Houston Stories

Russ Duszak, a commercial pilot, and his wife, Elizabeth, have volunteered in animal care, done transports, worked events, and fostered kittens for 17 years.

Best Friends volunteers go into shelters for a full day of doing whatever the shelter staff need help with the most.

Potato is a dog with nine lives. He was at risk in a shelter, then beat heartworm disease, then needed emergency surgery, and finally landed a family who loves him dearly.

A tornado blew the roof off Pasadena Animal Shelter, but quick action and collaboration assured the safety of every animal.

Best Friends assists city of Sugar Land with far too many cats living in one house.

Best Friends provides hands-on training to help veterinary teams catch up on lagging number of surgeries nationwide.

AJ arrived at a Texas shelter with an injured leg, but time was on his side. Today, the chatty cat with three legs will tell you all about it.

Peanut Butter the cat shows a kind couple how much fun it can be to have a feline in your life.

Volunteer requests assistance following the tragic school shooting in Uvalde, Texas.

A busy Houston family of five makes time to foster homeless pets and memorializes each one in a paw print memory book.

Time was already running out for Hank when he arrived at the shelter, but the team that helped save his life was closer than anyone could have imagined.

More Houston pets are being spayed or neutered each week, thanks to help from an amazing volunteer team.

A special foster event helped a dog named Fergus get heartworm treatment and a home.

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

This Father’s Day, tip your hat to the men in your community who are helping pets in their own way.