Stories

During National Volunteer Week, we offer our most sincere thanks to all the passionate volunteers who work so hard for the animals.

A purebred Korat, a breed of cat from Thailand, is wooing visitors to the Sanctuary with her spitfire personality.

Dog walker volunteer wins NKLA contest with most hours logged walking shelter dogs.

The Million Cat Challenge campaign has encouraged shelters to sign up to save more cats. The challenge is celebrating 500,000 feline lives saved so far!

Best Friends sends out volunteer thank yous to express our gratitude to all of our wonderful volunteers who support animals and our no-kill mission.

It is indeed possible to train an adult dog - aka, teach an old dog new tricks. One older Lab became even more adoptable after receiving training.

Best Friends Animal Sanctuary in Kanab is one of the top destinations for animal lovers in the world. Learn more.

Over 220 no-kill communities and counting prove that no-kill is a worthy and achievable goal. The naysayers have got it all wrong.

Recent policy announcement by the ING Group makes it easier to support companies that support the humane treatment of animals.

The movie about the former Michael Vick dogs, ‘‘The Champions,' explores the resilience of these abused pit bulls who were used for fighting.

One Best Friends' supporter uses innovative recruiting techniques to encourage people to join us in helping the animals. Read about her methods.

Scared dog overcomes his fear to become a champion -- regularly donating blood to help other dogs. Read more about this hero dog.

Tabby, who prefers to be an only cat, loves humans and finds her niche greeting people in the visitor center at the Sanctuary.

Many people, including animal shelter workers, don't score well when asked to pick out a pitbull from a group. The consequences of this can be serious.

Former stray German shepherd who ended up in the shelter goes on to become a working service therapy dog who is helping a veteran home from war.