California Stories

Bobbin the dog in the passenger seat of the Subaru Outback

Giving old cars a new purpose

How Aleta Flores went the extra mile for homeless pets...
Help homeless pets with your vehicle
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Rio the dog beside a chain-link fence

A better way to reunite lost pets with their people

Communities are stepping up to get pets back home quickly, easing stress for pets,...
Golden rule for found pets
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Princess the cat wearing a protective e-collar

Life’s a fairy tale for once-gravely-injured cat

After overcoming trauma and a long recovery from surgery, Princess found her happy...
Becomes a "foster win"
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Lucky the cat sitting on a wooden floor

Faces of No-Kill: Cat thrives after surviving wildfires

After escaping the L.A. wildfires with burned paws and singed whiskers, Lucky went...
Now he's a lucky cat with a lucky family
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Pixie the dog on a dog bed under a blue plaid blanket

Happy life for dog evacuated from L.A. fires

It wasn’t magic alone that brought about her adoption — it took coordination, hard...
Pixie is now living out her fantasy
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Powder the kitten wearing her vest and lying on a pawprint blanket

Tiny vest helps brave kitten heal

In a true fashion-meets-function moment, the Best Friends vet team reshaped Powder...
Functional fashion
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Eloise the cat lying on her side nursing her kittens

Fresh start for a loving mama cat

Eloise raised five kittens in a foster home and now has her own home....
Now she’s thriving
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Person wearing a protective gown and gloves holding a white puppy

New clinic is a lifeline for more shelter pets in L.A.

On-site vet clinic makes it possible to treat sick pets, support foster volunteers...
There’s a system in place to fast-track getting shelter pets needed care
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Light brown dog with upright ears and one brown and one blue eye

Small acts bring big impact for animals

From coast to coast, Best Friends Network Partners are showing up with love, humor...
Network partners create moments of hope and healing
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Person hugging a black and brown dog beside a shade canopy at the dog spay/neuter event

Free spay/neuter for L.A. dogs

Group effort to serve 400 dogs in need of surgeries....
A successful event
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A couple adventure buddy program participants with a pug wearing a bandanna

Adventures abound for adoptable dogs

Dogs from the Best Friends Pet Adoption Center in L.A. share fun-filled outings to...
Adventuring with purpose
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Students at Crestview Preparatory School beside a slide noting Best Friends as receiving donations

California fourth graders champion a cause for pets

Students at Crestview Preparatory School used their school’s annual fundraiser to ...
The market was a resounding success
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Baby and Celine the French bulldogs sleeping next to each other

Faces of No-Kill: From puppy surgery to sister snuggles

A French bulldog named Baby came to Best Friends in crisis. Now, she has a clean b...
A family that’s meant to be
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Pug in a home environment

Kindness in action for the animals

When animals needed help, these everyday heroes stepped in with compassion and cre...
Compassion can show up anywhere, anytime, and in any form
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Sugar the cat lying on a towel on a wooden bench

Adopter sees the sweetness in shy senior cat

Like sugar and spice, Sugar the cat and Ginger the person were just the right matc...
Now receiving her second chance
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