Caring for Pets Stories

Dogs rescued from a hoarding situation in Tennessee are recovering, slowly getting over their fears, trusting people and making friends.

Best Friends and Philadelphia partners pull together to help a pair of sick kittens positive for the feline leukemia virus (FeLV).

"Wobbly" cats make ordinary moves extraordinary. They show how cats with cerebellar hypoplasia can easily and completely capture your heart.

Instead of holding him back, a broken leg lands Chandler who was abandoned at an animal shelter on the right path.

Cat and his friends who were living in a warehouse come to Best Friends. Training and patience help them learn to trust people and become less shy.

Three-legged dog suffered accident that required his leg be amputated and then later was hit by a car. His future is now brighter.

Once an overlooked, scraggly looking Afghan hound mix with missing fur, Carlos gets medical treatment and is now feeling and looking much better.

Senior cat with dental disease and a bone infection is feeling better. His sweet personality and new, toothless smile wins him a home.

Two cats with FIV show that true friendship can trump any disease. This story has a happy ending with the two felines being adopted together.

Thirteen-year-old volunteer with autism connects with cats at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary. He enjoys volunteering with animals.

Cat has bad reaction to anesthesia that leaves him with neurological damage, but he comes to Best Friends where he is getting help and treatment.

Abused pit bull terrier mix comes to the Sanctuary in need of critical dental care and help healing his broken heart. He is doing much better now.

Though border collie mix puppy has incontinence problem, the youngster is irresistible and lands her perfect home for the holidays.

Feline leukemia test changes a homeless street cat's life in the best possible way. His FeLV positive test was incorrect. He doesn't have the disease.

Traumatized Chihuahua and toy fox terrier mix from a hoarding situation where a fire broke out slowly learns to trust again.