Cat Stories

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Want to help save pets? Try thinking outside the kennel

Saving shelters pets from being killed is as simple as thinking outside the box - er, kennel. This article spotlights the change-setters.
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Spunky kitten with cleft palate beats the odds

Neonatal kitten with cleft palate gets special feedings through a tube at the Best Friends kitten nursery. He is now being cared for in a foster home.
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Wallflower kitty decides she’s a lap cat after all

Shy wallflower cat, who wasn't interested in socializing with people, becomes a cuddly lap cat once she is adopted into her forever home.
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Big love for homeless pets at the first Best Friends Super Adoption in Houston

Best Friends holds Super Adoption at NRG Arena in Houston, where 300 dogs and cats are adopted from Best Friends and 15 other shelters and rescues.
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Falling in love and letting go: Why fostering pets is so rewarding

One of the producers of National Geographic's "Animal ER Live," Darcy Dennett spends months at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary and fosters a cat.
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Senior cat conquers life-threatening illness and meets someone special

Senior cat, who is 15 years old, is diagnosed with kidney disease that is now being managed with a special diet. He's fostered then adopted.
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Rescued kitten madly in love with his little blue blanket

Little tabby kitten has a best friend: a little blue blanket. He loves cuddling in his blankie and taking it places with him.
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Executing the no-kill 2025 strategy

Best Friends CEO Julie Castle explains how regions of the United States, with a spotlight on California, are making progress towards no-kill by 2025.
Julie Castle Blog
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Clear the kitten nursery? Mission accomplished.

Nearly 150 kittens from Best Friends Lifesaving Center in Los Angeles go into foster homes with people who showed up to help and save lives.
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Cat used to hide in the rafters, but is so much braver now

Introverted cat who used to hide in the rafters at the Sanctuary is adopted by a woman who allows the kitty to adjust and open up at her own pace
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Pit bull rescue group can’t help but rescue kittens, too.

Since kittens, like pit bull dogs, are at high risk of being killed in animal shelters, Angel City Pit Bulls has a foster kitten (‘Pitten') program.
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Neglected cat's transformation is completely amazing

Neglected cat, with sarcoptic mange and dental disease, gets medical treatment and then love and care in a foster home. Her transformation is amazing.
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Missing senior cat found on his birthday

Family of lost senior cat spends a month looking for him, checking rescues and shelters and putting up posters of him. This story has a happy ending.
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Second chances for an abandoned cat and puppy

Abandoned in a dumpster, a sweet cat and young puppy get a second chance, coming to Best Friends Animal Sanctuary for help, and are then adopted.
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Adopting a diva cat

Diva cat, who has some "cattitude" and only wants attention and petting when she decides she wants it, finds her perfect home in New York City.
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