Sanctuary Stories

After losing his home where he was overfed, pig comes to Best Friends where he has reached a healthy weight with diet and exercise.

Couple takes volunteer trips to help animals at Best Friends. They renew their love for one another while falling in in love with all the animals.

One puppy from a litter survives parvovirus. Now 10 years later, this parvo survivor is still going strong and thriving in her adoptive home.

Donated hats (‘snoods'), many from the company Zoo Snoods, protect dog's skin after cancer surgery and may help prevent further damage to his skin.

Golden eagle with West Nile virus and lead and rat poisoning and second eagle who needed help with flying skills receive rehabilitation assistance.

Cat could be rude in his needy bid for attention, jumping on people's shoulders or legs. Enrichment, clicker training and more, has help immensely.

Excitable dog learns to be calm by participating in basic training, impulse control games, agility, hydrotherapy, and parallel walks with other dogs.

Read story of one cat who had declawing surgery go wrong, leaving her with chronic pain and behavioral problems, two primary reasons not to declaw.

‘Clubfooted' rabbit (his condition isn't exactly clubbed feet) receives pain and anti-inflammatory meds, joint supplements, and makes a new friend.

For Meryl, Mya and Curly, it's been a decade of hope, healing and unconditional love at the Sanctuary.

Rescued after he was found flying around Las Vegas, a white-fronted Amazon parrot comes to Best Friends and is adopted by a loving couple.

Injured kitten arrives at clinic requiring emergency care, including fluids for dehydration and medication for pain, and eventually surgery.

To honor her senior therapy dog, woman makes 800 cookies and donates money to the animals, and takes a birthday volunteer vacation to Best Friends.

Holiday animal photos of dogs, cats, parrots, bunnies and more at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary on Christmas enjoying donated gifts and other goodies.

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.