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Data Sharing Request

At Best Friends, we call the goal of ending the killing in shelters “no-kill,” and one key component of reaching no-kill is Best Friends Animal Society’s nationwide data collection process. Through our data work, we compile shelter lifesaving statistics and program information to understand progress being made across U.S. communities.

Please complete the form below if you need specific data we have to help your efforts in the animal welfare space. We can’t meet every request, but we will do our best to help you if the data you need is ours to share and/or if we have permission to share it.

Requestor Information

Organization Type

Project Information

A description of the overall project requiring this data
A detailed description of how this dataset will be used
Intended Audience

Dataset Requested

A detailed description of the type and amount of data needed, including the variables, units, time period, geographic scope, and level of aggregation, if any.

We do not share any of our donor-specific information.

A detailed description of the type and amount of data needed, including the variables, units, time period, geographic scope, and level of aggregation, if any.

Data Protection and Confidentiality

Describe data security measures, data access and use restrictions.
Describe data anonymization and de-identification procedures.
Describe potential third-party use of data, and its attribution.
Describe how the findings will be shared with Best Friends Animal Society (BFAS).