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Adopt a pet and save a life

You can save the life of a dog or cat by choosing to adopt. In 2023, 415,000 cats and dogs were killed in this country’s shelters, simply because they didn’t have a safe place to call home.


If just 6% more people chose to adopt versus purchase their pets, we would end the killing of dogs and cats in our nation's shelters.

So when you adopt from a Best Friends location, a network partner or one of the many shelters and rescue groups around the country, you’re not only adding a loyal and loving companion to your family, you’re helping to save lives.


Best Friends is teaming up with Marvel Studios’ Deadpool & Wolverine, in theaters July 26, to give homeless dogs and cats a chance to find their very own people, just like Dogpool – who's just so cute, it's disgusting.


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Adopt a pet near you

In addition to running the Sanctuary in Kanab and partnering with thousands of shelters and rescue groups, Best Friends operates its own lifesaving centers around the country. 

Adopt a pet from an animal shelter or rescue group 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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Baldwinsville, NY

The mission of Gatekeeper K9 Rescue is to prevent dogs from becoming lost by educating dog owners and caretakers and to bring dogs who are lost to safety through careful, dedicated search and rescue.

New York, NY

The Mission of The Toby Project is to make New York City a true no kill city by delivering free and low-cost spay and neuter services to all five boroughs of New York City using mobile surgical vans specifically equipped and staffed for this purpose.

Reidsville, NC

Rockingham County Animal Shelter is an open admission shelter that strives to promote and protect the animals of our community by utilizing proper animal care and handling, providing shelter, facilitating adoptions, returning animals to their owners, educating the public about responsible pet ownership, providing a community spay and neuter program, and assisting with animal law enforcement in order to provide efficient and quality animal care and control services that also preserves both public and animal safety.

Thornwood, NY

Wagging Tails' mission is to rescue homeless dogs with no hope; especially those living in inhumane conditions. Whether it's dogs in cramped, dirty puppy mill cages, barbaric international dog meat farms, hoarding situations or those living in the streets and shelters, we give them a brand new lease on life. We provide all the dogs we save with appropriate veterinary care, loving foster homes and adopt them out to caring and responsible forever homes.

Medford, OR

Improve the lives of pets and people through sustainable programs of education, adoption, and spay/neuter.

Christiansburg, VA

It is the mission of the Montgomery County Animal Care and Adoption Center to foster a culture of compassion within our community by being a valuable resource for health services, education and recreation for animals and their people.

Raleigh, NC

The mission of AnimalKind is to end the unnecessary euthanasia of adoptable cats and dogs in North Carolina shelters.

Morris, NY

Saving lives one animal at a time through * rescuing, rehabbing and rehoming or retiring animals in need; * providing resources to the community to empower individuals to help animals* educating on animal husbandry and teaching and showing compassion

Cedar City, UT

Our mission is to find homes for as many adoptable animals as possible while also addressing the animal control needs of the community.

Anchorage, AK

Alaska SPCA's mission is to reduce the suffering of Alaska's dogs and cats. Our vision is for Alaska to be a state where all cats and dogs experience emotional, physical, and environmental health and wellness. We provide affordable, high-quality veterinary services, including low-cost spay/neuter surgeries, vaccinations, dental, diagnostics, wellness, microchipping, and health certificates. We have an adoption center, pet food bank and a mobile surgery unit.

Portland, OR

The Portland Animal Welfare (PAW) Team saves lives and alleviates suffering by providing free veterinary care to the pets of people who are homeless or living in extreme poverty.

Grayslake, IL

Spay and Stay works with compassionate individuals and local governments to humanely control the growth of the feral cat population in Lake County IL using trap-neuter-return (TNR).We coordinate with rescue groups to find homes for adoptable kittens and friendly adult cats.

Wantagh, NY

Through its many programs, Last Hope is attempting to reduce the tremendous cat and dog overpopulation problem on Long Island, encourage responsible and affordable pet ownership, and transform the public image of the typical pound animal.

