Caring for Pets Stories

Cat with terminal cancer, chronic kidney disease and arthritis receives end of life hospice care and is enjoying being lovingly cared for.

Tuxedo cat with serious heart murmur, broken front leg and a shoulder wound caused by a BB gun gets treatment and love at the Sanctuary.

Two horses, a formerly wild mustang and an introverted horse, receive retraining and are adopted together by the owner of Border Towns Horse Company.

Best Friends volunteer, who is a national parks guide, takes the most active, agile dogs from the Sanctuary on epic hikes around Southern Utah.

Cat with epilepsy receives treatment for his seizures and specialized living accommodations at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary to help him feel better.

Dog who was once completely feral was afraid of almost everything, including riding in a car. With help, he slowly begins to overcome his car anxiety.

A bloodhound dog helps socialize a litter of hound puppies, teaching them appropriate ways to interact and play.

Cat with pancreatitis and stomach issues, which caused nausea and appetite suppression, is put on feeding tube. He is feeling much better now.

Horse trainers answer questions about how horses are trained, the philosophy behind the training program, and how horses are prepared for adoption.

Dog who was found as a stray in a forest gets specialized fearful dog rehabilitation, which includes fun outings and exposure to new experiences.

Family of adopted dog with health challenges, including canine lupus and fibrosarcoma cancer, is determined to give him the best life possible.

Veterinarians carefully redfeed severely malnourished, underweight, starving horse to avoid refeeding syndrome symptoms like bloating and colicking.

Students, many of whom are veterans, from the Animal Behavior College dog
training program work with dogs from Best Friends in Los Angeles.

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Hurricane Harvey survivor cat recovers from a terrible head wound and badly infected sinus and is now looking forward to being adopted.