Caring for Pets Stories

Dog who was roaming the streets had host of medical issues but gets the help she needs from Furry Friends in Memphis, Tennessee.

Adoptable Amazon parrot at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary loves men and would fit in wonderfully at a bachelor pad.

Farrier Gene Ovnicek holds a natural balance horseshoe workshop / clinic at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary.

Annual dental checkups are an important part of overall horse health. The horses at Best Friends hate to go to the dentist,

Shelter dog in Atlanta with a collapsed lung and cherry eye needs emergency surgery. She receives lifesaving treatment she needs.

Save Our Strays Club at junior high school helps stray animals on the Navajo Nation and educates the public about spay/neuter and vaccinations.

Family commits to caring for dying man's adopted mixed-breed dog. When he died of cancer, the family was there to help with his beloved animal.

Founder of the Bunny House at Best Friends, Tony the ornery rabbit joins his best bunny friend on the other side of the Rainbow Bridge.

Sulfur-crested cockatoo comes from Boston to Best Friends Animal Sanctuary in the country. This city-slicker bird is adjusting well.

Adult male cat saves two newborn day-old kittens by providing a blood donation. His blood has antibodies that the kittens needed.

Oftentimes shelters for battered women can't take their pets as well. Read about one woman's story.

Chicago's Spay and Stay feral cat program encourages feline artists, aka modern art kitty painters, and is going to be holding a cat art event to help feral cats.

It is very dangerous for dogs to ride in the back of pick-up trucks. This is the story of one dog who fell out and broke his leg.

Rabbit may really have nine lives. He's overcome many medical problems: his back legs giving out, a stroke, and a respiratory infection and head tilt.

Two cats with chronic upper respiratory infections don't let their problem slow them down. They love playing with the laser toy.