Sanctuary Stories

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Behind the scenes with Vicktory dog Meryl

Video provides a glimpse at what Meryl's life was really like at Best Friends...
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Best Friends caregivers answer a hard question: Who’s your favorite?

Furred, feathered and scaled, Best Friends Animal Sanctuary staff have some very s...
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Cutest animal couples at Best Friends

These dynamic animal duos are sure to warm your heart as they snuggle up together ...
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What's cuter than a preschool for puppies? Nothing!

Photos from a day at Puppy preschool, the area at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary wh...
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Kitten survives a mystery illness and overcomes her fears to get adopted

Tiny tabby Peyton came to Best Friends in bad shape, underweight and sick, but wit...
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Senior Lab mentors shy dog who just needed a friend

Senior Lab, who received help and training for her reactivity towards other dogs, ...
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Remembering Vicktory dog Meryl's incredible life and legacy

Meryl, who came to Best Friends Animal Sanctuary with the other Vicktory dogs resc...
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Dog who couldn't stand to be near other canines finally lands the perfect home

Yuma the dog can't stand other dogs and is reactive towards them. She needed ...
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Dog was starving no matter how much she ate, but now she’s healthy and happy

Very skinny dog diagnosed with exocrine pancreatic insufficiency -- her pancreas d...
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Digging deep: 35 things you probably don’t know about Best Friends

List of 35 "insider" tidbits of information about Best Friends Animal Sa...
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Adopted dog makes her mom feel so much better when her dad is deployed

Adopted family dog provides great comfort to sad woman when her husband is on depl...
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This cat’s own tail was his worst enemy until he got help for chronic pain

Cat with neurological condition (hyperesthesia) led to him attacking his own tail,...
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Snow day with dogs at Best Friends

See fun pictures of dogs having a blast during a recent snow day at Best Friends A...
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Calvin the pit bull is a real-life party animal and these photos prove it

Pit bull dog, with a goofy and funny personality, is a real life party animal, and...
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Best Friends internship program inspires scholarship recipient to help cats and kittens at Hopalong Animal Rescue

Best Friends intern takes her learnings back to Hopalong Rescue in Oakland, Califo...
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