Sanctuary Stories

The company supports the animals with donated funds and machines to keep mountains of laundry clean.

When a pasture full of neglected horses and other hooved animals needed a safe place to go, they found care and comfort at Best Friends.

Fawkes was miserable with patchy skin, painful paws and a double dose of eye issues, but today she feels so much better.

After a harrowing adventure that left him stranded on a cliffside in the desert, Peter is now snuggling up and settling in with his new family.

You can’t help but fall in love with a senior dog who has a heart of gold and a name like Spaghetti.

Abdul and Shamiyan are kitten-fostering superstars, sharing their fuzzy feline friends on Instagram and getting them adopted.

After nine months of rehabilitation, a once-grounded eagle returns to the wide-open skies over the Grand Canyon.

Spearmint Sally was paralyzed as a puppy, but now she can stand on her own — and her family’s been with her every step of the way.

Curly Sue was having trouble standing up after she lay down, but with a volunteer to help her gain strength, she’s back on her feet.

Orphaned and injured at one week old, little Llama lived thanks to many people’s help. Now he’s bounding and pouncing through life.

Captain was returned from every home he had and diagnosed with two heart conditions and cancer. But thanks to inspiration from Best Friends co-founder Faith Maloney, he’s now home for good.

Petunia’s back legs don’t move well, but her days are so full of cozy cuddles and piggy piles that she doesn’t even notice.

Best Friends participates in clinical trials of potentially lifesaving antiviral treatments for cats.

Samara went from hissing and growling to cuddly and confident with help from his new friends at Cat World.

Feeling the holiday blues? Meet Hannah and Elton, dogs with a chronic condition called brucellosis, who are best known for their capacity for love and happiness.