Stories

After shy Fenway got help from Stax to feel more comfortable, he helped her get adopted.

Ashley McDaniel’s passion for saving lives led her to Best Friends and Cat World.

Once ailing kitten, aptly named after the Greek goddess of spring, overcomes illness with the help of Best Friends to flourish in a home.

People are coming together in the spirit of saving animals and sharing knowledge and experience to save more lives.

Cherri Gillmore has a knack for helping unsocialized kittens, and together with her cat, Simon, she’s encouraging children to feel confident reading aloud.

Best Friends teams up with shelters from coast to coast to collect supplies and recruit foster volunteers just in time for kitten season.

One Sanctuary newcomer became four when Fleury the goat had her babies, and they are cute as can be.

Respect Your Cat Day is March 28, so we’re celebrating it with affirmations from some amazing cats at the Sanctuary.

With their days of long distance flight behind them, these 18 birds are finding love again.

Little Lion Foundation gets help in building financial sustainability to save more kittens.

Norbert came to Best Friends missing part of his back leg, but time in a foster home and surgery helped the kitten seize the moment (and the curtains) without missing a beat.

Bella was just a month old when she came down with parvovirus but with quick action from the shelter and Best Friends, she’s now healthy and in a new home.

A look back at some of our favorite puppy stories from the past year

After years of challenges, Associated Humane Societies achieved a 91% save rate in 2021.

Critter lady Kelly Meister-Yetter has her hands full in the fourth installment of her popular animal-themed memoirs.