Stories

Bear spend much of his life in and out of shelters, but he fit right into his new life with Brandon and a dog brother who looks just like him.

When Fenway needed a companion to help build her confidence, Stax was the perfect dog for the job and he's loving his new friend.

Newborn kittens and their momma overcome the odds and a case of ringworm in northwest Arkansas.

The Best Friends Executive Leadership Certification program just celebrated graduation for another class of shelter leaders, offering critical professional development and support during the COVID-19 pandemic.

A guide to discovering the spiritual agreements between our souls and those of our animal companion

In honor of International Cat Day on August 8, we're sharing some of our favorite cat stories of the year.

A memoir of the transformative power of loving dogs

Saturday, August 8, is International Cat Day and everyone - from old school Dogtown caregivers to a former BBC journalist turned major league soccer commentator - is getting in on the action.

When Ann Perkins came to the Best Friends she was so scared she hid from everyone, but through hand-target training she learned the world isn't so scary after all.

Proven programs for saving our communities' cats are key to achieving no-kill nationwide by 2025 and acknowledge that a safe, loving home for a cat doesn't have to mean a house.

From its beginnings in a garage, this rescue organization grew to save thousands of pets and became one of the largest foster-based groups in the state.

Chet always craved affection and now that he has a family of his very own, there's no end to the cuddles.

Kitten siblings Charlie and Roxy landed a new home with a New York family that in-cluded a dad who never before had cats and three young boys who think the world of them.

Eight years after the first Best Friends community cat program rolled out in Albuquerque, a new collective effort to save our feline friends is launching across several other New Mexico communities.

The cats at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary have a lot to say, but you may want to bring in a translator to interpret what these five cats typed.