Caring for Pets Stories

A purebred Korat, a breed of cat from Thailand, is wooing visitors to the Sanctuary with her spitfire personality.

Dog walker volunteer wins NKLA contest with most hours logged walking shelter dogs.

It is indeed possible to train an adult dog - aka, teach an old dog new tricks. One older Lab became even more adoptable after receiving training.

Scared dog overcomes his fear to become a champion -- regularly donating blood to help other dogs. Read more about this hero dog.

Tabby, who prefers to be an only cat, loves humans and finds her niche greeting people in the visitor center at the Sanctuary.

Former stray German shepherd who ended up in the shelter goes on to become a working service therapy dog who is helping a veteran home from war.

With Best Friends grant funding, Sammy's Hope, a New Jersey animal rescue, implements shelter dog training program to help get dogs ready for adoption.

A tabby cat, who ended up in a shelter, was unhappy. It took time for this anxious, hissing cat to relax and for her attitude to improve. But it did.

A dogcam catches one frightened dog's true personality when he thinks no one is watching.

Feeding a horse like he is elderly can help control equine choke in horses. Learn more how this strategy helped one horse.

With more neonatal kitten nurseries, Best Friends and NKLA Coalition partners aim to save more Los Angeles cats and kittens.

Injured kitten who had been hit by a car gets help to heal, and his neurological disorder symptoms have improved dramatically.

Once a completely unsocialized and very scared dog living on the streets, Lava learns to relax, trust people, enjoy life and even show her silly side.

Roxie the cat has feline leukemia, but her adoptive family learned about the disease and then put their love for her over their fear of the illness.

Dedicated volunteers Layne Dicker and Sally Spencer make connections between the work they do at home at Best Friends in LA and at the Sanctuary.