Caring for Pets Stories

Neglected cat, with sarcoptic mange and dental disease, gets medical treatment and then love and care in a foster home. Her transformation is amazing.

Chow, who used to be a guard dog, receives training to overcome food- and resource-guarding behaviors and treatment for muscle atrophy and pain.

Puppies with distemper, a serious, contagious viral disease, are saved with intensive care and treatment at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary.

Interview with pig caregiver Rosalie Wind in which she discusses the myth of the teacup pig and what it's like to care for pigs at the Sanctuary.

Palm Valley Animal Center's new Tails Around Town program allows people to take adoptable shelter dogs on field trips. Read about this ingenious idea.

The benefits of being an office dog at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary are numerous. Read about all the perks for shelter dogs.

Cat with pica disorder, which causes him to eat non-food items like trash bags, twine, cords and more, goes into a quiet foster home for help.

Here are the facts you need to know about heartworm in dogs, including it's preventable and treatable, testing is easy, and people can't get it.

Cat caught in a trap was hurt badly. Her front feet were becoming infected, so they and part of her right front leg had to be amputated.

Best Friends Animal Sanctuary clinic and some very special patients featured on "Animal ER Live" on the National Geographic Wild television network.

Volunteer seamstresses from the local sewing club, Kanab Senior Sew & Sews, make bunny blankets for the rabbits at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary.

PURRFECTION is a new line of feline perfume Best Friends Animal Society. Watch a video about the "scentsational" cat fragrance.

Agility training helps the rescued dogs at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary gain skills and confidence while they have fun and burn off energy.

Outgoing, confident dog helps a shy, insecure dog gain more confidence, learn to trust people more, and loosen up.

Pig gets the spa treatment at the Sanctuary, with expert hoof care and tusk trimming and a coconut oil massage. He also lives indoors for the winter.