Sanctuary Stories

Potbellied pig with mechanical blindness starts healthy diet. She'll regain her vision, but she has to lose weight slowly to avoid liver damage.

Rehabilitating hawk hit by car while eating roadkill, sapsucker with broken wing, second sapsucker with head injury, and kingbird bitten by dog.

Even though they have very different personalities, Vicktory dogs Squeaker and Oscar have formed a strong friendship since coming to the Sanctuary.

Now safe at Best Friends, the former grand champion of Michael Vick's dogfighting ring is really a happy dog who is getting great training and socialization.

Sick desert tortoise is found during drug raid in Santa Clara, Utah. The animal comes joins Best Friends' conservation education program.

Four new guinea pigs at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary love nibbling on the grass in the bunny park, a great form of enrichment for them.

New Cat Headquarters will have rooms for single cats with behavior problems and other challenges. Groundbreaking ceremony with catnip held recently.

Vicktory dog Mya, rescued in the Michael Vick felony dog fighting bust, starts her new life. She now is a role model for puppies at the Sanctuary.

FIV cat is adopted from Best Friends Animal Sanctuary. He and his new family then send the other cats at the Sanctuary gifts of toys, treats and more.

Artist Leslie Cobb paints to support animals in need. She has donated prints, proceeds and original paintings to various animal causes.

Read stories about the animals, including a talking African gray parrot, 19 rabbits from Las Vegas, and a dog and his two potbellied pig friends.

Abused pit bull mix was shot with a paintball gun and had his ears cruelly cut off. This forgiving and deserving dog looks forward to better days.

Parrot enrichment at the Sanctuary gives one Moluccan cockatoo opportunities to gain confidence and learn to express her opinion and preferences.

Angels Rest at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary is much more than an animal cemetery. It is a sacred resting place for animals and beloved pets.

Rabbit caregivers learn how to create upcycled jewelry that they are using as a fundraiser for bunnies - a win for the animals and the environment.