Sanctuary Stories

Person lying on the floor next to Gia the cat

Healing help for scared, blind cat

Gia was lost in a world she couldn’t see, but with help now she’s safe and sound....
See how fostering helps
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Marky Mark and Coddle the cats

Feisty felines overcome labels to become friends

Unlikely feline friends Marky Mark and Coddle both had some behavior challenges in...
Meet the best buds
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Clark the cat lying on a bed and looking out of a window

Love for cats with special needs runs in the family

When Jill visited the Sanctuary, she wasn’t planning to bring home a new cat whose...
See how it was meant to be
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Brown dog looking out the open window of a red truck

Ask Faith: Help for a pasta-loving parrot and a dog afraid of the car

Best Friends co-founder offers advice on how to help an Amazon parrot lose weight ...
Follow Faith's advice
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Intern Jenny Yamaha with a dog

Best Friends-backed degree inspires, guides new animal rescue organization

Jenny Franz shifted the focus of Better Together Dog Rescue to better address crit...
Read about her learning process
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Person holding Arabelle the kitten, whose mouth is open in a meow

Survivor kitten turned teacher

Arabelle needed extra care to thrive and in return she helped teach people how to ...
Read about this 'spokes-kitten'
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Bruce the cat wearing a bow tie with his tail up in the air

Welcome to 'The Adoption Game'

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Cleo the Amazon parrot

What is this parrot is saying?

Listen to Cleo. Do you have what it takes to interpret when he speaks?...
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Screen shot of animation of a child wanting to adopt a cat

Find your purrfect match

Animated short films that follow the heartwarming journey of three homeless cats w...
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Sunny and Grove the cats lying together and one grooming the head of the other

Animal friends at Best Friends

Friends make everything better, especially when they’re adorable animals....
Meet these best buddies
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Orange tabby cat standing on a county

Ask Faith: Advice to help stop cats from counter surfing, dogs from digging

Best Friends co-founder answers questions about how to keep a curious, food-obsess...
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Best Friends Magazine
Cedar the dog with ears up, mouth open smiling and wearing a harness

Dogs voted most likely to make you smile

Best hair, most likely to be a superhero, longest tongue: Meet some of the supersp...
Who's your favorite?
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Dude the rage with his front paws grasping a metal bar

Did you know?

Learn fun facts about rats, mink, tortoises, jackrabbits and more....
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Vincent the chameleon standing on a branch

A day in the life at Wild Friends

Meet Vincent the chameleon and some other unexpected residents at Best Friends Ani...
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Best Friends caregiver hugging a boxer dog

It’s time we have a conversation about pay

Personal sacrifice and passion cannot be the price of admission into nonprofit ani...
Fair compensation needed for animal caregivers
Julie Castle Blog