Cat Stories

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100 reasons to purr: Nearly 100 cats found homes at the recent Best Friends Su-Purrr Adoption event in L.A.

Nearly 100 cats and kittens were adopted at the Best Friends Su-Purrr Adoption eve...
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Kitten with rare and serious lung condition is thriving thanks to adopter’s persistence and unconditional love

Kitten with rare condition - a nonfunctioning left lung lobe - has a lobectomy to ...
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Couple with soft spot for overlooked pets adopts the perfect pair of cats with special needs

Two kitties with the feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) are rescued and then find...
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Shelter pulls out all the stops to find foster homes for a whopping 5,000 dogs and cats

Pima Animal Care Center in Arizona implemented lifesaving foster program that move...
Best Friends Magazine
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Labor Day love for cats and kittens adopted in NYC

Best Friends hosts adoption event for cats and kittens from Animal Care Centers of...
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Brave little kitten found hitchhiking inside car’s wheel well

On a road trip, a family finds a six-week-old kitten trapped in their car's w...
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Senior declawed cat gets help for pain so her spunky personality can shine

Declawed cat had behavioral issues and experienced chronic pain after the painful ...
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Cat finds love after surviving snow, frostbite and a heart condition

Cat found in snow with severe frost bite, requiring amputation of part of his tail...
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This incredible survivor cat overcame impossible odds to believe one crazy thing: That he's actually a dog

Little kitten had a lot of challenges early in his life, but now this incredible s...
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Even wildlife conservationists agree: Study proves TNR is the way to go

Wildlife conservationists, animal welfare experts, and veterinary medicine profess...
Julie Castle Blog
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Rescued cat who once avoided people now has therapy certification to help those in need

A member of a colony with strays and ferals, one cat turns out to be very friendly...
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Cat lovers descend on Los Angeles CatCon and 176 cats are adopted

Best Friends Animal Society participates in the 2019 CatCon in Pasadena, Californi...
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Chubby cheeks are cute on babies, but they’re also adorable on cats

Why do some male cats have big cheeks? Unneutered tomcats often have puffy jowls. ...
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How Best Friends is empowering shelters to save even more of the animals they love

Best Friends Leadership Training Academy is a five-day hands-on course for animal ...
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Elderly adopter shows senior cat how life gets better with age

Eighty-year-old woman adopts 14-year-old cat from Best Friends Lifesaving Center i...
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