Find a Best Friends Network Partner
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:
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Austin, TX
AJK Family Rescue is a foster-based non-profit that rescues dogs and cats around the Austin area. We rescue pets in shelters where they are at high risk of euthanasia. Many are owner surrendered, abandoned, and survivors of abuse and neglect. We rely on volunteers, fosters and community members. We are united by our love for animals and aim to make a difference in our city's growing homeless pet population by providing foster homes, veterinary care and eventual forever homes for rescued animals.
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Goldenrod, FL
Our ongoing mission is saving, protecting, and rehoming golden retrievers and golden retriever blends that have lost their home and family.
Bangor, ME
The Bangor Humane Society champions the humane treatment and adoption of companion animals. We provide quality care for homeless pets. We promote animal welfare through education and advocacy.
Bakersfield, CA
Providing professional and compassionate animal services to the people and pets of Kern County through the promotion of responsible pet ownership and community resources, the prevention of animal cruelty, and the creation of a safe and healthy environment for lost, stray or homeless animals.
Broken Arrow, OK
Saving lives, one dog at a time Legacy of Hope Dog Rescue was created to improve the lives of canine companion through education, population management, and rescue and rehoming of stray, neglected, abandoned, and relinquished dogs.
Woodstock, GA
English Springer Rescue America (ESRA) is a national all volunteer organization dedicated to the rescue, rehabilitation and rehoming of English Springer Spaniels. Founded in 1999 ESRA is a lifeline for Springers giving them a second chance at life. ESRA provides care for abandoned, abused, or neglected dogs, partnering with 250 humane societies/shelters/animal control facilities in 37 states. ESRA rescues Springers from our community partners, or from owners unable to care for them. ESRA relies entirely on donations and 90% of our expenses are for the care of dogs.
Upon intake, every Springer undergoes an immediate veterinary evaluation, receives necessary vaccinations and needed treatment. All our Springers are microchipped and spayed before adoption. Average cost is $454 per dog. In 2024, 605 Springers were rescued and 486 adoptions took place due to the dedication of our 2,000 volunteers and 1,300 foster homes.
Senior Springers (7+ yr) often require extra medical attention to manage issues such as dental disease, chronic ear infections, and mammary tumors. In 2024 medical care for 44 Senior Springers cost $110,817. The number of seniors rescued by ESRA continues to increase not just because of an owner's economic constraints or lifestyle changes, but also when an elderly owner cannot physically care for their Springer.
There is no fee to be an ESRA member. New volunteers are always welcome. They can assist with screening, transporting and/or fostering our Springers as well as other supportive roles. For more information visit our website at www.springerrescue.org.
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Ferriday, LA
Concordia PAWS was started as a result of Concordia Parish members being concerned about the large amount of stray, neglected, and abused dogs running the streets of Ferriday, LA. Their mission is to rescue and provide shelter, care and rehabilitation for dogs in distress with the purpose of finding them permanent suitable homes. They also work to find areas to transport dogs, with more of a chance of being adopted.
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Seal Beach, CA
We are dedicated to the care and protection of stray, feral, and homeless cats in the Long Beach/Seal Beach, CA area. Our goal is to ease the tragedy of pet overpopulation through our spay/neuter voucher and trap-neuter-release programs and by rescuing, fostering, and finding wonderful homes for adoptable cats and kittens.
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Huntington Beach, CA
California Doodle Rescue rescues, rehabilitates, and re-homes doodles and poodle mixes who have been abuses, abandoned or neglected throughout California. We provide care, medical support, and safe foster homes for dogs we rescue from shelters, backyard breeding, and hoarding situations and work tirelessly to provide them with loving permanent homes.
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Waynesville, NC
Serving the community by providing low cost spay/neuter services and animal wellness programs
Cedar City, UT
The Iron County Animal Shelter is dedicated to saving homeless, abused, and abandoned animals. Our goal is to end the euthanasia of healthy, adoptable animals in our county through adoption. We strive to educate the public about spaying/neutering, responsible ownership, and breed discrimination and believe it will make a positive impact in our community.
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Hartford City, IN
Our mission is to provide temporary shelter, care, and medical attention for stray, surrendered, or otherwise homeless cats and dogs in Blackford County, to prevent animal cruelty and neglect and prosecute offenders, to strengthen the human-animal bond through education and adoption, and to promote the importance of spaying and neutering to help control pet overpopulation.
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Augusta, GA
We are a fundraising and networking organization, dedicated to raising funds for animal rescue work, including but not limited to the spay and neuter of dogs and cats.We promote camaraderie and networking among animal rescue groups and individuals involved in improving animal welfare.The funds we raise are used to assist animal rescue groups and individual pet owners with expenses for sterilization, vaccines and extreme medical procedures needed to save or improve the quality of life for companion animals.
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Melrose, FL
Our mission and primary goal is to reduce euthanasia of healthy and adoptable pets at the shelters in our area through a strong adoption program and promotion of spay and neuter. We are working in partnership with other rescues and the UF Shelter Medicine program to make Alachua County a no-kill shelter. We also support a number of rural local shelters.
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Shiprock, NM
To advocate, educate, and assist Navajo families and their pets, as well as rescue and foster stray dogs / cats on the Navajo Nation reservation.
ABILENE, TX
All Kind is a non-profit organization that seeks to improve animal welfare in the city of Abilene by building a new animal shelter facility, decreasing homeless pet overpopulation through accessible spay/neuter programs, increasing pet retention through expanded foster programming and adoption events, and offering greater education and resources through community outreach.
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Agoura Hills, CA
Southern California Siamese Rescue was born early in 2005, when we decided to divide California Siamese Rescue (CASR) into 2 separate, but closely aligned groups.
Fayetteville, NC
Cumberland County Animal Services enforces all state and local laws pertaining to the ownership, regulation and control of dogs, cats, and other animals within the County. The department is responsible for picking up stray animals, livestock, exotic animals as well as wildlife that poses a threat to health and safety and rabid animals. Animal Control may also be able to assist with severely injured wildlife. Animal Control officers respond to calls all over the County, check for compliance with rabies vaccination laws, as well as dog and cat license mandates.The Department also investigates all animal bites as mandated by North Carolina law.Cumberland County Animal Services also operates the County Animal Shelter which houses up to 300 dogs and cats, as well as livestock and exotic pets if needed.We have many wonderful animals available for adoption every day.If you are Interested in adopting a pet or just want more information, then please visit our Pet Adoption page.
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Phoenix, AZ
Desert Harbor Doberman Rescue is Arizona's first and only 501(c)(3) IRS-certified charity Doberman rescue. We are a no-kill rescue committed to forever placements. We pull Dobermans from area shelters and accept some owner surrendered dogs. Every DHDR dog is evaluated for temperament and behavior, and given a thorough veterinary examination at intake.
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Rome, GA
The mission of Floyd Felines is 1) to spay and neuter as many cats as possible to cut down on the number of cats taken in at Floyd Co. Animal Control, 2) provide emergency veterinarian care to the cats that come to our shelter sick and/or injured, 3) provide quality food and necessary vaccinations to the cats before they are adopted or transferred to another animal rescue to be placed for adoption and 4) assist members of the community with food and basic vet care so that it is not necessary for them to surrender their cats due to financial need.
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Duncanville, TX
Frequently inundated with some of the neediest dogs and cats in our region, Tri-City Animal Shelter provides compassionate care to 7,500+ animals every year. Our mission is to partner with the shelter to improve the welfare of these homeless, neglected, and lost animals. We work collaboratively to increase the live release rate, eliminate preventable euthanasia, and reduce overpopulation.
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