Skip to main content

Tertiary Menu

  • Who We Are
  • Pet Memorials
  • Locations
  • Shop
  • En Español

Donations Menu

  • Donate
  • Monthly
  • In Memory
  • In Honor
  • Workplace
  • DAF

Header Menu

  • No-Kill 2025
  • The Sanctuary
  • How You Can Help
  • Stories
  • Adopt
  • Ways to Give
    |

Stories

All Stories Features Julie's Blog Videos Magazine Community Voices
Image
Rabbit-Flora-Fauna-Adoption-8000sak.jpg

Learning about pet rabbits

Family researches bunnies as pets before adopting to ensure they are prepared. A n...
Feature
Image
Deaf-cat-adoption-Janet-Jessica-Wills-LF5566.jpg

Teenage girl adopts teenage cat

Teenage girl empathizes with and adopts a senior cat who is deaf and in renal fail...
Feature
Image
Incontinent-Cat-Furniture-Dilly-Cat-Couch-3564KB.jpg

Fourth grader helps cat with special needs

Fourth grader designs feline furniture with an incontinent cat with a paralyzed hi...
Feature
Image
Blind-senior-cat-adoption-Erica-Ous-Lauren-Bacall-7597LF.jpg

Lauren Bacall, the cat

Mature, blind 19-year-old cat named Lauren Bacall is adopted into the perfect home...
Feature
Image
Volunteer-Roberta-Monti-2.jpg

Helping fearful dogs

Roberta Monti volunteers with timid, fearful dogs at Best Friends in Atlanta, Geor...
Feature
Image
Dog in front of rainbow wall

2025: Let’s do this!

Best Friends Conference provides inspiration and tools to help shelters and rescue...
Julie Castle Blog
Image
Roxy-NMHP-Karma-Rescue.jpg

Dog once too scared to walk now runs on the beach

Adopted from Karma Rescue in Santa Monica, California, pit bull goes from being ex...
Feature
Image
Dog-training-Zach-Tuco-0717MW.jpg

Dog works hard, plays hard

Tuco the black Lab works hard at training, including overcoming his food guarding ...
Feature
Image
Humane-Animal-Treatment-Society-black-white-cat.jpg

Saving lives begins at home

Best Friends awards Humane Animal Treatment Society a grant to help fund their spa...
Feature
Image
Volunteer-vacation-Ines-Lopes-28.jpg

My story: Best Friends volunteer Ines Lopes

Ines Lopes takes a volunteer vacation to Best Friends Animal Sanctuary in Southern...
Feature
Image
Brandywine-Valley-SPCA.jpg

Tragedy strikes Delaware adoption center

On July 9, 2017, a car crashed into the Brandywine Valley SPCA's facility in ...
Feature
Image
Dog-Arroyo-Kayla-1602MW.jpg

Once-injured dog learns about love

Shy heeler mix dog hit by a car suffers dislocated hip and a damaged back leg. He ...
Feature
Image
Blue-Gold-Macaw-adoption-Crystal-8469.jpg

Loving a parrot with special needs

Affectionate, happy and fun blue and gold macaw parrot with medical issues, the mo...
Feature
Image
Dog in front of rainbow wall

To adopt or not? A new Best Friends survey sheds light on pet adoptions

Why do people buy pets instead of adopting? A Best Friends survey sheds light on t...
Julie Castle Blog
Image
Senior-dog-Romo-1.jpg

How to keep a senior dog happy

Senior boxer dog receives medications, supplements and spa treatments (laser, hydr...
Feature

Pagination

  • Previous page
  • First page 1
  • …
  • Page 165
  • Page 166
  • Current page 167
  • Page 168
  • Page 169
  • …
  • Last page 329
  • Next page
 
Best Friends Animal Society - Save Them All

Together, we can Save Them All.

Best Friends, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization (tax ID# 23-7147797), operates the nation’s largest sanctuary for homeless animals and provides adoption, spay/neuter, and educational programs.

Save Them All
Stay in touch with the animals via email updates, as they get second chances at happy homes.

Social Menu

  • Best Friends Animal Society Facebook Page
  • Best Friends Animal Society X Page
  • Best Friends Animal Society Instagram Page
  • Best Friends Animal Society Pinterest Page
  • Best Friends Animal Society LinkedIn Page
  • Best Friends Animal Society Threads Page
  • Best Friends Animal Society YouTube Channel
  • Best Friends Animal Society TikTok Page
  • Best Friends Animal Society Twitch Channel
  • Best Friends Animal Society Discord

Sections

  • No-Kill 2025
  • The Sanctuary
  • Act for Animals
  • Stories
  • Adopt
  • Ways to Give
  • Who We Are
  • Pet Care
  • Locations
  • Shop
  • En Español

How You Can Help

  • Adopt
  • Donate
  • Foster
  • Learn with Best Friends
  • Pet Memorials
  • Take Action
  • Volunteer
  • Work at Best Friends

Programs

  • Houston
  • Los Angeles
  • New York City
  • Northwest Arkansas
  • Salt Lake City

Mobile Apps

  • Best Friends Animal Sanctuary App
    Experience the magic of the Sanctuary during your visit to Kanab, Utah or from your couch.

Other Best Friends Sites

  • Best Friends Roadhouse and Mercantile
  • Best Friends Store
  • Network Partners
  • Strut Your Mutt

About

  • Careers
  • Internships
  • For the Media
  • FAQs
  • Position Statements
  • Financial Information

In the Spotlight

As seen on National Geographic’s DogTown and the CW's Dog Town USA. And the inspiration behind the critically acclaimed film, The Champions.

We're proud to be one of the 2024 Top Workplaces, and honored to be recognized for our innovative work to take the entire country no-kill.

Image
Fast Company 100 Best Workplaces For Innovators 2024 logo
Image
Charity Navigator Four-Star Charity logo
Image
Top Places to Work 2022 by the Salt Lake Tribune
Image
Great Nonprofits logo 2025
Image
Fast Company Brands That Matter 2022
Image
Platinum Transparency 2025 - Candid

Legal Menu

  • Contact Us
  • Data Sharing Request
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms & Conditions

© 2025 Best Friends Animal Society. All Rights Reserved.