Caring for Pets Stories

Rocky the horse has been through a lot and has various injuries that require medical care. He is getting help at the Sanctuary.

Meet the puppy who broke the record for being covered in the most ticks. Now, he's feeling a hundred percent better!

Feral cat didn't want to have anything to do with people ... that is, until his caregiver won him over by offering him a French fry. Read his story.

Cockatoo at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary learns how to perfectly imitate a macaw. Sunshine the bird is bilingual!

A big horse who originally cost $15,000 loses her home, but this large gal is adopted by a new family.

Three blue and gold macaws are introduced to one another and get along. In the wild parrots live in flocks, so it's nice to have friends in captivity.

Hound dog found as a stray near the Sanctuary has a special talent: singing! This wobbly, clumsy boy is growing up to be a great dog.

Senior cat Cinders was cranky and didn't want to be around other cats. She leaves a private suite as a legacy for other cats with such preferences.

True hero dog - Chow and shepherd mix - helps rescue a woman. Sadly, he was taken to a shelter afterwards, but he is now at Best Friends.

Best Friends facilitates rescue of five African grey parrots. Three will go to Oasis avian sanctuary in Arizona and two will come to the Sanctuary.

Homeless man in Las Vegas finds a tabby kitten sleeping in his sleeping bag and rescues the stray who ends up at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary.

A unique rabbit with dazzling blue eyes comes to the Sanctuary from an animal shelter in California when her time was just about up.

Severe macaw gets sad after his family isn't able to spend as much time with him and starts feather picking. Parrot comes to the Sanctuary for help.

Domestic bunny who survived a fire (he had been under a wood pile that was set ablaze) receives intensive medical treatment and is now being adopted.

Spring is here, and the pigs at the sanctuary are running themselves ragged with mischief.