Salt Lake City Stories

Check out these adorable pets who got to move out of shelters and in with foster families as people quarantine at home across the country

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How an older, diabetic cat and two college students became a family of three

Once homeless in Houston, a high-energy, fun-loving pit bull terrier mix with a tough past finds a home with amazing family of four

How a sweet Great Pyrenees made his way out of a tough spot and walked straight into a family's heart.

Cat adopted from Best Friends is now working at Beehive Distilling in Salt Lake City, Utah, as a "working cat" to deter rodents.

Kitten with challenges - injured rear leg and hip and a luxating patella - has her leg amputated, but now is doing so well in her new adoptive home.

Sixteen-year-old inspires her dad to volunteer with her at the Best Friends Lifesaving Center in Salt Lake City, as a fun father-daughter activity.

A cat who was diagnosed with diabetes lost her home, but with special care and treatment, her disease is now in remission and she has a new family.

How an iconic drawing toy helped raise awareness for rescued dogs and cats in Salt Lake City

Pit bull and mastiff mix dog, who looks like a polar bear, is helped by so many people to get healthy (he was positive for heartworm) and find a home.

Artist Britt West uses her Etch A Sketch to create drawings of homeless dogs and cats for adoption at Best Friends in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Little kitten wobbles when he walks because he has cerebellar hypoplasia (CH for short), but he's perfect just the way he is and has been adopted.

Declawed cat had behavioral issues and experienced chronic pain after the painful declawing surgery, but she's feeling much better in her new home.