Northwest Arkansas Stories

Even when Chayce Lowham learned that the cat he wanted to adopt had ringworm, he didn’t let anything stand in the way of bringing her home.

When a terrier mix with a broken leg and a love for life helped foster volunteer Rocio Ritter heal her broken heart, she decided to never let him go.

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

Foster volunteer steps up to help a mom dog with mange and heartworm, then decides that she’s already home.

From kittens and puppies to baby goats, horses and mice, we’re celebrating all kinds of animal moms this Mother’s Day.

Best Friends teams up with shelters from coast to coast to collect supplies and recruit foster volunteers just in time for kitten season.

Best Friends and Wilson Zoo team up to help a colony of more than 60 cats stay where they belong ꟷ outdoors and out of the shelter.

Adopters, a foster home and Best Friends staffers go the distance to bring sweet Willow to full health and into a wonderful forever home.

People and rescue organizations, including Best Friends, come together to help save 21 beagles in an empty foreclosed home.

Family with two young girls is hooked on helping homeless dogs after fostering two senior basset hounds.

Best Friends Pet Resource Center in Northwest Arkansas, coming in 2022, is a first of its kind

Chloe made it clear when she came to Best Friends that she was not interested in living other cats — that is, until a sweet orange tabby came into her life.

This holiday season, take a moment to appreciate the many ways that pets make a difference in our lives.

New volunteer Ramandeep Singh didn't know much about cats when he first started, but now he's a rock star kitten foster volunteer.

Four puppies from a shelter in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, survived parvovirus and are living in loving homes, thanks to outstanding medical care and a rock star foster volunteer.