Elizabeth City, NC

The SPCA of NENC is an open admission shelter serving the City of Elizabeth City, and Pasquotank and Camden Counties. We conduct offsite Adopt-A-Thons and network with rescue groups. We work toward reducing pet overpopulation through spay/neuter education, in addition to working with area partners to provide these services. We have an active volunteer program and maintain a social media presence.

Milford, IA

The Humane Society of Northwest Iowa is a full service no-kill animal shelter serving Northwest Iowa for over 25 years. Our intention is to help find loving homes for our animals. We provide services such as adoptions, surrenders, micro-chipping, pet actives/therapy, humane education, shelter tours, behavior counseling, cremation and bereavement support.

San Bernardino, CA

San Bernardino Animal Services is a municipal shelter and animal control dedicated to increasing animal adoption, promoting, enforcing and motivating responsible pet ownership, the humane sheltering and care of stray and unwanted animals entering the shelter and educating people to become better pet owners, making our community a better place for both citizens and animals.

Davis, CA

NorCal Boxer Rescue is a volunteer-run, foster-based rescue providing temporary sanctuary to boxers in need in northern TX and CA, and western NV. We rescue boxers from shelters and from owners who are no longer able to care for them. NCBR provides each dog a veterinary exam, spay/neuter, heartworm and fecal testing, vaccines, microchip, treatment for the problems our vets find in their examination, and a screened forever home.

Jacksonville, FL

In our shelter, we have dogs of all breeds, shapes, sizes and colors. We try to make the best possible match between dog and owner in the adoption process, ensuring both dog and owner can look forward to a happy future in a loving home. Here at Kamp Kritter, we think seriously about how we can best improve the life of each dog while we have him or her here with us.

Burlington, NC

Burlington Animal Services is a department of the City of Burlington responsible for enforcement of laws pertaining to animal issues in the City of Burlington as well as providing public animal sheltering and pet adoption services for all of Alamance County. Additionally, Burlington Animal Services administers the Spay & Neuter Clinic of Alamance County.

Tulsa, OK

Animal Aid of Tulsa is a 501(c)(3) non-profit animal welfare organization dedicated to saving sick, injured, and abused stray dogs and cats in Tulsa, Oklahoma. We help pets find loving homes, and encourage respect and awareness for the rights of companion animals.

Lemoore, CA

Our mission is charitable, exclusively for the welfare of animals. Providing increased education to animal owners, including but not limited to dogs and cats. The purpose is to provide shelter, care, and re-homing of rescued, abused, abandoned, surrendered and homeless dogs and cats in the San Joaquin Valley, CA.

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Adopt a pet from Best Friends Animal Sanctuary

When you adopt a furry (or feathered) friend from the Sanctuary, you’re not only changing that pet’s life, you’re helping to Save Them All.

On any given day, Best Friends Animal Sanctuary, located in Kanab, Utah, is home to up to 1,600 animals, including dogs, cats, horses, birds, rabbits, pigs and others. Many of the animals arrive needing a little extra care and healing before they’re ready to join a family of their own.

 

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Not sure which animal or what kind might be the perfect fit for you? Please fill out an interest form for a dog or cat and we’ll point you in the right direction.

 

 

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All the benefits of adopting a pet from Best Friends

When you adopt an animal from Best Friends, sharing your life with an amazing new companion is just the beginning. As a new adopter, you become part of an extraordinary community of people devoted to their own pets — and to saving the lives of others. Indeed, you become part of the Best Friends family. 

We’re with you every step of the way to provide guidance and answer questions as your pet adjusts to being in a new home. 

Find the one who just gets you

Best Friends is teaming up with Marvel Studios’ Deadpool & Wolverine, in theaters July 26, to give homeless dogs and cats in our communities a chance to find their very own people.

Join us and help save the lives of dogs and cats all over the country. Fuzzballs and oddballs just like Dogpool – Deadpool's pet who's just so cute, it's disgusting.

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Not sure you're ready to adopt a pet? Try fostering.

Fostering a homeless pet is a short-term commitment with long-term impact. By opening your home to a dog or cat for even a few days, you can save lives.  

Happily ever afters

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