Best Friends Magazine Stories

Gray and white cat in a kennel

5 animal stories that prove kindness goes a long way

These good Samaritans, including one cat, pulled out all the stops to help when it...
Read their praiseworthy efforts
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Close-up of the nose of a dog

The nose knows

Best Friends co-founder Michael Mountain shares how animals experience the world i...
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Gray tabby cat lying on a leopard print blanket in front of an orange wall

5 sweet animal stories for the new year

Get 2023 off to an uplifting and inspiring start with these stories about people d...
Read the heartwarming tales
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Black dog with mouth open in a smile with a person sitting behind him

7 sweet (and silly) pet adoption updates

A kitten queen, a bilingual pup, and a cat with a very special spatula have all go...
Meet the new families
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Bay area software engineer Jeff Judkins hikes with his cat Zulu at Cataract Falls in Northern California

Cat Daddies: Eight men and their feline friends

A new documentary explores relationships between men and cats, and the results are...
Meet these unforgettable cat dads
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Volunteer Karin Hamilton walking Curly Sue the horse in some woods

Curly-coated horse gets a personal trainer

Curly Sue was having trouble standing up after she lay down, but with a volunteer ...
Making exercise fun
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Llama the Siamese kitten with blue eyes and paw up in the air

Big new life for a blue-eyed kitten

Orphaned and injured at one week old, little Llama lived thanks to many people’s h...
See how he's thrived
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Petunia the pig with her mouth open with a food bowl and some lettuce in front of her

Abandoned pig loves her life on two feet

Petunia’s back legs don’t move well, but her days are so full of cozy cuddles and ...
Meet the life of the party
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Person wearing scrubs and a stethoscope holding a black and white at

Clinical trials aim to save cats from deadly FIP virus

Best Friends participates in clinical trials of potentially lifesaving antiviral t...
Working for a lifesaving treatment
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Bud the dog with his two adopters sitting on the couch behind him

From underdog to super hero: Bud saves the day

When a fire threatened a dense southern California neighborhood, Bud the wonder do...
Meet the local celebrity
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Woodrow the cat with Jane Brodziak in the background

Unforgettable 18-year-old cat goes home

A volunteer met Woodrow at Best Friends six years ago, never forgot him and now he...
Worth the wait
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Spiderman the cockatoo holding a toy in his beak

How Spiderman got his groove back

Cockatoo lived in distress for a long time, but now he’s all about dancing and sho...
See how his life has changed
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Brown dog in a home with blanket over her and her eyes closed and smiling with tongue out

5 adorable pet adoption tails

Meet a puppy who can’t believe she got adopted, a cat who snuggles her sloth toy a...
Read about the happy adoptions
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Pepper the cat wearing a crown while being held by her new family

Cat purrs in the face of adversity

Pepper is the picture of resiliency after a traumatic past...
See how she's thriving
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Two children associated with Grant Parish snuggling with a dog and puppy, both dogs wearing bandannas

Grant Parish in Louisiana goes to the dogs

Shelter embraces a new foster program, adoption events and sending 75 dogs (and co...
See how people are stepping up to help
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