Atlanta Stories

Dog with terminal cancer at Lifeline Animal Project is taken home by a giving ‘fospice' (foster hospice) mom to make the most of the time he has left.

Zizou the ‘weredog' is an animal star on Instagram. Adopted from Best Friends in Atlanta, this sweet senior poodle inspires people to adopt a pet.

Cats are no longer being killed in Cobb County (near Atlanta), Georgia, where a stray cat program has been implemented at the animal shelter.

Roberta Monti volunteers with timid, fearful dogs at Best Friends in Atlanta, Georgia, helping to socialize and get them ready for adoption.

Two matted dogs, a senior cocker spaniel and senior poodle, receive makeovers that transform them. Both found a forever home together.

Big orange tabby cat, with a great personality and who is positive for FIV (sometimes called by misnomer ‘feline HIV,' is adopted into a forever home.

Terrier puppy adoption helps girl who is anxious, nervous and worried during storms. The little dog has made her feel more secure and confident.

FIV-positive cats, pit bull terriers and a senior Pomeranian adopted from Best Friends are famous on Instagram. Read their stories and see photos.

FIV-positive cat from Good Mews rescue group in Marietta, Georgia, is adopted into a home as a result of Best Friends Give Love promotion.

Story of a senior Chihuahua with medical issues (cataracts, skin infection, luxating patellas) from a hoarding case who is adopted and living happily.

An inspiring volunteer at Best Friends-Atlanta Pet Adoption Center, Betty Geargeorua shares what motivates her to help homeless dogs and cats.

Columbus Community Cats Project provides spay neuter and vaccines for stray cats in Georgia, making space at Animal Care and Control Center (ACCC).

Interviews with Best Friends leaders about no-kill progress and ending pet homelessness in Los Angeles, New York City, Atlanta, and the state of Utah.

The stray and feral cats of Cobb County, just outside Atlanta, Georgia, are receiving help in the form of a trap-neuter-return (TNR) program.

Young boy with muscular dystrophy is allergic to cats, but stray cats in his neighborhood who become part of TNR program are now part of his family.