Stories

The Maddie's Shelter Embed Project at Best Friends continues to provide unprecedented support for progressive animal shelters and the communities they serve.

Community-supported animal sheltering in action at Best Friends in Northwest Arkansas.

High Five Virginia taps into the power of transfer programs to move at-risk pets into new homes.

Best Friends understands that to achieve no-kill nationwide by 2025, we must address the needs of cats and understand the differences in caring for this species compared to dogs. Best Friends has invested heavily in caring for cats and we're seeing the payoff.

For Chris Henderson, adopting a little kitten after a trans-Atlantic move during a pandemic made him feel right at home in the USA.

Kitten drive-through adoption event in Los Angeles was a smashing success.

Meet Svetlana, head of super-secret intelligence at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary.

Sheena may be 11, but this pit bull terrier mix is just getting her second wind and feeling better than she has in a long time.

Ten years ago, Best Friends CEO Julie Castle was battling cancer, running marathons and doing what she does best: persevering.

Magnolia's life could have ended after she was surrendered to a busy shelter in south Texas, but she's now bringing joy to her new family in the Northeast.

These six heroes are helping their communities - human and animal alike - through these random acts of kindness.

From amazing adoptions to helping out pregnant mothers (both canine and human), here are five stories from our network partners.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg helped open doors for so many women today, including those of us working and leading in animal welfare.

When it comes to fostering kittens, one family is learning a lot from Penny, their Labrador retriever.

Shelters all over the country are beginning to embrace the power of community-supported lifesaving.