Stories

Maddie's® Shelter Embed Project celebrates milestones and welcomes a new shelter.

Photos capture a tiny orange kitten's acceptance into his new family.

Sneak peek photos of what the animals are up to at the Best Friends Lifesaving Center in Los Angeles

Best Friends staff around the country are helping to bring pets and people together and save lives, while reminding everyone that working from home is more fun when you have animals in the house.

Wilhelmina had never learned how to play and redirected her stress onto people, but with time and patience she's finally able to enjoy life.

In honor of National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day we're looking back at some of our favorite Sanctuary adoption stories from the past year.

A 13-year-old cat named Valerie, found in a box in a parking lot with serious wounds, is thriving in a home with her senior adopter.

Kitten with physical challenges finds a loving family with a little help from his best friend

A Best Friends virtual town hall on COVID-19's impact on shelters reveals the evolution of animal sheltering and services nationwide, and shows why the welfare of pets and people are interconnected.

Celebrate one of the best days of the year — the day you adopt your pet

Longtime Los Angeles volunteer Gilly Hurley channels her grief into helping hundreds of staff and volunteers caring for shelter pets during the COVID-19 crisis.

Ever since his adoption after their wedding, Carl has been bringing smiles to the faces of his new family.

Missing Dogtown right now? Here's a peek at a few of the pups and what they're up to these days.

The new Best Friends Podcast launched this month as the coronavirus pandemic turned up the heat on the animal sheltering world.

Best Friends in Atlanta takes in pets from rural shelters including the Humane Society in Valdosta during the COVID-19 pandemic.