Stories

Racing Laps for Best Friends is revving its engine for another season of Indy Pro Series auto racing, raising money and bringing our message to a whole different breed (of people).

Two merle Australian shepherds are bred and produce a puppy who is deaf and blind. Animal rescue groups step in to help.

Fjord horse, kicked in the face when he was a baby, is missing an eye from the injury. He's a great horse, but he's had a tough time finding a home.

Best Friends cats hit the classroom.

Best Friends teams with Animal Media Foundation to promote animal welfare through a network of music industry professionals.

A new feature looks at Best Friends stories that appear in the national media.

At a breeders' auction in Missouri, animal rescuers save breeder dogs and puppies from puppy mills and life in the pet trade. Read story of one sheltie.

Tammy Grimes, founder of Dogs Deserve Better, removes a neglected and abused dog from a backyard. She is convicted of two misdemeanors.

Nicknamed "Bigpaws" (akin to "Bigfoot"), a large cat with big paws is trapped and is now being cared for at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary.

Animal advocate and congressman Tom Lantos dies. He was a great friends to the animals and tirelessly supported animal welfare legislation.

It's a year since we got a call asking for help at a struggling rescue shelter in New York.

Two horses come to the Sanctuary when their person can no longer care for them. These equine sweethearts are winning the hearts of everyone they meet.

Pet birds can get bored in the winter since they feel cooped up. Enrichment in the form of showers helps alleviate their boredom.

Best Friends saves two Iraqi stray street dogs after US soldier is killed. The Lab and her puppy are now living happily with a Michigan family.

Soldier Peter Neesley befriends and cares for two stray dogs in Iraq, and after his death, his family brings the dogs home to Michigan.