Stories

There are now more than 1,500 no-kill communities. Is your community on the no-kill map? The goal: All of the US will be no-kill by 2025.

Students, many of whom are veterans, from the Animal Behavior College dog
training program work with dogs from Best Friends in Los Angeles.

February is Adopt a Rescued Rabbit Month. Read 10 fun, interesting and insightful facts about bunnies. Adopt, don't buy, a rabbit.

Hurricane Harvey survivor cat recovers from a terrible head wound and badly infected sinus and is now looking forward to being adopted.

Man finds a stray dog in dire need on the Salt Flats in Utah. The dog is now getting help at the Utah Animal Adoption Center in Salt Lake City.

Standoffish, cautious and uncertain dog is learning to trust more as he is introduced to more people and is shown patience and understanding.

Caring for stray cats in winter is a priority of Best Friends in Salt Lake City, which provides spay neuter, donated food and outdoor cat shelters.

Stray cat had an ear infection and skin cancer. After treatment, this survivor is now cancer free and ready for adoption.

Volunteers write Valentine's love letters to the dogs from LifeLine Animal Project, highlighting their wonderful personalities and qualities.

After losing his home where he was overfed, pig comes to Best Friends where he has reached a healthy weight with diet and exercise.

Flower & Plant, Inc. in New York City's flower district has a resident ‘working' cat, adopted from Best Friends in NYC, with a job to keep mice away.

Couple takes volunteer trips to help animals at Best Friends. They renew their love for one another while falling in in love with all the animals.

One puppy from a litter survives parvovirus. Now 10 years later, this parvo survivor is still going strong and thriving in her adoptive home.

Shelter dog from Animal Ark Rescue in Columbus, Georgia goes on Tinder to true love and a happily-ever-after adoptive home.

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