Stories

Feather-picking Moluccan cockatoo has open neck wound caused by plucking. It looks like he may need surgery, but then he meets a caregiver he trusts.

This shelter dog may as well be a Labradoodle. Though he may not have fancy papers, he looks just like a designer purebred dog!

A good friend to Best Friends has passed away.

Aerospace engineer Michelle Warfle becomes a cat caregiver for Best Friends Animal Sanctuary in Kanab, Utah.

Kitten with three legs and serious health problems is found during a TNR project in Iowa. He is now getting the help he needs at Best Friends.

Best Friends cares for baby birds -- two kingbirds, an evening grosbeak, and a mourning dove -- who had fallen out of their nests.

Puppy mill puppies and dogs face challenges after living in commercial breeding facilities. Read one adopter's experience adopting a puppy mill dog.

Newly married, a groom surprises his bride with a special honeymoon trip to Best Friends Animal Sanctuary in Southern Utah.

Pig comes to the Sanctuary in need to medical care for arthritis and painful tusks and feet. Now that he's feeling better, he's getting braver.

Zander the dog was hit by a car, which left him with a broken his pelvis and femur. After he healed, he developed a hip problem that required surgery.

The volunteers who helped rescue animals after Hurricane Katrina gather at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary for a reunion.

Handsome Dan the Vicktory dog, a former Michael Vick fighting dog, is not motivated by treats, but he does love something strange: ice chips or cubes!

A box turtle who was abandoned and was in bad shape gets a new start in life after coming to the Sanctuary and then being adopted into a home.

Military macaw who used to be a breeding parrot and was leery of people receives training, including how to step up, and socialization.

Abandoned in the heat, a kitten on the brink of death is rescued. It turns out he has cerebellar hypoplasia (CH) but he will live a happy life.