Lindsay Hutton

2 months ago | bestfriends.org | Lindsay Hutton

All of Ginger Whitmore’s cats before Sugar came to her on their own. They wandered up through the yard, and she welcomed them. With Sugar, the reverse happened. Ginger wandered to the back room at the Best Friends Pet Adoption Center in Los Angeles during a volunteer shift to get a look at some senior cats, and there was Sugar.

May 16, 2024 | bestfriends.org | Lindsay Hutton

As soon as Best Friends Lifesaving Outcomes Supervisor Valentina Costa saw Nikki, she was struck by two things: 1. this was a super cute, happy-go-lucky dog and 2. the long fur around his ears flopped from side to side as he pranced around, making him even cuter. Nikki came to the Best Friends team in Houston from a partner shelter and right away was scheduled for neuter surgery. But during the pre-surgery exam, the medical team saw he was congested, had a runny nose, and seemed lethargic.

Feb 20, 2024 | bestfriends.org | Lindsay Hutton

Laura Gallagher and her daughter Isabella are no strangers to fostering. The Gallagher family had been fostering pets for years with Best Friends and other organizations, and on their most recent trip to Best Friends Animal Sanctuary in Utah, Laura and Isabella spent time volunteering. Dog lovers committed to rescuing, they already had two adopted dogs at home, both adored and named by Isabella: Jimmy Waffles and Sparkle Syrup.

Oct 16, 2023 | bestfriends.org | Lindsay Hutton

The Faces of No-Kill series highlights stories about pets who have become a statistic in the best way. These are just a few of the many pets who once slipped into danger; they lost their homes, they had health or behavioral challenges, their families couldn’t care for them, or all the above. But each one of them got assistance, and today they are thriving thanks to an animal shelter program that helped them rather than killed them.

Jun 28, 2023 | bestfriends.org | Lindsay Hutton