Florida Stories

Best Friends has teamed up with other animal welfare groups to arrange transportation for pets away from storm-damaged areas to shelters in other states.

A summary of our crisis response over the past three weeks

Best Friends team members headed to Florida to provide relief to animal shelter staff, along with displaced people and their pets, after the hurricanes.

When Pinellas County Animal Services in Florida needed help moving animals prior to Hurricane Milton, Best Friends was ready to lend a hand.

Respite for animal shelter staff who have been working nonstop to care for pets impacted by hurricanes

Best Friends is in the Southeast to help animal shelters cope with unprecedented challenges brought on by one of the worst storms on record.

From a community coming together to find a missing dog to a tree trimmer who rescues stuck felines, these kind acts will warm your heart.

With the lifting of a 33-year pit bull ban last fall, more dogs are getting second chances to go home in Florida’s most populous county.

29 dogs put cruelty in the past and begin new lives after being saved in South Carolina.

Looking for something to make you smile? These aww-inspiring stories from Best Friends Network Partners will warm the soul.

From an escape-artist dog who chose his new home to a pet snake who needed help getting back home, these stories are sure to lift your spirits.

Pets around the country have these kids to thank for making their lives better.

Promoting puppy mills under the guise of adoption is unconscionable.

Passage of legislation moves the state one step closer to a day when no breed can be banned.

For Brenda and Marty Winnick, volunteering at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary means making a difference and having a place to belong — and, of course, having fun.