Sanctuary Stories

Cats and kittens get veterinary care and visits from Best Friends staff and volunteers to help them into the next phase of their lives.

Faces of no-kill: Sweet Baby James could hardly even crawl when he first came to the Sanctuary, but today he’s stronger and in a home of his own.

Ash, Basil, Cedar, and Denali are in good company in their new home: a bustling family farm where they’re never lonely.

To this trio of animal lovers, raising funds for Best Friends by running the Grand to Grand Ultra will be just as important as finishing the race.

When rising water levels at Lake Powell marooned a mare and her filly, it took teamwork and ingenuity to get them to safety.

An injury changed RoiLie’s life, but his huge personality and a whole lot of love keep him going strong.

Did you know pigs are super smart? School’s in session at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary, and pigs are star pupils.

Shadow’s life was saved when he came to Best Friends as a puppy, and he’s been brightening peoples’ lives around him ever since.

Wild Friends welcomes two groups of baby barn owls who had been separated from their parents.

A bored Pharaoh is a stressed Pharaoh, so his friends are always coming up with ways to entertain him.

Best Friends Animal Sanctuary just welcomed a trio of tiny trotters, and everyone is falling in love.

Johnny was unresponsive when he arrived at Best Friends, but now he’s either playing or cuddling with his feline BFF.

Life for Precious hasn’t always been easy or kind, but she never fails to find something to purr about.

Shenzi and Bonsai survived two life-threatening diseases, and now they’re finally getting to enjoy puppyhood.