Caring for Pets Stories

Humane Society of Tampa Bay is awarded grant from Best Friends to support their effort to find homes for 230 Florida felines with $4 adoption fees.

Ten years after the storm, Hurricane Katrina survivors Houdini and Jersey find comfort in a new friendship.

Chow mix is abandoned on streets of New York City. Though suffering from separation anxiety, he finds the perfect home with a caring couple.

Senior mastiff who had a difficult past as a breeder dog with little human contact or care is rescued. Best Friends helps network to find him a home.

Time in an office helps an excitable dog calm down. She gets extra attention and socialization in this quieter setting away from other shelter dogs.

Antisocial, reclusive, seemingly unfriendly shelter cat starts to come out of her shell once she gets a job to do.

A new ‘job' -- playing treibball -- brings out the best in a special dog, keeping his mind and body active.

Kitten survives distemper. She has cerebellar hypoplasia, a neurological condition that makes walking difficult, but is a happy, playful cat now.

Dog with severe allergies, and really itchy skin, gets treatment - allergy meds, medicated baths and immunotherapy shots - and is feeling better.

Lab mix was found living in a storm drain with her puppies. This shy dog came to Best Friends where people loved her and she learned to trust them.

Tortoiseshell cat with neurological challenges due to a head injury is super sweet and loves life. Her symptoms are improving, too.

Injured four-week-old baby kitten, weighing less than a pound, has surgery at Best Friends Kitten Nursery for a mouth wound (hole in his chin).

Dog who loves kids is so happy to participate in the Best Friends Kids Camp, where she gets to be the center of attention.

Stray cat had a leg injury that required amputation and has FIV, but this three-legged cat doesn't let either make him any less affectionate.

Best Friends intern enjoys her time at the Sanctuary helping horses. The experience reaffirms her love of the human-horse bond.