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After life as a shelter dog, spunky senior comes to Best Friends.

Underdogs - shelter animals who are having a difficult time finding an adoptive home - are helped by new innovative ‘adoption agent' foster program.

Turning her lifelong passion for animals into action, Jenn Yandrisevits volunteers with Best Friends' New York programs.

Chicago, Illinois, bans the retail sale of dogs, cats and rabbits in pet stores, another victory in combating puppy mill-supplied pet stores.

One student's visit to Best Friends Animal Sanctuary helps change his mind about pit bulls and correct negative stereotypes about the breed.

Bunny who is overweight is put on a healthy diet that cuts out high-calorie foods and starts an exercise plan that includes digging in the dirt.

Mammoth donkey (a big breed of donkey) receives physical therapy to recover from surgery, but there were challenges along the way.

Best Friends staff work to ensure laws are passed that are proactive and positive for animals and laws that are bad for pets are changed.

Best Friends mentors groups to assist pets in reaching their fullest potential.

Class for shy dogs at Best Friends helps animals who need a little extra encouragement to be social. Treats are given out to motivate the dogs.

Cat Town Café in Oakland, California, opens. A collaboration between Cat Town and the Cat Man of West Oakland, the cafe helps shelter cats find homes.

Someone burned Grayson the cat and nearly killed him, but he is still as loving and affectionate as ever. Read this forgiving cat's story.

Baltimore Community Cats Project helps over 110 stray cats gets spayed or neutered and vaccinated, and six cats with medical issues get medical treatment.

A senior schnauzer and is adopted by a trucker who was looking for the perfect dog to travel the road with him in his semi. Read delightful story.

Best Friends grant enables Dolly's Foundation, based out of Sanford, Florida, to provide free spay and neuter for dogs of struggling families.