Stories

A dog who was going to be killed because she was considered to be too ugly is rescued and then adopted into a loving home.

Best Friends Catnippers in Glendale, California, sets new high-volume spay neuter clinic record, admitting 110 feral cats for surgery in one day.

Amazon parrots live a long time, up to 80 years. They often lose their homes. They should be left in the wild. Read story of one domestic parrot.

Encouraging people to be part of the solution to pet overpopulation.

Jeannette Srivastava from Michigan adopts a senior longhair guinea pig from Best Friends Animal Sanctuary.

Students from Vanderbilt University spend their alternative spring break volunteering with animals at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary.

Meals on Wheels has a pet program in San Francisco called PetPals that helps seniors care for their pets.

Build-A-Bear awards Best Friends Animal Society a $10,000 grant to help homeless animals at the Sanctuary.

Houston approves the use of Neutersol (an earlier version of Zeuterin) for neutering male dogs without surgery.

Amy Angelilli creates the People-Pet Partnership in Philadelphia to help homeless pets get adopted. The organization just celebrated its 1,000th adoption!

Best Friends employee rescues a Himalayan cat who was hit by a car and has a broken jaw. His is recovering and his prognosis is good.

There is a guinea pig at the Sanctuary who looks just like Cousin It from the Addams Family. Adopt your next furry pal today.

A white cockatoo named Duke comes to Best Friends for rehoming. This bird is extremely confident and talkative.

By completing an internship with Best Friends, Amanda Cavazos learns all about animal welfare, including fundraising, humane education, spaying and neutering, animal adoptions and more.

Best Friends' stray cat TNR program in Southern Utah and Arizona is a success, as the stats show.