Caring for Pets Stories

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An A+ cat internship at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary

Genevieve Hannon completes internship with cats at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary, ...
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Housing for cats with FeLV discordance

The Sanctuary has a new suite for FeLV discordant cats. These cats test positive o...
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Dog gains confidence by wearing clothes

Pitbull mix from dogfighting bust is a bit shy, but wearing clothes helps her to f...
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Taking roosters and a duck for a walk

It is possible to walk roosters and ducks on a harness. Really! Learn all about wa...
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Cat with panleukopenia saved with blood transfusion

Cat with panleukopenia, who had an upper respiratory infection and then diarrhea, ...
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Chained-up husky rescued

Shy Husky who was chained up is rescued by Dogs Deserve Better and comes to the Sa...
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Altruistic Alfie is an intuitive and sensitive guardian angel cat

Alfie the cat came from a hoarding situation and doesn't much like people. He is a...
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Helping a cocker spaniel with medical challenges

Cocker Spaniel Rescue of Austin and San Antonio, with funding from Best Friends, h...
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Special-needs poodle adopted from All the Same Wild and Tame Animal Sanctuary

Best Friends pet adoption promotion helps a special-needs poodle with visual impai...
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Brain games for dogs

Dog enrichment in the form of games keeps your dog mentally and emotionally youthf...
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Blind horse gets help and companionship from once very fearful mare

Once abused and abandoned, horse gets help and then pays it forward by helping and...
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Long Beach City College rabbits project

Rabbits abandoned on the Long Beach City College campus are trapped, spayed or neu...
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New Rattitude gives petite rat terrier a fresh start

Female rat terrier is saved by New Rattitude, Inc., in Lansing, Michigan, who got ...
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Pointer mix saves boxer mix by giving her a blood transfusion

Boxer mix with pancytopenia and other medical issues gets blood transfusion from p...
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Really big (but not fat) pig

Oliver the pig is the new kid on the block at the Sanctuary. Though he weighs 236 ...
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