Stories

Here are seven ways to Celebrate the Year of the Dog in the Chinese New Year, which include adopting a pet from your local shelter.

Man living in Los Angeles who had lost his leg to cancer as a child pays adoption fee for three-legged dog in New York who has since been adopted.

Social Capital Hero Award presented to Best Friends' co-founders for their great impact for the greater good by making the world better for animals.

From Villa Park, Illinois, Billie Johnson shares her experience of volunteering at the Sanctuary and working for a no-kill society by 2025.

Married couple volunteers to help the animals at Best Friends in Atlanta. The husband and wife team foster senior dogs and more. Read their interview.

Cat had microphthalmia (his eyeballs were smaller than normal), and he was in pain, so had surgery to remove his eyes. He's been adopted and is happy.

Family of adopted dog with health challenges, including canine lupus and fibrosarcoma cancer, is determined to give him the best life possible.

Dog rescued from dogfighting is in rough shape with ribs showing through her skin, fractured teeth, poorly cropped ears, and canine mast cell tumors.

Veterinarians carefully redfeed severely malnourished, underweight, starving horse to avoid refeeding syndrome symptoms like bloating and colicking.

Humane Society of Charlotte helps dog with her behavior and medical challenges until she is adopted as part of Lagunitas Brewing Company promo.

There are now more than 1,500 no-kill communities. Is your community on the no-kill map? The goal: All of the US will be no-kill by 2025.

Students, many of whom are veterans, from the Animal Behavior College dog
training program work with dogs from Best Friends in Los Angeles.

February is Adopt a Rescued Rabbit Month. Read 10 fun, interesting and insightful facts about bunnies. Adopt, don't buy, a rabbit.

Hurricane Harvey survivor cat recovers from a terrible head wound and badly infected sinus and is now looking forward to being adopted.

Man finds a stray dog in dire need on the Salt Flats in Utah. The dog is now getting help at the Utah Animal Adoption Center in Salt Lake City.