Los Angeles Stories

Adopted kitten helps adopter heal after the shooting tragedy at the 2017 Route 91 Harvest Music Festival in Las Vegas, Nevada, that she had attended.

A huge help to our adoption team, Cheryl always shows up with a positive attitude that is so supportive with our potential adopters.

A wonderful dog handler, Petroula's positive attitude continuously inspires our team!

Here are this year's best 10 happy pet stories, including some about Hurricane Harvey rescue dogs and puppies and one about a cat getting adopted.

See photos of a shelter dog who went from scared and reluctant when she first arrived to more confident and happy. She has been adopted into a home.

Gema's dedication, passion and commitment to our dogs is second to none, we are eternally grateful for all of her hard work!

Laura is such an asset to our team, she does everything she can to help promote animals for adoption and does it all with a big smile!

Woman adopts loving small senior dog, later diagnosed with Cushing's disease, which is caused by excess adrenal gland hormones.

We can always count on Maureen - she is a great asset to the dog team and works with our more challenging population.

Robin is a wonderful addition to the NKLA Pet Adoption center - donating her incredible skills to our cat team, dog team and our data team!

Calico feline adopted from Best Friends' NKLA Pet Adoption Center becomes a bookstore cat at Small World Books in Venice, California.

Single guy decides it's time to adopt his first cat. He adopts a shy kitten, who has since made an adorable transformation and is loving his new life.

One of our most consistent volunteers, Margaret always bring bright and positive energy with her to the center.

Article spotlighting stories of guys who have adopted cats. These real men have no problem embracing their true love of felines as pets.