Stories

One year after Vera and her friends arrived at Dogtown from a hoarding situation they are learning to trust and start loving life.

The No More Homeless Pets National Conference is a great indicator of the vitality and energy that is lifting the no-kill movement to greater heights.

No-kill movement leaders -- Richard Avanzino, Mike Arms, Becky Robinson, Peter Marsh, Gregory Castle and Ed Duvin -- to be spotlighted at pet conference.

This biggest loser is one of the biggest winners at Cat World.

Wolfi is remembered for the love he shared.

Study shows dogs kept in large-scale breeding facilities not only suffer while they are there, but carry emotional scars after they are rescued.

Jude the dog is a happy and grateful dog. He is thrilled with all the toys and going on sleepovers with people.

Former Best Friends intern uses what she learned about birds to help care for and socialize parrots rescued from a bird mill in Tennessee.

Volunteers showed up 150 weeks straight at Barkworks with nothing to go on but their profound resolve to help bring an end to the horror of puppy mills.

Mickey Rourke adopts a lesser sulfur-crested cockatoo from Best Friends Animal Sanctuary. Read about his visit to adopt this parrot.

Inspired by the How to Start an Animal Sanctuary workshop, Ann Brooks of Asheville, North Carolina, starts a parrot rescue called Phoenix Landing.

Two parrots -- an Amazon and an African gray -- find homes quickly and are now living happily ever after with their new families. Read their stories.

Do parrots maintain a healthy diet on bird seed? Think again! Jacqueline Johnson, manager of the Parrot Garden, dishes on birds for Parrot Week!

The Ohio Senate will vote on HB14 that will change state's ill-conceived vicious dog law and replace it with a dangerous dog and reckless owner bill.

Paul Mitchell Schools students volunteer at the Sanctuary with the animals. They also hold a cut-a-thon to raise money for homeless pets.