Stories

She has a condition that makes her wobble as she walks, but it doesn’t keep this jolly kitten from living life to the fullest.

With funds from the Rachael Ray No-Kill Excellence Grant, Fix West Texas offers lifechanging assistance to the community’s pets and their people.

In Inyo County, California, ninth largest county in the nation, a small animal shelter is reorganizing for continued success.

Jako had so much energy that he was positively overflowing with it, so caregivers invented games and activities to focus all that go-go-go.

A grumpy kitty had some surprises in store for his caregivers at Best Friends, but now he’s fitting right in at his new home.

He was a pup just living his life. She was a blind kitten with boundless energy. It was a match made in heaven.

"Home at Night: A Mercy Carr Mystery" and "Please Write: A Novel in Letters" both feature dogs as main characters who are meaningful to the plot.

Pep was sick for months but then got to celebrate her health in the sweetest way at the Sanctuary.

A five-day seminar for 13 greater Houston shelters showed that even dogs who haven’t yet shown their best side can be adopted.

Vera went from a busy shelter to a charmed life in her new home.

He’s got one eye and zero teeth, but senior cat Captain Pearl is loving his new home and life in a big rig.

Wary of new people and other dogs, it took some extra time to find Raquel a home, but now she has a family who embraces everything about her.

Q&A with Mia Navedo-Williams on connecting Spanish-speaking communities with information about dogs and cats in shelters and how they can save pets’ lives

Found alone on the streets of Houston, a dog with heartworm disease helps a couple decide it’s time to adopt a new best friend.

Caesar was sick, in pain, and scared when he first came to Best Friends. A foster family changed his life, and he did the same for them.