Pet Adoption Stories

After meeting Homer at an art museum, the Thomases couldn’t stop thinking about him, so they made him the newest canine member of their family.

Time was already running out for Hank when he arrived at the shelter, but the team that helped save his life was closer than anyone could have imagined.

Best Friends-sponsored National Adoption Weekend results in thousands of adoptions.

Lil came to Best Friends with a bad skin condition, but with help from the medical team and a wonderful foster family, she’s now living her best life in Los Angeles.

Larry’s special medical needs meant it took a while for him to get adopted, but he became the perfect first cat for Tara.

Phoenix went from wanting nothing to do with people (when he first came to Best Friends) to finding a home where all he has to do is be himself.

These pets recently adopted from Best Friends are living (and loving) large

Tebow was incredibly sick when he first came to Best Friends, but now he’s in a home and healthy enough to outsmart the dog.

This year we’re celebrating National Kitten Day with these stories of snuggly little survivors.

A special foster event helped a dog named Fergus get heartworm treatment and a home.

Even when Chayce Lowham learned that the cat he wanted to adopt had ringworm, he didn’t let anything stand in the way of bringing her home.

Two hearts align when an adopter and a scruffy, deaf dog meet at just the right time.

When Jill visited the Sanctuary, she wasn’t planning to bring home a new cat whose back legs don’t work — but then there was Clark.

After Brutus ended up on the euthanasia list, he came to Best Friends, beat heartworm disease in a foster home, and then found love.

Leslie and Keith drove from Reno to Salt Lake City to adopt a cat they can’t touch, but love all the same.