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Bring home a big dog near you!  

Big dogs in shelters all over the country are waiting to be adopted by loving families. Connect with a participating Best Friends Network Partner near you and help adoptable pets in your community find homes.


Alabama

Prattville Autauga Humane Shelter, Prattville


Arkansas

Best Friends in Northwest Arkansas, Bentonville 
Taysia Blue Rescue, Rogers


Arizona

Follow Your Heart Animal Rescue, Mesa 
Friends for Life Animal Sanctuary, Gilbert 
Lost Our Home Pet Rescue, Tempe


California

Ace of Hearts Dog Rescue, Los Angeles 
Best Friends in Los Angeles, West Los Angeles, Los Angeles 
Central Valley Rescue Railroad, Lindsay 
City of Bakersfield Animal Care Center, Bakersfield 
Golden Retriever Club of Greater Los Angeles, Los Angeles 
Karma Rescue, Santa Monica 
Kern County Animal Services, Bakersfield 
Live Love Animal Rescue, Long Beach 
Long Beach Animal Care Services, Long Beach 
Los Angeles Animal Services, Los Angeles 
Lucky's Crew Animal Rescue, Bakersfield 
Madera County Animal Services, Madera 
Pinky Paws ResQ, Fowler 
Rescate Fenix, San Diego 
ShepHeroes, West Sacramento 
Siskiyou Humane Society, Mount Shasta 
That Place Called Home, Macdoel


Delaware

Faithful Friends Animal Society, Wilmington


Florida

Fluff Animal Rescue Inc, Seminole 
Humane Society of Sarasota County, Sarasota 
Jacksonville Animal Care & Protective Services, Jacksonville 
Kibblez of Love, West Palm Beach 
Lake County Animal Services, Tavares 
Santa Rosa County Animal Services, Milton 
Suncoast Humane Society, Englewood 
Sunrise Humane Society Inc., Fort Pierce 
The Humane Society of St. Lucie County, Port St. Lucie 
The Mylo Foundation, Milton 
TLC PetSnip, Inc., Lakeland


Georgia

Ahimsa House, Inc., Tucker 
Angels Among Us Pet Rescue, Alpharetta 
Best Friends in Atlanta, Atlanta 
Renegade Paws Rescue, Savannah


Iowa

Humane Society of Scott County, Davenport 
It Takes A Village Animal Rescue & Resources, Muscatine


Idaho

Boxer Lovers Rescue, Kuna


Illinois

Gateway Pet Guardians, East St. Louis 
Helping Strays of Monroe County, Columbia 
Metro East Humane Society, Edwardsville 
Mutts of the Midway, Chicago 
Peoria County Animal Protection Services, Peoria 
Players For Pits, Elmhurst 
Safe Haven Humane Society, Elizabeth 
Sayv Animal Organization, Plainfield 
Second City Canine Rescue, Palatine 
Vermilion County Animal Regulations and Animal Shelter, Danville


Indiana

Bartholomew County Humane Society, Inc, Columbus 
Grateful Rescue, Inc., Muncie 
Greensburg Decatur County Animal Shelter, Greensburg 
HELP The Animals, Inc., Richmond 
Humane Indiana, Munster 
Humane Society for Hamilton County, Fishers 
Humane Society of Indianapolis, Indianapolis 
Indianapolis Animal Care & Control, Indianapolis 
It Takes A Village No-Kill Rescue, Evansville 
Lucci's House Bully Rescue, Indianapolis 
Misty Eyes Dog Shelter & Humane Education Learning Center, Avon 
Muncie Animal Care & Services, Muncie 
Partner for Animal Welfare Society of Dearborn County, Lawrenceburg 
South Bend Animal Resource Center, South Bend 
White River Humane Society, Bedford


Kansas

Great Plains SPCA, Merriam 
Humane Society of Greater Kansas City, Kansas City 
Lawrence Humane Society, Lawrence 
Southeast Kansas Humane, Pittsburg 
T. Russell Reitz Animal Shelter, Manhattan 
Wellington Humane Society Inc., Wellington


Louisiana

Animal Aid for Vermilion Area, Scott 
Best Friends in Grant Parish, Grant Parish 
Bossier City Animal Services, Bossier City 
Caddo Parish Animal Services and Mosquito Control, Shreveport 
Companion Animal Alliance, Baton Rouge 
Grant Parish Sherriff's Office, Colfax 
Jefferson Protection & Animal Welfare Services, Harvey 
Lafayette Animal Shelter & Care Center, Lafayette 
St. Bernard Parish Animal Services, Violet 
St. Mary Parish Animal Shelter and Control, Franklin 
St. Tammany Parish Department of Animal Services, Lacombe 
Terrebonne Parish Animal Shelter, Gray 
Vernon Parish Animal Shelter, Leesville


