COVID-19 Stories

The team of artists at Art While Apart give pets of all shapes and sizes the model treatment with colorful, cute, and eye-catching illustrations.

Ruff Haven Crisis Sheltering, formed in the midst of the pandemic, is blazing trails in Utah with new, innovative community sheltering services.

After Brutus ended up on the euthanasia list, he came to Best Friends, beat heartworm disease in a foster home, and then found love.

The number of cats and dogs killed in U.S. shelters increased in 2021.

Archie was seeing red when he arrived at Best Friends, but with a lot of help and a little time the handsome orange tabby found a home where all he has to do is be himself.

DAS fights to serve its community, maintain a slipping save rate and keep staff healthy.

We need your help.

Spitfire’s foster person nursed her through seizures and shyness, and when it was time for her to be adopted, couldn’t let her go.

Best Friends and Maddie's Fund® jointly award $5,000 resiliency grants in recognition of our partners' creativity and perseverance.

A three-way partnership involving Catholic Charities Eastern Washington, SpokAnimal and Best Friends pools resources and expertise to save the lives of both people and pets.

Catching up with families who adopted cats and dogs last year during the coronavirus pandemic

We need a Katrina-level outpouring of support from the public to bring an end to the crisis happening in our nation's shelters.

Read about five animal-loving individuals and what they are doing to help animals near them.

A grumpy, itchy cat isn't everyone's dream pet, but Betsy is just what her adopter was looking for.

A sensitive, quirky Chihuahua teaches his foster mom how to live life in the present.