world on three legs

Love from a foster mom and a momma cat helps a kitten overcome a serious injury an...
Feature
Hurricane-Katrina-cat-adoption-Wrinkles-2-Courtesy-Jenny-Faber.jpg

Senior Hurricane Katrina survivor cat goes home

Fifteen years after Hurricane Katrina, one of the last surviving cats at the Sanct...
Feature