Stories

Canine cognition expert Brian Hare, who’s featured in Netflix’s Inside the Mind of a Dog, explains just how unique our relationship with dogs is.

Let’s be as good a friend to dogs as they have been to us

It was a race against time to save a young, distressed golden eagle found near a wildfire. Now he's getting the care he needs to survive and thrive.

Sometimes it takes a village to save lives, and a team of foster caregivers did just that when a family of kittens landed at the Sanctuary.

What's up with PETA?

Understand why your local animal shelter might ask you to make an appointment — and how it’s different from turning away pets in need.

From injured foal to happy horse, Bug’s story is one for the books. Now she’s snug as a bug in her new home in Canada.

Best Friends employees and supporters are among 61 hardy souls who will take on the harsh conditions of the Grand to Grand Ultra high desert foot race.

Celebrate Best Friends’ 40th anniversary with little-known fun facts about the Sanctuary, the animals, and the people who started it all.

When a wildfire in New Mexico threatened local animal shelters, Best Friends and area animal welfare organizations teamed up to save lives.

During Stone Cold’s time in treatment for a hole in his nose, this charming gray tabby won over everyone he met — including his surgeon.

Kody didn’t let an injury that left her hind end paralyzed slow her roll or keep her from finding love. Now she’s zooming around in a home of her own.

Planes, vans, serenading cats, and kitten stowaways highlight a cross-country trip to help a shelter manage a potentially deadly disease outbreak.

Group's volunteer visits to Best Friends Animal Sanctuary have a therapeutic effect for both the animals and the people.

Jessie went from a heartworm patient to a Las Vegas showgirl after a chance meeting with out-of-town guests.