Best Friends Magazine Stories

Saving one scared dog shows what's possible at this Texas shelter.

We need to save more cats to get to no-kill nationwide, but how we make that happen is anything but simple.

From a cantankerous looking kitten and long-awaited reunions to a celebrity adoption, here are six awesome stories from our network partners.

Read about five amazing individuals who have each helped homeless pets in their own unique and extraordinary ways.

These six heroes are helping their communities - human and animal alike - through these random acts of kindness.

From amazing adoptions to helping out pregnant mothers (both canine and human), here are five stories from our network partners.

Shelters all over the country are beginning to embrace the power of community-supported lifesaving.

When longtime animal rescuer Georgia Cameron brought a rescued puppy named Tucker to her dad, novelist W. Bruce Cameron, the little pup had a profound impact on his work.

Since the coronavirus pandemic began, Best Friends has kicked into high gear to support our 3,000 Network Partners.

Despite the coronavirus pandemic, hundreds of dogs and cats from Texas shelters find homes in new states including Minnesota, Colorado and Illinois.

Sweet cat has been the best cure for her new person's loneliness during a time of isolation.

How Bowling Green, Kentucky came around for cats with a pilot program for trap-neuter-return

Scott Poore knows no boundaries when it comes to finding homes for pets and saving lives when the clock is ticking.

These innovative animal control officers are redefining what it means to save more lives

In a letter to Best Friends, a family reflects on how their dog Ava has brought them a decade of joy