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At Best Friends, we use our networks to introduce you to advocates like Karyn Swoopes, who give back to pets and people in their community.

A northern California husband-wife team is a shining example of how people can step up to help animals in their own communities.

The company supports the animals with donated funds and machines to keep mountains of laundry clean.

Cinderella was down on her luck when she came to Best Friends, but today she’s living a life fit for a princess.

Frannie is proof that all it takes is one person who loves you the way you are to change your life for the better.

A world-class swimmer shares her fascination with a Newfoundland puppy and her training as one of Italy’s water rescue dogs.

We’ve said goodbye to a beloved volunteer, but the impact she made endures.

Molasses was tiny and tired when firefighters found her, but now this once-lost pup is finally home.

Fawkes was miserable with patchy skin, painful paws and a double dose of eye issues, but today she feels so much better.

Best Friends assists city of Sugar Land with far too many cats living in one house.

After a harrowing adventure that left him stranded on a cliffside in the desert, Peter is now snuggling up and settling in with his new family.

After being found scared and disheveled in a home with too many cats, Littles has become one courageous and happy cat.

You can’t help but fall in love with a senior dog who has a heart of gold and a name like Spaghetti.

Abdul and Shamiyan are kitten-fostering superstars, sharing their fuzzy feline friends on Instagram and getting them adopted.

After nine months of rehabilitation, a once-grounded eagle returns to the wide-open skies over the Grand Canyon.