Stories

Preteen boy falls in love with special-needs splay legged bird, agrees to take care of her, and he and his family adopt her.

Fostering a dog or cat provides many benefits for you and the pet. Here are 10 reasons to consider being a pet foster parent.

Animals at Best Friends have a few items on their want list this holiday season. Please consider donating wish list items to help pets in need.

Yoga with cats classes with adoptable felines mulling about are held at the NKLA Pet Adoption Center. Enjoy a unique yoga session today!

Feline food puzzles have helped a cat with FIV. Playing with food puzzles encourages him to eat more and keeps his mind active.

During the Home for the Pawlidayz event, Zappos paid adoption fees for dogs and cats from Best Friends and our participating partners.

Being kind to animals is at the core of what drives various Best Friends volunteers. The kindness they give is returned to them tenfold.

Be an advocate for pets this holiday season. Adopt an animal, become a Best Friends member, protest puppy mills, volunteer and more.

Home For The Pawlidayz adoption promo exceeds the goal, finding homes for over 11,000 animals nationwide between Black Friday through Cyber Monday.

Woman adopts shy, fearful cat who begins to reveal what a caring soul he is, providing help for her with her own anxiety. He is a great therapy cat.

Unsociable cat who doesn't care for other cats and who is feline leukemia positive gets the royal treatment at the Sanctuary.

Pictures of former laboratory pigeon who was rescued and is now at the Sanctuary. He is quite the character and has a charming personality.

The ‘Facebook ladies' come together from all around the country to volunteer with animals at the Sanctuary.

Adopted foster dog's tale becomes the perfect New York love story.

Senior dog is definitely young and heart and, in fact, acts like a puppy, but he is learning doggie manners to make him more adoptable.