Massachusetts

Better Together Dog Rescue, Belchertown


Maryland

Key to Lions Heart Rescue, Derwood


Michigan

Upper Peninsula Animal Welfare Shelter (UPAWS), Gwinn


Minnesota

Let Love Live Rescue and Sanctuary, Wadena 
Ruff Start Rescue, Princeton


Missouri

Center for Animal Rescue and Enrichment - CARE STL, St Louis


Mississippi

Second Paw Dog Rescue, Philadelphia 
St. Francis Animal Sanctuary, Tylertown 
Stone County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Wiggins


Montana

Maclean-Cameron Animal Adoption Center, Great Falls


North Carolina

Best Friends in Rockingham County, Rockingham County 
Fayetteville Animal Protection Society, Fayetteville 
Rockingham County Animal Shelter, Reidsville 
Wagon Tails Farm Rescue, Beulaville


New Jersey

Animal Adoption Center, Lindenwold 
Jersey Shore Animal Center, Brick


New Mexico

Watermelon Mountain Ranch, Rio Rancho


Nevada

A Home 4 Spot Animal Rescue, Las Vegas


New York

Second Chance Rescue Inc., Whitestone


Ohio

Adopt a Pit Rescue, Germantown 
League for Animal Welfare, Batavia 
SICSA Pet Adoption Center, Dayton


Oklahoma

Ardmore Animal Care, Inc., Ardmore 
City of Tulsa Animal Welfare, Tulsa 
Northern Oklahoma Humane Society, Ponca City 
Pets and People Humane Society, Inc., Yukon 
Sand Springs Animal Welfare, Sand Springs


Oregon

The Rawley Project, Bend


South Carolina

ALL 4 PAWS, Pawleys Island 
Calhoun County Animal Services, Saint Matthews 
Colleton County Animal and Environmental Control, Walterboro 
SPCA Albrecht Center for Animal Welfare, Aiken


Tennessee

Hands and Feet Pet Advocates, Oak Ridge 
Humane Society of the Tennessee Valley, Knoxville 
McKamey Animal Center, Chattanooga 
SPCA of Bradley County TN, Cleveland 
Williamson County Animal Center, Franklin


Texas

Abandoned Animal Rescue, Magnolia 
Aggieland Humane Society, Bryan 
Amarillo Animal Management and Welfare, Amarillo 
Aransas Pass Animal Control, Aransas Pass 
Arlington Animal Services, Arlington 
BARC Animal Shelter and Adoptions, Houston 
Best Friends in Houston, Houston 
Bonham Animal Shelter, Bonham 
City of Baytown Animal Services, Baytown 
City of El Paso - Animal Services, El Paso 
City of Fort Worth-Animal Care and Control, Fort Worth 
Denison Animal Welfare Group, Denison 
Forgotten Dog League of Amarillo Inc., Amarillo 
Fort Bend County Animal Services, Rosenberg 
Friends of Marshall Animals, Marshal 
German Shepherd Rescue of Texas, Waxahachie 
Hearts & Bones Animal Rescue, Dallas 
Houston Humane Society, Houston 
Marshall Pet Adoption Center - City of Marshall Animal Control, Marshall 
Montgomery County Animal Shelter, Conroe 
Noah's Ark SPCA-Humane Society, Gainesville 
Operation Kindness, Carrollton 
Palm Valley Animal Center, Edinburg 
Plainview Animal Shelter, Plainview 
Rescue Texas Resources, Humble 
Rosenberg Animal Control & Shelter, Rosenberg 
Saving Hope Rescue Fund, Fort Worth 
SPCA of Brazoria County, Lake Jackson 
SPCA of Texas, Dallas 
Special Pals, Inc., Houston 
The Love Pit, Dallas 
Williamson County Regional Animal Shelter, Georgetown


Utah

Animal Care of Davis County, Fruit Heights 
Best Friends in Utah, Salt Lake City 
Second Chance for Homeless Pets, Salt Lake City 
West Valley City Animal Services, West Valley City


Washington

Cardinal Grace Animal Rescue, Davenport 
PAWS of Grays Harbor, Aberdeen


Wisconsin

Clark County Humane Society, Inc., Neillsville 
Dane County Humane Society, Madison 
Eau Claire County Humane Association, Eau Claire 
NEW PAWSibilities Inc., Oshkosh 
Unforgettable Underdogs Dog Rescue, Little Chute


West Virginia

Kanawha-Charleston Humane Association, Charleston 
Monroe County Animal League, Inc., Union