Cat Stories

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Less shopping, more adopting

Cats and dogs are adopted for the holidays during the Best Friends Black Friday pe...
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Our "Best Friend" Honored Volunteer: Sue T.

"She always goes the extra mile for the kittens, making sure that they all get the...
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Sassy cat with allergies is home at last

Cat with environmental and food allergies is put on a special diet, given weekly a...
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Saving the pet who needs you the most

Saving a pet who needs you the most -- perhaps a dog or cat with special needs, a ...
Best Friends Magazine
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Top 10 reasons to foster a pet

What are the top 10 reasons to foster a pet? You'll be saving an animal's life! An...
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The Remarkable Dr. Kate Hurley: Evolution of a cat lifesaving legend

University of California, Davis' Koret Shelter Medicine Program director Dr. Kate ...
Julie Castle Blog
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Two days, hundreds of dogs and cats adopted

Around 500 shelter dogs and cats are adopted at the fall 2018 NKUT Super Adoption ...
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Misinformation and scaremongering likely to undermine TNR efforts in Hawaii

Toxoplasmosis to blame for recent Hawaiian monk seal deaths puts trap-neuter-retur...
Julie Castle Blog
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NKLA: Calling all heroes!

Los Angeles foster homes needed for dogs and cats with medical conditions in order...
Julie Castle Blog
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Kittens, kittens, kittens!

Best Friends in Los Angeles has committed to save every kitten from L.A. city shel...
Julie Castle Blog
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Community cat playbook

Return-to-field (RTF) humane management models get stray and feral cats fixed and ...
Julie Castle Blog
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Helping a cat lose weight and find a home

Overweight cat is put on a diet and exercise routine to help her lose weight and r...
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How fostering dogs and cats saves lives

Fostering a dog or cat saves a shelter pet's life, but that's not all. Learn about...
Best Friends Magazine
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Designing a space for a cat in a New York City apartment

Adopter makes her New York City apartment cat-friendly, with places for her kitty ...
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LAPD officer by day, kitten foster by night

Read an interview with Michael Moran, a Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) reser...
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