Stories

Best Friends holiday pet adoption promotion helps deserving animals find forever homes. Read story of pit bull from PAWS Shelter and Humane Society.

Show support to save Bela the dog after his person passed away by sharing the #SaveBela hashtag on social media to request he come to Best Friends.

One special dog brings a family together in an adoption worth celebrating.

Shy dog puts the past behind her.

New collaborative shelter-based campaign provides initiatives to keep cats out of animal shelters and produce a positive outcome for those in shelters.

Two longtime friends take a trip to Best Friends Animal Sanctuary to volunteer. They have two memorable experiences with dogs during their vacation.

Two male kittens from the same litter have feline leukemia, but are doing well and thriving at the Sanctuary.

Good news for pit bulls: legislative wins against breed discrimination in Utah and South Dakota, and protection for dog fighting victims in Delaware.

Play groups help New York shelter dogs thrive and find homes.

Best Friends advocates for animals using positive messages, instead of guilt-inducing, sad messages.

Kitten’s life is saved in an unexpected way.

Senior dog with fluid in his abdomen from a perforated intestine needs emergency surgery. He is recovering nicely and feeling much better.

Be among the 15,000 people who will attend our New York City adoption event at the Brooklyn Expo Center this weekend.

Duckling is rescued from a swimming pool in Lake Havasu City, Arizona, and brought to Best Friends Animal Sanctuary for help and rehabilitation.

Fort Collins (Colorado) Cat Rescue and Spay/Neuter Clinic, with funding from Best Friends Animal Society, helps stray cats in rural Wyoming.