Caring for Pets Stories

Jude the dog is a happy and grateful dog. He is thrilled with all the toys and going on sleepovers with people.

Former Best Friends intern uses what she learned about birds to help care for and socialize parrots rescued from a bird mill in Tennessee.

Mickey Rourke adopts a lesser sulfur-crested cockatoo from Best Friends Animal Sanctuary. Read about his visit to adopt this parrot.

Inspired by the How to Start an Animal Sanctuary workshop, Ann Brooks of Asheville, North Carolina, starts a parrot rescue called Phoenix Landing.

Pregnant dog was severely abused, shot in the head and left to fend for herself. She was rescued and came to Best Friends for treatment and care.

Dog who can be picky about people he accepts and has other behavioral challenges (lunging) is adopted into the perfect home.

Shetland pony and mini horse are fun, mischievous, delightful to be around, and love treats. They have recently come to Best Friends Animal Sanctuary.

Kitten rescued from under dumpster has a problem with her back legs and can't walk. With physical therapy and play, she is making great improvements.

Former Michael Vick dogs Georgia and Little Red complete dog training and then pass their Canine Good Citizen test. They can now be adopted.

Two pigs from Best Friends Animal Sanctuary have been adopted as pets. Pig adoptions can be tricky because of zoning restrictions.

Pig who was supposed to be teacup sized is relinquished by his family. He currently weighs 200 pounds and is still growing. Teacup pigs are a myth.

Family adopts a second senior horse who is no longer rideable but is a perfect friend and companion animal.

One man fosters and then adopts FIV cats, and in the process becomes an advocate for them, setting the record straight about the feline immunodeficiency virus.

The Pahrump rescue cats, from the Great Kitty Rescue in Nevada, are being assimilated into the main feline population in Cat World at the Sanctuary.

A Quaker parrot at Best Friends is quite the character. He loves to shift the blame to other birds when he has done something naughty.