Stories

The animal welfare community loses advocate responsible for passage of California’s Hayden Act.

For Pitbull Awareness Day, we are sharing fun photos of pit bulls to combat discrimination and raise awareness of what great dogs pits can be.

Two Siamese baby kittens were born with a genetic defect -- twisted legs -- but this isn't slowing them down. They have been adopted.

One animal lover finds the perfect way to ask his girlfriend to marry him. Read on to find out more about the best wedding proposal ever.

A 12-pound rescued Flemish giant rabbit (quite large for a bunny!) comes to Best Friends for help and clicker training and to get ready to be adopted.

Best Friends welcomes three new dogs - a Lab and chow mix, a second Lab, and a pitbull. All three are receiving the special help and care they need.

October is devoted to rescue dogs with Adopt a Shelter Dog Month. Enjoy some photos of rescue pups to celebrate.

There are many programs to help stray and feral cats. Learn about some of them here.

See photos of a wiener dog's treatment and recovery from back and throat injuries. This little dachshund dog has now been adopted.

Family adopts special-needs cat who turns out to be the perfect therapy pet and friend for their autistic son.

Best Friends and No More Homeless Pets Network partners are available to help animals in need in the areas affected by Hurricane Matthew.

Blindness and deafness don't hold senior dog back from becoming a therapy animal.

Trevor Potter, a Best Friends Animal Society volunteer in Salt Lake, goes all out to help pets, doing any and every job.

These cute photos of animals convey the meaning of the phrase ‘talk to the paw' loudly and clearly. Enjoy!

With the help of the Best Friends Cat Advocacy Team, we have put together this piece that factchecks the claims made by the publishers of 'Cat Wars' book.