Stories

Two horses, a formerly wild mustang and an introverted horse, receive retraining and are adopted together by the owner of Border Towns Horse Company.

Dog who survived Hurricane Harvey now living high life with his adoptive family at the James NoMad, a pet-friendly boutique hotel, in New York City.

Best Friends volunteer, who is a national parks guide, takes the most active, agile dogs from the Sanctuary on epic hikes around Southern Utah.

Hurricane Harvey rescue story about a dog saved after the storm and adopted by a patient couple who understands the trauma he has been through.

Partnership between Best Friends in Los Angeles and the Paw Mission saves ‘working cats' who provide mouse control in barns, garages and warehouses.

Labeling shelter dogs as a particular breed is problematic. Shelter staff are wrong a majority of the time when identifying a dog's prominent breed.

Once-abused dog had behavior issues. He lacked impulse control, was jumpy and mouthy, and reactive to other dogs. His life has changed for the better.

Lakewood, Ohio, repeals breed-discriminatory pit bull ban and replaces it with safety-focused dangerous dog ordinance that treats dogs as individuals.

Cat with epilepsy receives treatment for his seizures and specialized living accommodations at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary to help him feel better.

Our 9 favorite NYC pet adoptions: Maltese dog, abandoned cerebellar hypoplasia cat, Chihuahua with separation anxiety, and Hurricane Harvey dogs.

Dog who was once completely feral was afraid of almost everything, including riding in a car. With help, he slowly begins to overcome his car anxiety.

Western Governors' Association (WGA) targets feral cats in its "top 50 invasive species" list. This is problematic and hugely misguided. Here's why.

Senior dachshund dog gets medical treatment for severe dental disease, a liver infection, a benign mass, and a heart murmur, and is then adopted.

A bloodhound dog helps socialize a litter of hound puppies, teaching them appropriate ways to interact and play.

Susan and David Trussell are feral cat colony caregivers in Ogden, Utah, and Best Friends volunteers in Salt Lake City who teach about outdoor cat care.