Stories

Swarnima Singh, a superhero for animals, volunteers at Best Friends in Atlanta. Her nickname is ‘Doga,' a character in an Indian comic book.

Cat with FeLV, FIV and Diabetes Insipidus (‘water diabetes') receives treatment at Best Friends and is now living a full and happy life.

Best Friends provides treatment for shelter cats with ringworm (a minor skin condition): medicated shampoo baths and an oral anti-fungal drug.

Rabbit with hind leg paralysis receives antibiotics, pain medication, subcutaneous fluids and physical therapy, and he is now hopping again.

Dog adopted from Best Friends Pet Adoption Center in Atlanta helps students in a taekwondo (Korean martial arts) studio overcome challenges.

Read about four cats with urinary incontinence who require little extra care, are clean, and need to have their bladders expressed a few times daily.

Dog, who was stoic and reserved in the shelter, begins to let his personality shine during a sleepover, and is then adopted into a forever home.

Senior cat with kidney disease, in a foster hospice home, is adopted by her foster mom and moves with her to Nova Scotia.

Louisville Metro Police Department and Louisville Metro Animal Services partner for Paws on Patrol program that pairs shelter dogs with police.

Yearling quarter horse suffering from lameness had a three-inch nail that had pierced the bottom of his hoof and became lodged. He'd need surgery.

Dog is hit by a car, which leaves him with two broken back leg femur bones and other injuries. He receives surgery, physical therapy and hydrotherapy.

Family of four completes summer internships (two animal care internships and two personalized internships) at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary.

Hurricane Katrina survivor dog, who overcame the trauma he experienced and became a role model for shy dogs, is adopted into a forever home.

A new kitten nursery opens at the Best Friends Visitor Center in Kanab. Visitors can watch the lifesaving work happen through a viewing window.

Two senior special-needs cats (one extremely shy and toothless, the other with kidney disease, a heart murmur and pancreatitis) are adopted.