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Two horses come to the Sanctuary when their person can no longer care for them. These equine sweethearts are winning the hearts of everyone they meet.

It's a year since we got a call asking for help at a struggling rescue shelter in New York.

Pet birds can get bored in the winter since they feel cooped up. Enrichment in the form of showers helps alleviate their boredom.

Best Friends saves two Iraqi stray street dogs after US soldier is killed. The Lab and her puppy are now living happily with a Michigan family.

Soldier Peter Neesley befriends and cares for two stray dogs in Iraq, and after his death, his family brings the dogs home to Michigan.

Best Friends helps with failed sanctuary in Pahrump, Nevada, and develops protocol to socialize scared cats into house cats using gentle persuasion.

With the hope of finding a second rabbit to adopt, family brings their rabbit to meet another rabbit. After a rocky start, the meeting goes well.

Jim Shields and his wife, who run Grateful Dogs Rescue in San Francisco, volunteer at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary despite Jim's broken wrist mishap.

The media meets the Michael Vick dogs, who become stars for a day. (Not for being fighters, but for being lovers!)

National Geographic Channel (NGC) announces new episodes of ‘DogTown' TV series that will follow the rehabilitation of Michael Vick fighting dogs.

Best Friends Animal Society is an ally to pit bulls and other ‘bully breeds.' We believe dogs should be assessed on their behavior, not their breed.

Best Friends has advocated for the Michael Vick dogs from the beginning of the court proceedings through the placement of 22 of them at our Sanctuary.

National Geographic's "DogTown" episode 3 illustrates how Best Friends dog trainers use positive reinforcement to modify canine behavior.

Gail Takahata is an outstanding Best Friends volunteer, who has helped extensively with the Nye County Cat Rescue.

Best Friends Across America held an adoption event in Phoenix, Arizona, that resulted in some heartwarming feline adoptions.