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Help save homeless pets in DC

Shelters near you need help to save more lives. Every day, dogs and cats are killed in animal shelters across the District of Columbia simply because they don’t have a place to call home. Together, with your help, we’re changing that.

Best Friends is working with animal welfare organizations and stakeholders statewide to save every pet who can be saved and reach no-kill through the District of Columbia in 2025. Your local shelter is counting on your help. Now is the time to get involved and make a lifesaving difference.

Best Friends supports partner lifesaving work in D.C.

Best Friends supports network partners in the District of Columbia with lifesaving funds, resources, and training opportunities to save more dogs and cats.

District of Columbia Animals Need Your Help

You can be a hero to homeless dogs and cats in your community when you adopt, foster, and advocate.

Volunteer to save the lives of pets in District of Columbia

With millions of animals in shelters around the country hoping for families of their very own, one of the most valuable gifts you can give is the gift of your time. For animals waiting to go home, your kindness makes all the difference.

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Find a Best Friends Network partner near you

The Best Friends Network is made up of thousands of public and private shelters, rescue groups, spay/neuter organizations and other animal welfare groups, all working to save the lives of dogs and cats in communities like yours across the country.

Each and every one of our network partners needs caring people like you to adopt, foster, donate, volunteer and advocate to help save the lives of pets where you live.

Find a network partner near you today:

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