Stories

Wounded soldier Tech Sgt. Jamie Dana will get to keep her military dog, a German shepherd, if a new bill is approved.

A feline leukemia cat just celebrated her 20th birthday! Felines positive for the virus can have a good quality of life and some can live a long time.

Woman finds the perfect well-behaved ("detached") dog, with beautiful shy eyes, to adopt. The dog is eight years old, quiet and housebroken.

Former feral cat used to be antisocial, but thanks to a feline role model he has discovered attention and petting are a good thing.

Ginny the dog, who was rescued as a stray, tries to take take over Best Friends employee's office job by deomonstrating her typing skills.

Green cheek conure, a little parrot, is bullied by the big parrots in her home, so she comes to Best Friends where she will be safe and can heal.

This little kitten was born without back feet. The shelter he came from was going to euthanize him, but Best Friends took him in.

Five more dogs have come to the sanctuary here in Utah after their terrible trials in New Orleans.

Now, that was an event to make us all jealous!

By attaching a parrot cage to a regular stroller, the parrot stroller is invented. Birds can now enjoy the outdoors safely.

Best Friends rescues a chained-up malamute and his dog friends who were running loose from a property in Escalante, Utah.

Family gets the facts about FIV and how it is not so scary after all, and they end up adopting an FIV-positive kitty.

He must have been hungry; he was found at the local Pizza Hut!

Two neurological kitties who were abandoned find safe haven at Best Friends. They are the best of friends.

This donkey walks on a leash so nicely you might mistake her for a dog. Meet Sweetheart, an adoptable donkey at Best Friends.