Caring for Pets Stories

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Slimming Sammy the overweight pig

Sammy the potbelly pig, who is so overweight he can't see, goes on a nutritio...
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Congo African grey parrot grows her plucked feathers back

Caregivers help nervous Congo African grey parrot, who used to pluck her feathers,...
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Dog from fighting bust realizes his potential

Dog from a fighting bust receives training and socialization help and he's no...
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Cat with hyperthyroidism gets all the love he deserves

Senior cat with a thyroid condition, kidney disease, high blood pressure, and an o...
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High-energy, jumping, mouthing dog gets special training

Large high-energy dog who seemed downright crazy with his rambunctious, mouthing, ...
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Stray German shepherd hit by a car

Stray German shepherd hit by a car sustains a broken femur that requires surgery. ...
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Remodeled and expanded medical building for cats

Medical building for cats at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary is remodeled and expand...
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Bonded pair of Timneh African grey parrots adoption

Bonded pair of Timneh African grey parrots find a home together. Read their fun ad...
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Effects of animal hoarding on dogs research

Study led by Best Friends and the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary ...
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Cat who doesn't like other cats adopted

A cat who dislikes other cats so much that he will sometimes redirect his displeas...
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Distrustful cat slowly learns to enjoy attention

Declawed and malnourished when he was rescued, Devin the cat was distrustful, but ...
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Introducing a horse to a halter

Trainers introduce horse from a criminal neglect situation to a halter. Their slow...
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Dog playgroups increase adoptablity of shelter dogs

Playgroups for shelter dogs in Los Angeles are a ton of fun and make the dogs more...
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Artist painting sale leads to parrot toy donation

[Artist Janet Bray sells a painting of King O, a famous parrot at Best Friends Ani...
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Saving more shelter dogs

Ideas for saving shelter dogs shared at conference: foster volunteers for dogs wit...
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