Stories

Two deserving dogs are adopted into one home. Given celebrity dog names, these two are named after the Hollywood couple Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson.

Fashion designer volunteers at Best Friends in SoHo in NYC to care for cats and walk dogs. She enjoys making a meaningful difference for animals.

Tests revealed Great Dane puppy had cancer in her lower jaw. She had surgery as treatment and is now cancer-free and ready to live a happy life.

Chicago woman loves to provide homes for pets with special needs. She recently adopted an incontinent poodle mix dog who has an old spinal injury.

Calico feline adopted from Best Friends' NKLA Pet Adoption Center becomes a bookstore cat at Small World Books in Venice, California.

People have stepped up to foster pets - dogs and cats - affected by Hurricane Harvey in the Houston area. Read about how animals are being helped.

Overview of Best Friends' efforts with Hurricane Harvey animals and a detailed account of the outbreak of canine distemper in the shelter population.

Single guy decides it's time to adopt his first cat. He adopts a shy kitten, who has since made an adorable transformation and is loving his new life.

Foster failure story of a senior dog with puppy-like antics and loving disposition that ensured his foster family had no choice but to adopt him.

NYC fundraising walk Strut Your Mutt featured adoptable pets from Texas, Florida, Puerto Rico hurricanes. Joey's Elder Paws Rescue was top fundraiser.

Cat has various challenges, including FIV, dental disease, and blindness (his lost his eyesight due to glaucoma), but he's joyous despite it all.

Kids gather food, toys and other supplies to donate to pets affected by Hurricane Harvey. They also donate their time to make treats for the dogs.

Family with kids visits the Sanctuary on their national parks tour that included Zion National Park, Bryce Canyon National Park and the Grand Canyon.

Dog with a heart condition gets adopted, and her new people take her to Colorado State University's Veterinary Teaching Hospital to get a pacemaker.

Best Friends is working to reunite lost hurricane pets with families via a lost-and-found page on our website, media coverage and a flyer campaign.