COVID-19 Stories

1,719 pets from more than 250 Best Friends Network partner organizations found homes during the Find Love Online adoption event

How Mr. Geppetto, a long-time resident at the lifesaving center in Los Angeles, mastered the art of the Zoom call and had his adopters at "hello."

How structure and training from a veteran foster volunteer helped an exuberant hound dog go home after he'd been in a shelter for six months

As pet adoption goes virtual, watch how a New York City cat gets matched up with his new family via a video meet-and-greet.

When COVID-19 took travel off the table, Instagram influencer Claire Rose canceled her trips and adopted a puppy from Best Friends in New York City.

Meet a mama dog and her six healthy, wiggly puppies born in a New York City foster home.

Rachael Ray No-Kill Excellence Grants support shelters helping each other.

When Lexie's Los Angeles home was too small for the dog she wanted to adopt, she followed her dreams and moved to the mountains.

With trap-neuter-return efforts for community cats temporarily on hold, a van normally used to transport dozens of cats becomes a mobile pet food bank.

From a stray with patchy fur and scabs in Texas to an oversized lapdog in Utah, gentle giant Scamper is winning over hearts as he recovers.

Ufro's adoption took longer because he has a condition that causes him to eat things he shouldn't, but now he's in his perfect new home.

Frank survived a fire and a hoarding situation with 90 other dogs in a house, but after two years he finally has a home of his own

Animal lover Emily Park switched her focus to helping people during COVID-19 and found herself helping pets, too.

Social distancing means Best Friends Animal Sanctuary is getting creative with the adoption process, and even more pets are going home.

How Houston-area shelters, Best Friends and a local news station got creative and worked together to help pets get adopted like never before.