Stories

Novelist Caleb Carr had a truly unusual and miraculous relationship with a rescued cat and writes of their life together in a moving memoir.

Cats from an overcrowded home started off timid at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary, but they've learned to embrace love (and treats) from human friends.

A volunteer’s 40th visit to Best Friends Animal Sanctuary highlights his dedication to cats with special needs and the people who care for them.

At Best Friends Animal Sanctuary, this once-shy dog learned new skills to become the fun-loving, confident pup he was always meant to be.

Lorie Comer has fostered 33 dogs and puppies in a matter of months, with no signs of slowing down.

Meet the canine star of ‘Deadpool & Wolverine,’ who’s helping promote more pets going home this summer.

Call 911: Someone stole another heart — a furry, canine someone who didn’t let a serious medical condition get in the way of charming everyone he met.

When Pumpkin, one of Best Friends Animal Sanctuary’s most beloved cats, needed a temporary home, an unusual, yet fitting location cropped up.

These recent adoption stories showcase just what it means to bring love home by adopting a pet.

These groups are using every opportunity and tool at their disposal to send more dogs and cats to new homes — and keep pets together with their families.

When a hay truck accidentally loaded a nest of hatching owl eggs, Wild Friends staff feared the babies wouldn’t survive. Then something amazing happened.

Ultimately, animals are essential to our wholeness as human beings, so we must save those in shelters. 

Tax dollars should not fund the killing of dogs and cats in shelters.

A small, scrappy shelter in the Midwest is setting the bar for no-kill mentorship.

Check out kitty grooming contests, a lasagna-stealing cat, an adventure-loving pup, and a big-hearted dog who loves hugs.