Sanctuary Stories

Dog with a heart condition has a bucket list of fun things to do and experience.

People come together to help a ‘feral' stray feline who tests positive for the feline immunodeficiency virus.

Preteen boy falls in love with special-needs splay legged bird, agrees to take care of her, and he and his family adopt her.

Feline food puzzles have helped a cat with FIV. Playing with food puzzles encourages him to eat more and keeps his mind active.

Being kind to animals is at the core of what drives various Best Friends volunteers. The kindness they give is returned to them tenfold.

Unsociable cat who doesn't care for other cats and who is feline leukemia positive gets the royal treatment at the Sanctuary.

Pictures of former laboratory pigeon who was rescued and is now at the Sanctuary. He is quite the character and has a charming personality.

Rescued special-needs Chihuahua (spinal injury has left him incontinent) comes to the Sanctuary for help and is making remarkable progress.

A cocker spaniel mix feels much better after receiving treatment for heartworms and an ear infection and is adopted into a forever home.

When he first came to the Sanctuary, this feline was extremely afraid of people, but he has slowly become calmer, friendlier and less shy.

Best Friends welcomes three new dogs - a Lab and chow mix, a second Lab, and a pitbull. All three are receiving the special help and care they need.

See photos of a wiener dog's treatment and recovery from back and throat injuries. This little dachshund dog has now been adopted.

Blindness and deafness don't hold senior dog back from becoming a therapy animal.

Cat with feline cerebellar hypoplasia (CH), a neurological condition, gets a cool new wheelchair (cart) to help him get around.

Kitten with damaged eyes -- one eye was almost completely missing and the other was severely infected -- comes to the Sanctuary.