Pet Adoption Stories

Get ready to cheer for these dogs and cats recently adopted from Best Friends.

These stories about dogs, cats, and a unicorn (yes, you read that right) are sure to lift your spirits.

Meet Pepper, an athletic, larger-than-life dog, and Fernie, who is none of the above.

These dogs and cats are living the good life in their new homes.

Allen Burkhart had no idea he had an affinity for felines until he met a kitten named Eeyore.

Little Liv didn’t just tolerate weeks of daily Epsom salt baths for a skin infection, she thoroughly enjoyed them.

Unexpected encounters in the streets of Salt Lake City and a backcountry trail in Colorado bring Sasquatch together with his new family.

Lars almost died alone, starving, dehydrated, and full of porcupine quills, but vets at the Sanctuary saved his life, and now he has a new home.

Java has spina bifida and had difficulty walking when she came to Best Friends, but today the Chihuahua has found her stride.

Ollie’s separation anxiety made it take longer to find him a home, but now he’s bringing comfort and calm to his new person.

Dandelion is traveling across the country with her adopters, proving that home is where the heart is.

Oliver looks like a lion. At Best Friends, he found the confidence of a lion, too.

When a pasture full of neglected horses and other hooved animals needed a safe place to go, they found care and comfort at Best Friends.

Cinderella was down on her luck when she came to Best Friends, but today she’s living a life fit for a princess.

Frannie is proof that all it takes is one person who loves you the way you are to change your life for the better.