Houston Stories

Across the country, Best Friends is finding pets homes full of love, fun, and sometimes even their own wardrobe.

Best Friends and Texas shelters pull together to arrange a 23-hour trip to send more than 100 dogs and cats to new homes.

Daisy and her puppies have bright futures thanks to the power of teamwork and short-term fostering.

Judy had everyone convinced she was a scaredy cat, but everything changed when she went into a foster home.

Enjoy some of the year’s most heartwarming tales from around the country of pets going home.

Best Friends in Houston supports pet adoption efforts at Galena Park Animal Shelter with our Mobile Adoption Van (MAV)

In the wake of Hurricane Beryl, Best Friends worked alongside Houston residents to keep pets in shelters safe.

After being found as a pregnant stray in Texas, Kookie’s story comes full circle.

After losing the only caregiver he’d ever known, Buddy learned it is possible to love again.

After her dog of 16 years passed, Mackenzie found sweet, happy Nikki and turned loss into a new beginning.

When they came to Best Friends, Rowena and Binx had more than their fair share of issues. But a new home set them on a path toward healing and friendship.

A five-day seminar for 13 greater Houston shelters showed that even dogs who haven’t yet shown their best side can be adopted.

Found alone on the streets of Houston, a dog with heartworm disease helps a couple decide it’s time to adopt a new best friend.

A dog who smiles all the time. A puppy who landed a new home at a business conference. These pets are living the good life after being adopted from Best Friends.

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