New York City Stories

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Kitten showers help shelters prepare for kitten season

Best Friends teams up with shelters from coast to coast to collect supplies and re...
See how communities stepped up
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Two chance meetings lead to a new life for a sweet puppy

Amid the bustling New York City streets, a curious puppy makes a connection with a...
Read how coincidental meetings lead to adoption
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Shy cat finds her perfect match after months of medical ups and downs

Spitfire’s foster person nursed her through seizures and shyness, and when it was ...
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Kitty goes from scaredy-cat to snuggle bug

Oreo was afraid of everything when she first arrived at Best Friends in New York, ...
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10 (out of a million) reasons to be grateful for pets

This holiday season, take a moment to appreciate the many ways that pets make a di...
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Big tabby kitty with FIV lands just-right home

Mayflower the cat came to Best Friends with FIV, dental disease and arthritis, but...
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Pandemic pets: Where are they now?

Catching up with families who adopted cats and dogs last year during the coronavir...
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Senior Chihuahua finds love and harmony with musician-adopter

Singer adopts a larger-than-life 11-year-old Chihuahua mix and names her Stevie Ni...
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The story behind the famous high-flying, almond-loving cat

Ari the Panther has almost 100,000 followers on Instagram and it's easy to se...
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Senior Chihuahua struts his best self on the Upper West Side

A sensitive, quirky Chihuahua teaches his foster mom how to live life in the prese...
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Once-paralyzed puppy ditches his wheels

Chipper came to Best Friends with paralyzed hind legs, but with lots of medical he...
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Cat’s beauty and love of life completely outshine her skin condition

Sky may have a chronic skin infection, but it has nothing to do with how loved (an...
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7 inspiring adoption pet stories (but then, every pet has a story worth telling)

In honor of Adopt a Shelter Pet Day here are seven stories about pets who have gon...
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Baby meets a kitten his age, cuteness ensues

The photos alone score a 100/10 on the adorable scale, but this kitten and baby fr...
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Kitten lends a helping paw to her blind brother

Byron may be completely blind, but he's thriving today thanks in part to his ...
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