Pet Adoption Stories

Zoey the senior dog with her new adopted family, outside in front of some bushes

Senior dog with medical issues charms new family

Older dogs can be overlooked in shelters, but 10-year-old Zoey was exactly what her new family had been looking for.
Zoey brings comfort in an unexpected way
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RoiLie the dog running in his wheelchair

Big love for little dog with wheels

An injury changed RoiLie’s life, but his huge personality and a whole lot of love keep him going strong.
See him in his home
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Person reaching out to touch a smiling red heeler type dog

11 happy pet tales from national adoption weekend

Best Friends’ first national adoption weekend of 2023 finds loving homes for thousands of pets.
Meet some happy new families
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Alyssa Leon and Tommy Rigdon sitting on a ledge with Brew and Julien their adopted dogs

A most adorable pair of adopted dogs

Brew and Julien play together, nap together, and are helping their adopters make friends in their new city.
Adopted dogs bring a sense of community
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Blue-eyed Siamese cat meowing by a window

Positively precious pet adoption updates

A debonair dog, a canine cardigan, and an adoption to cure doggy depression: These adoption stories will make you smile.
Meet the happy families
Best Friends Magazine
Magellan, a brown tabby and white cat standing on a yellow wooden box

7 pet adoption stories worth celebrating

A couple of Potatoes and a Berry might not make a meal, but they do make for charming animal adoption tales.
Read about these happy adoptions
Best Friends Magazine
Shadow the dog with two people petting him

How adopting a dog changed one man’s life

Shadow’s life was saved when he came to Best Friends as a puppy, and he’s been brightening peoples’ lives around him ever since.
Read their story
Best Friends Magazine
Smiling person sitting on a couch while holding a cat

National adoption weekend for dogs and cats

Thinking of adopting a pet? The time is now.
Learn more
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Nova the dog with her family

Older dog gets new lease on life

These days Nova hikes mountains and provides comfort at a hospital with her person.
Now she's a star
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AI-generated artwork of a tortoiseshell cat on a rainbow hill with white clouds in a pink sky background

World's first AI artwork generated by cats

Yes, cats have always loved keyboards. Now our cats are creating AI art to get themselves adopted.
See the art. Meet the artists
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Johnny the little tabby kitten

Kitten comes back from the brink

Johnny was unresponsive when he arrived at Best Friends, but now he’s either playing or cuddling with his feline BFF.
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Elle the smiling white puppy with blue eyes outside on grass

Puppy takes leg surgery in stride

Elle no longer has a front leg, but that doesn’t stop her from living life to the fullest.
See her recovery
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Selfie with Rachel and Katt

Sweet senior cat wins the heart of loving adopter

Katt won the hearts of everyone he met, including an adopter who had no plans to adopt a cat the day she met him.
He still has lots of love to give
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Maryanne Dailey with Rosie

Maryanne Pagonis: Her will is her way of giving back

There is nothing Maryanne Pagonis wouldn’t do for her beloved dog Rosie — nor for Best Friends for bringing the two of them together.
Her will is her way of giving back.
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Smiling person hugging a dog whose tongue is out and is wearing a bandana

Thank you pets during Pet Appreciation Week and every day

Cuddlers, companions, comedians ... there’s no doubt that our furry bffs make our lives better we can make theirs better, too.
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