Features

Pet stores, such as Fresh Paws of Bel Air, Pet Rush, the Salty Paw, and some Petland stores, are adopting out dogs and cats instead of selling them.

Vicktory dogs Oscar and Squeaker meet new friends, including a vet tech and parrots! Read about the adventures of the former Michael Vick dogs.

Inspired by a cat she adopted from Best Friends, one Malaysian woman cares for community cats (aka stray street cats) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Read adorable and hilarious true animal stories of an African gray parrot who talks, cats who say hello, and a dog who understands Spanish.

One year after Vera and her friends arrived at Dogtown from a hoarding situation they are learning to trust and start loving life.

Wagner was once a "shy guy" now he's ready to roll! Find out what helped transform this special Dogtown cutie.

Patience pays off for a tween that fell in love with a bunny at Best Friends, but this happy ending is double the fun!

This biggest loser is one of the biggest winners at Cat World.

Wolfi is remembered for the love he shared.

Jude the dog is a happy and grateful dog. He is thrilled with all the toys and going on sleepovers with people.

Former Best Friends intern uses what she learned about birds to help care for and socialize parrots rescued from a bird mill in Tennessee.

Two parrots -- an Amazon and an African gray -- find homes quickly and are now living happily ever after with their new families. Read their stories.

Mickey Rourke adopts a lesser sulfur-crested cockatoo from Best Friends Animal Sanctuary. Read about his visit to adopt this parrot.

Inspired by the How to Start an Animal Sanctuary workshop, Ann Brooks of Asheville, North Carolina, starts a parrot rescue called Phoenix Landing.

Pregnant dog was severely abused, shot in the head and left to fend for herself. She was rescued and came to Best Friends for treatment and care.