Caring for Pets Stories

Actor and author, who is an advocate for handicapped pets and animals with special needs, volunteers at Best Friends.

Male adult mentor cat befriends and helps socialize kittens.

Sick pregnant cat has lifesaving surgery at Best Friends Los Angeles. Though her kittens were stillborn, she survived.

Stray cat with injured leg that needs to be amputated comes to Best Friends for help and healing.

Animal rescue group Rockwall Pets receives Best Friends Animal Society grant to help save even more animal shelter dogs and more.

Special-needs pitbull highlights how disabled animals for adoption can bring joy to his or her new family's life.

Macaw gets relief for his sore feet by hanging out in a parrot tent.

Formerly a stray, kitty with feline leukemia suffers from chronic asthma but is receiving the treatment she needs at the Sanctuary.

Corporate office cats, who are also adoptable, add an important element to business meetings at the Sanctuary by offering headbutts and purrs.

Young pup is clicker trained to help her learn to manage her anxiety and fear and get ready for adoption into a home.

Famous cockatoo, who has feather picking problem, finds a forever home.

Lab mix dog learns to control his aggressive and lunging impulses and behave nicely around new people and when on leash. He has made great progress.

Dog who used to be afraid of men has come a long way in overcoming her fear and has recently been adopted by two men.

Labrador mix with cancer and signs of tracheal collapse gets much-needed help at Sanctuary and then find a forever home with her kindred spirit.

Mouth inflammation made one cat who has stomatitis nervous about being touched, but clicker training has helped make trips to the vet easier.