Caring for Pets Stories

Shaka finally has feathers to fluff!

Holland lop bunny is adopted into the perfect family who accommodate his favorite hobby: chewing! The rabbit-proof their home.

Metro the pig got quite fat from eating a diet loaded with junk food. Now that he is at the Sanctuary, we will help him eat better and lose weight.

Kira the kitten didn't get treatment she needed for an eye infection and respiratory problem. Her eye issue caused her to develop an ulcer in one eye.

After taking dog on a sleepover, volunteer recognizes that dog is sick. Dog is now receiving lifesaving treatment for bloat.

Chocolate Labrador retriever and pit bull mix shelter dog receives training to become a law enforcement narcotics dog (drug-sniffing canine).

Sequin is a beautiful white cat with blue eyes. She is also deaf and very shy, but those are the qualities that endeared one woman to her.

With time, one ornery Shar-Pei dog mellows out, transforming from grumpy to snuggly. Read his unusual story.

Greylag goose kicked by a horse sustained injuries: she lost her eye and her neck and leg were hurt. She is receiving treatment at Best Friends.

Dog with some extra pounds to lose comes to the Sanctuary after losing her person. Diet and exercise are helping her with weight loss.

Lucy, an FeLV-positive feline at the Sanctuary, is super photogenic and loves to be in all the pictures!

A feline leukemia cat just celebrated her 20th birthday! Felines positive for the virus can have a good quality of life and some can live a long time.

Woman finds the perfect well-behaved ("detached") dog, with beautiful shy eyes, to adopt. The dog is eight years old, quiet and housebroken.

Ginny the dog, who was rescued as a stray, tries to take take over Best Friends employee's office job by deomonstrating her typing skills.

Former feral cat used to be antisocial, but thanks to a feline role model he has discovered attention and petting are a good thing.