Stories

Shelter dogs in Texas and other regions are being transported to Minnesota and other states, where the demand for dogs to adopt is higher.

Abused, neglected pit bull finds her happy place in a home with three kids.

Watch a video of kittens that will surely spark a feeling of joy for you. Adoptable kittens have a new room at Best Friends in Atlanta.

Best Friends community cat (TNR) program at Coachella Valley Animal Campus has reduced the Riverside County Department of Animal Services' intake.

Manager of Dogtown Julie Tasch celebrates the life of Ludo, a rescued Hurricane Harvey pit bull dog, who made each person feel loved and special.

Best Friends event volunteer Deyra Galvan helps with dog and cat adoption events in Houston, Texas. Read her interview.

Two shy and introverted senior cats get a reprieve from the shelter when they are fosterer, and, upon returning, are soon adopted into perfect family.

Heartwarming story of a shelter dog named Parker who won the hearts of his foster family who decided to adopt him into their family

Rescued Hurricane Harvey dog has had big health challenges (bloat, a stomach mass, and advanced bladder cancer), but he's loving life to the fullest.

The animal welfare movement is powered by women. Here's an overview of the history of the movement, the majority of which is female.

Review of beginnings and history of trap-neuter-return (TNR) in Utah, and how support was incrementally gained for strategy for community cat care.

Interview with Levi Myers, full-time cat caregiver at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary, who describes what his day-to-day work is like.

Volunteer Denny Erardi finds her niche volunteering at Dogtown, helping homeless dogs make progress, at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary in Southern Utah.

Shelter cats participate in Cat Pawsitive clicker-training, learning to come when called, sit, give head bumps and high fives, and more.

Siamese kitten, who tests positive for feline leukemia (FeLV), is severely underweight, and has infected wounds, comes to the Sanctuary for help.