New York City Stories

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Helping New York City’s pets who lost families during the COVID-19 pandemic

How a partnership between Best Friends in New York and Animal Care Centers of NYC ...
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Meet a volunteer who turns even the grumpiest cats into purr machines

Kyoko Bruguera uses patience and an understanding of cat behavior to help even the...
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Online adoption extravaganza helps more than 1,700 pets find homes

1,719 pets from more than 250 Best Friends Network partner organizations found hom...
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The matchmaker and the cat with FIV

As pet adoption goes virtual, watch how a New York City cat gets matched up with h...
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Claire Rose’s new puppy reminds the globetrotting trendsetter there’s no place like home

When COVID-19 took travel off the table, Instagram influencer Claire Rose canceled...
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Foster family welcomes six puppies to the world

Meet a mama dog and her six healthy, wiggly puppies born in a New York City foster...
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Long search leads to puppy love at first sight

James and Samantha took dog adoption seriously and visited Best Friends in New Yor...
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Little orphan Arnie and kitty mama Callie

Photos capture a tiny orange kitten's acceptance into his new family.
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New York COVID-19 Resources

Resources available to New York City area residents
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COVID-19 Program Updates and Resources

Stay up to date regarding our programs and how you can help
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Stories from first-time pet foster volunteers

Is cuddling the key to quarantine? Three people fostering pets for the first time ...
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Dog adoption in the time of coronavirus

Couple planned to adopt Gus after he'd completed dog behavior training, but w...
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Johnsy the cat says FIV is no big deal, and so does his adopter

This orange tabby's new dad was nervous about adopting a cat with FIV, but th...
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15 quarantine foster pet stories

Check out these adorable pets who got to move out of shelters and in with foster f...
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New Yorkers step up to foster pets during coronavirus quarantine

Big help for pets in the Big Apple as people stay home and foster
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