Stories

Local volunteer helps dog with challenging past learn to relax.

Tis the season for giving gifts, as long the gift is not a pet … or so the Adoption Grinch would have us believe.

Once seemingly blind and deaf as a kitten, Siamese thrives at the Sanctuary.

Students help shelter dogs become more adoptable.

Two senior dogs become good canine friends. One had been rescued from an institutional hoarding situation and the other surrendered by his person.

Best Friends wildlife rehabilitators locate and rescue an injured bird.

A grant from Best Friends helps the Voiceless MI (Michigan) organization provide free spay and neuter surgeries for pit bulls.

The much-loved pitbull Georgia, from the Michael Vick dogfighting bust, passes away, leaving a legacy of love and hope.

Best Friends intern works with two shy Nubian goats to help socialize them and make them more adoptable.

Former Mike Vick fighting dog victim Georgia has died. She taught us about the capacity of a dog to forgive and thrive. She will forever be in our hearts.

People from around the tri-state area come out in droves to adopt.

San Antonio Pets Alive (SAPA), formerly foster-home based, opens new Paul Jolly Center for Pet Adoptions, Brackenridge Park, which is no kill.

Thanking their lucky stars, two special pets find the perfect home.

Inspired by Best Friends Animal Society, Kim Kamins founds Fearless Kitty Rescue in the Fountain Hills, Arizona, area. Read her story.

Amazon parrot with severe anxiety issues gets help at Best Friends.