Stories

Super friendly, partially paralyzed pit bull, a refugee from Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, has been adopted into a forever home!

Workshops centered around Tellington TTouch, a hands-on approach to animal health and wellness, are held at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary.

No pain with Shaney!

After recovering from a severe skin condition, puppy is adopted into a forever home.

messageinabottle dog home at last

Now and then, even for people who have the capacity to love many different animals at the same time, a truly special one comes along.

An school from nearby St. George, Utah, recently favored Best Friends with some of their own Native American drumming.

Chocolate Labrador retriever and pit bull mix shelter dog receives training to become a law enforcement narcotics dog (drug-sniffing canine).

We'd like to express appreciation for all of our volunteers during National Volunteer Appreciation Week. Here we celebrate one young animal volunteer.

Sequin is a beautiful white cat with blue eyes. She is also deaf and very shy, but those are the qualities that endeared one woman to her.

How many blind players would you guess are in major league baseball? Well, none, actually. But that might change if they let cats into the league.

With time, one ornery Shar-Pei dog mellows out, transforming from grumpy to snuggly. Read his unusual story.

Sadly, for some reason, nondescript darker dogs are often overlooked in shelters. Even ones with cute, goofy ears!

Ursuline Academy students help pets in need after Hurricane Katrina by preparing cat food donations.

Greylag goose kicked by a horse sustained injuries: she lost her eye and her neck and leg were hurt. She is receiving treatment at Best Friends.