Stories

Caregivers go the extra mile to provide various kinds of enrichment -- games, food puzzles, exercise and more -- for the dogs, cats, horses, pigs and other animals at the Sanctuary.

Tiny Chihuahua is 4,000th pet adopted from Best Friends Pet Adoption and Spay/Neuter Center in Mission Hills, California.

Fostering animals with special needs is rewarding. Read about cat with congestive heart failure, a dog going through physical therapy, and other pets.

Best Friends believed that Utah could be no-kill across the entire state. That vision is now becoming a reality.

Jeff and Stacey Clark are volunteers who specialize in helping and advocating for timid dogs.

Lewis's woodpecker fledglings, left on the doorstep of the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, come to Best Friends for help.

Big Apple event raises awareness and funds for homeless pets.

Alfie the dog who survived parvo and distemper as a puppy has made amazing progress in his adoptive home. Read an update.

Special orange tabby at the Sanctuary enjoys long strolls.

Cats don’t belong in shelters. Many shelters, rescue groups and the California Sheltering Report Whitepaper agree.

Brown County, Indiana, sets standards for how to save the animals with effective and aggressive programming.

Charitable children make a difference for homeless pets.

Breed rescue organizations make the most of fundraising.

Best Friends cares for and rehabilitates two Brazilian free-tailed bats and a pallid bat. Read about the animals' progress toward recovery.

No More Homeless Pets Network partner takes advantage of a Best Friends Animal Behavior workshop, led by dog behavior consultant Sherry Woodard.