Best Friends Magazine Stories

Shepherd mix dog wearing a purple bandana

Inspiring tales of teamwork saving pets’ lives

These Best Friends Network Partners are proving how together we can save the lives...
Read about their great work
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Pocket the dog in a yard with a toy ball

Busting myths about fostering dogs

If you’re on the fence about fostering, let us dispel some of the misperceptions....
Help get dogs into homes
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Officer Thomas Stanfield holding the rescued black kitten in the squad car

Making the world better through kindness toward animals

From a community coming together to find a missing dog to a tree trimmer who rescu...
Read their stories
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Teresa LaCross holding a cat

A determined voice of change for homeless pets

How one shelter director found her voice and skyrocketed lifesaving by recognizing...
How they've embraced change
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Dogpool wearing her red outfit with tongue out

Award-winning animals

We bestow totally serious titles on some of the animals at Best Friends in honor o...
And the winners are ...
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Pumpkin the cat wearing a harness and lying next to some plants in the greenhouse

Senior kitty finds his Zen among the plants

When Pumpkin, one of Best Friends Animal Sanctuary’s most beloved cats, needed a t...
Now he's supervising the landscaping team
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Orange and white cat in a white kennel

Pet adoption stories to make you feel the love

These recent adoption stories showcase just what it means to bring love home by ad...
See the happy faces
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White and tan dog with mouth slightly open smiling

Shelters get creative to showcase adoptable pets

These groups are using every opportunity and tool at their disposal to send more d...
See what they're doing
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The two owlets being fed with an adult owl puppet beside them

Baby barn owls survive accidental road trip

When a hay truck accidentally loaded a nest of hatching owl eggs, Wild Friends sta...
Owlets have remarkable recovery
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Francis Battista with multiple dogs outside in Angel Canyon

Reflections on our relationship to pets

Ultimately, animals are essential to our wholeness as human beings, so we must sav...
The core of our mission to end the killing in shelters
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Person holding a litter of brown puppies in her arms

The making of an animal shelter super mentor

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These partnerships save lives
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Multicolored cat with a green and white bed behind her

Endearing pet adoption updates to warm your heart

Check out kitty grooming contests, a lasagna-stealing cat, an adventure-loving pup...
Read their updates
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Smiling do outside on a walk with a person

Heartfelt stories of animals inspiring kindness

From forgiving library fees to a thoughtful token, these stories prove that animal...
More happy news
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Child's drawing of Adored the cat with an actual photo of Adored

Kids create works of heart to find pets homes

One woman’s passion project has drawn attention to hundreds of homeless animals ac...
See their works of art
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Happy looking husky dog in a home setting

These pets are home and loving it

Recent adoption stories showcase Hamburglar the cat’s new friend, a charmed life f...
Read about them
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