California Stories

Need a mood boost? These cat and dog stories should do the trick.

Fun, informative and adorable, the world’s largest cat-centric event also connects cats with adopters.

When Michaela met a snuggle enthusiast named Bear, she looked beyond his size, saw his sweetness, and adopted him.

Eleanor once lived in a home with too many dogs. Now, she’s living large and making her adopters laugh in the process.

Allison Botwinick wanted to adopt the family’s foster dog Aragon, but first she’d have to get her mom on board. So she got creative.

The eligible singles at Best Friends in Los Angeles don’t care if you drive a fancy car or how snazzy your clothes are. But if you don’t love dogs, it’s a deal-breaker.

Collaboration among Best Friends, the local community, and central California animal shelters leads to happy new homes for 86 dogs and cats at summer events.

Older dogs can be overlooked in shelters, but 10-year-old Zoey was exactly what her new family had been looking for.

Brew and Julien play together, nap together, and are helping their adopters make friends in their new city.

Best Friends works with animal services officers to reduce shelter intake and reunite more pets with their families.

Best Friends’ shelter collaborative program leverages one shelter’s no-kill status to save pets’ lives at another.

Elle no longer has a front leg, but that doesn’t stop her from living life to the fullest.

Best Friends and several other organizations came together to take in 32 cats and nine dogs from Apple Valley Animal Services in a single day.

Leonsio couldn’t see at all and was skinny and matted when he was found outdoors, but he still sought love and gave it in return.

From a community that rallied for an ailing cat to a man who jumped in frigid water to help a dog and his human, these stories will inspire you.