Features

Dogs stranded after a Gabbs, Nevada, sanctuary failed are helped by animal groups, including Best Friends, in California, Nevada and Washington.

Senate Bill 297 passes in Utah, making it a third-degree felony to torture a dog or cat. This is a big win for animal protection advocates.

Pig who is way too smart for her own good gets into mischief by eating horse "weight gain" food. She is now doing penance and is on a diet.

Lance was shy, scared and withdrawn when he was rescued from Michael Vick's dogfighting ring. Lance is now learning life can be good.

Racing Laps for Best Friends is revving its engine for another season of Indy Pro Series auto racing, raising money and bringing our message to a whole different breed (of people).

Two merle Australian shepherds are bred and produce a puppy who is deaf and blind. Animal rescue groups step in to help.

Make-A-Wish Foundation fulfills 11-year-old girl's dream to work with animals. Jenny Boxer has an inoperable brain tumor.

Fjord horse, kicked in the face when he was a baby, is missing an eye from the injury. He's a great horse, but he's had a tough time finding a home.

Best Friends cats hit the classroom.

Best Friends teams with Animal Media Foundation to promote animal welfare through a network of music industry professionals.

A new feature looks at Best Friends stories that appear in the national media.

Tammy Grimes, founder of Dogs Deserve Better, removes a neglected and abused dog from a backyard. She is convicted of two misdemeanors.

At a breeders' auction in Missouri, animal rescuers save breeder dogs and puppies from puppy mills and life in the pet trade. Read story of one sheltie.

Nicknamed "Bigpaws" (akin to "Bigfoot"), a large cat with big paws is trapped and is now being cared for at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary.

Animal advocate and congressman Tom Lantos dies. He was a great friends to the animals and tirelessly supported animal welfare legislation.