Stories

Valentine's Day dog adoption event in Chinatown helps dogs from Best Friends Lifesaving Center in New York City and partner organizations find homes.

Dallas Animal Services launches campaign called Saving 90 to achieve no-kill, which corresponds to saving at least 90 percent of shelter animals.

Shy dog gains confidence, becoming more playful and affectionate, due to the love of his foster family. Read about his transformation.

Valentine's Day photos of dogs, horses, birds, cats and guinea pigs celebrating love.

Read a sweet, heartwarming story about two rescue horses adopted into one home and a third adopted into another.

Cat declawing can cause problems for cats, such as joint stiffness, behavioral challenges, loss of ability to climb and balance. It is cruel.

Francis Battista recounts the history of Best Friends Animal Sanctuary, starting as animal control for Kanab, to become a no-kill laboratory.

Dog and cat foster home volunteers help save pets at the Harris County Animal Shelter in Houston, Texas.

American Bar Association fights urges Department of Defense to ‘enact … breed-neutral pet policies" for military housing with Resolution 112.

Read 19 fun facts about potbellied pigs (for example, they are very affectionate) to celebrate the Year of the Pig.

US makes great progress towards becoming a no-kill country. Save rate nationwide climbs to 77 percent, number of pets killed falls to about 800,000.

Kitten tests positive for panleukopenia (feline distemper), but survives. He now has cerebellar hypoplasia (CH) as a result but is living happily.

Francis Battista explains no-kill and the 90 percent save rate benchmark and goal, delving into the history of animal shelters and animal control.

Two friends who volunteer at the Cat Adoption Team in Sherwood, Oregon, take volunteer vacations to Best Friends Animal Sanctuary. Read their story.

Anxious, frightened dog exhibiting reactive behavior (e.g., barrier and leash reactivity and lunging at strangers and cars) finds a loving home.