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With time, one ornery Shar-Pei dog mellows out, transforming from grumpy to snuggly. Read his unusual story.

Sadly, for some reason, nondescript darker dogs are often overlooked in shelters. Even ones with cute, goofy ears!

Ursuline Academy students help pets in need after Hurricane Katrina by preparing cat food donations.

Greylag goose kicked by a horse sustained injuries: she lost her eye and her neck and leg were hurt. She is receiving treatment at Best Friends.

Pig with deformed legs is adopted by woman who has a special-needs piggy rescue and is looking into getting her new charge a pig cart / wheelchair.

Dog with some extra pounds to lose comes to the Sanctuary after losing her person. Diet and exercise are helping her with weight loss.

The best of buddies have hearts in common but not always stature!

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Lucy, an FeLV-positive feline at the Sanctuary, is super photogenic and loves to be in all the pictures!

Best Friends internship helps one college student get experience with animals and figure out what she wants to do for a job once she finishes school.

Wounded soldier Tech Sgt. Jamie Dana will get to keep her military dog, a German shepherd, if a new bill is approved.

A feline leukemia cat just celebrated her 20th birthday! Felines positive for the virus can have a good quality of life and some can live a long time.

Woman finds the perfect well-behaved ("detached") dog, with beautiful shy eyes, to adopt. The dog is eight years old, quiet and housebroken.

Former feral cat used to be antisocial, but thanks to a feline role model he has discovered attention and petting are a good thing.

Ginny the dog, who was rescued as a stray, tries to take take over Best Friends employee's office job by deomonstrating her typing skills.