Stories

Best Friends works with the Nebraska Humane Society after state officials shut down a bad breeder to help the dogs from this puppy mill.

Best Friends offers a plan to help Las Vegas, Nevada, get back on track toward its goal of becoming a no-kill city.

True hero dog - Chow and shepherd mix - helps rescue a woman. Sadly, he was taken to a shelter afterwards, but he is now at Best Friends.

Senior cat Cinders was cranky and didn't want to be around other cats. She leaves a private suite as a legacy for other cats with such preferences.

Best Friends facilitates rescue of five African grey parrots. Three will go to Oasis avian sanctuary in Arizona and two will come to the Sanctuary.

Homeless man in Las Vegas finds a tabby kitten sleeping in his sleeping bag and rescues the stray who ends up at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary.

Severe macaw gets sad after his family isn't able to spend as much time with him and starts feather picking. Parrot comes to the Sanctuary for help.

A unique rabbit with dazzling blue eyes comes to the Sanctuary from an animal shelter in California when her time was just about up.

Best Friends helps Beirut for the Ethical Treatment of Animals help pets in Lebanon and helps organization develop strategies to address challenges.

Annual Greyhound Gathering takes place in Kanab, Utah, where lovers of the breed, who have often rescued their dogs from the racing industry, meet.

Domestic bunny who survived a fire (he had been under a wood pile that was set ablaze) receives intensive medical treatment and is now being adopted.

Spring is here, and the pigs at the sanctuary are running themselves ragged with mischief.

A very shy dog, who had multiple litters of puppies before ending up in the shelter as a stray, is finally adopted into a loving home.

After being hit by a car, a Northern saw-whet owl comes to the Sanctuary for medical treatment and care. He will now become an educational bird here.

Unchecked breeding quickly becomes an out-of-control situation for one family. Twelve male guinea pigs with wild hair come to Best Friends for help.