Love heals

Cancer survivor volunteers at the sanctuary, then gives the gift of Best Friends membership to friends around the world.

'Wonderfully naive'

Francis Battista says in today's blog that he and the other founders had no idea at the time 'what lay ahead of us.'

Snow and toys!

Watch the fun as sanctuary animals and caregivers celebrate the holidays.

World Wide Wonder

In 1996, Betsy and Jared Saul set out to use the Internet for a good cause. Today, 12 million pets are glad they did.

Celling the message

Best Friends LA programs launches a 'social petworking' campaign to help homeless pets via text messaging.

Pit Bulls score

Sports Illustrated helps further break stereotypes.

Care, comfort, safety

What do cats need to survive in busy shelters?

Star power

What happens when a film crew and Shelby, who thinks he's a star, cross paths? Find out.

Letter from Angel Canyon

Writer Ted Brewer catches a wave in southern Utah and wonders if it's true that dinosaurs danced there.

Blind devotion

When a California couple adopted Cubby, a sightless collie mix, it really opened their eyes - and hearts.

Healing dove

How Dove, a Best Friends rescued cat, enriched the life of a woman in her final days. Dove has a lot to be proud of as she looks back over the past year, this holiday season.