Stories

Suggestions regarding owner-surrendered pets and shelter hold times could be surprising to some.

Collaborative effort between Best Friends and the ASPCA makes $120,000 available to Los Angeles animal rescue groups this holiday season.

Generous pet food donation from Blue Buffalo enables rescue groups and shelters to save more lives.

Volunteer Dan Lichtenstein wins the hearts of shy animals and especially enjoys connecting with horses, whom he describes as sensitive and dignified.

During spring break, UCLA college student volunteers assemble a cat house for the felines at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary.

Shy dog Sinatra has an artistic and creative streak. The budding canine photographer has discovered the joys of taking selfies of himself.

Meeting for leaders has goal to establish framework to help more communities achieve no-kill.

Man whose wife had died found himself grieving and lonely. Adopting a boxer mix dog has provided him with just the right dose of love.

As over 1,500 animal lovers come together in Jacksonville to Save Them All, the enthusiasm is palpable.

Strutters in four cities raise money for homeless animals second year in a row.

Caregivers go the extra mile to provide various kinds of enrichment -- games, food puzzles, exercise and more -- for the dogs, cats, horses, pigs and other animals at the Sanctuary.

Tiny Chihuahua is 4,000th pet adopted from Best Friends Pet Adoption and Spay/Neuter Center in Mission Hills, California.

Fostering animals with special needs is rewarding. Read about cat with congestive heart failure, a dog going through physical therapy, and other pets.

Best Friends believed that Utah could be no-kill across the entire state. That vision is now becoming a reality.

Jeff and Stacey Clark are volunteers who specialize in helping and advocating for timid dogs.