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Resolve to save a life this year

Foster a Pet

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When parrots go to school

Jen Cunha’s work with parrots is revealing how intelligent they are — and how eager they are to communicate with us.
Their incredible success at communicating
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Precious pet adoption stories to brighten your day

A kitten goes from sleepy to supercharged and a dog gets help at the desktop in these heartwarming letters from pets’ new families.
Share in the joy
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Terrific tales from animal shelters across the country

Looking for something to make you smile? These aww-inspiring stories from Best Friends Network Partners will warm the soul.
Read their good news
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Remembering Diana Asher

Best Friends’ original cat woman
She will be missed
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Pet adoption stories to make your heart warm and fuzzy

A cat who overcame medical troubles, a calm canine companion, and an anniversary adoption are just a few of the sweet pet adoption stories waiting to be read.
Celebrate the new families
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Spreading cheer through kindness to animals

From an escape-artist dog who chose his new home to a pet snake who needed help getting back home, these stories are sure to lift your spirits.
Read about their acts of kindness
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We can make every shelter and community no-kill by 2025

In 2022, about 378,000 dogs and cats were killed in our nation’s shelters.
Help Save Them All
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Saving lives

We ensure second chances to pets at our sanctuary and lifesaving centers, even as we expand programs nationwide that keep animals out of shelters in the first place.
Saving lives
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Standing with shelters

We work to save more lives faster by providing shelters and rescue groups with ways to collaborate and connect so they can increase the number of animals they can rehome in their communities.
Standing with shelters
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Teaming Up

We're right there with you as you make a better future for homeless cats and dogs, giving you the support you need to care for your pets and the pets and people in your community.
Teaming up with you

Who We Are

We started over 35 years ago with a no-kill sanctuary in Utah. Today, we’re helping homeless pets in every corner of the country.

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Working Together

All across America, pets in shelters are connected with loving new families, increasing the national save rate from 70.7% in 2016 to 81.4% in 2022.

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Our Impact

Since 2016, shelters that have engaged with Best Friends have had a two times greater lifesaving improvement than unengaged shelters.

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A year of hope, happiness, and lifesaving, thanks to you

Read Their Stories

Act for Animals

We’re saving more animals now than at any point in our history, but our work isn’t done until every dog and cat gets the chance to know care and companionship … in a safe and loving home.

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Is your community no-kill?

See how you can help your local shelters save more animals with comprehensive, up-to-date shelter and rescue group data for your community.

How's your community?
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Join the 2025 Action Team

Help create big change for the pets and people in your community. Connect with a local team of advocates today.

Get started
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Volunteer

Whether at the Sanctuary, or a shelter in your community, make a real difference in the lives of homeless pets.

Volunteer near you
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Get shopping

Help save animals by purchasing items from the comfort of your home.

Shop the Best Friends Store
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Find a pet

Ready to bring home a new best friend?  Adopt, foster or sponsor, and help a homeless pet find their forever home.

Adopt, Foster or Sponsor
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Adopt Dice
Help animals all year round by making a monthly gift today.
Give Monthly
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Adopt a rabbit
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Adopt Phantom
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Meet Mousie
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Get to know Snickers
Choose a Sanctuary animal to sponsor. Your gift helps find a loving home, spay/neuter, and much more.
Sponsor an Animal
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