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Thank you for working to bring our best friends home

You are truly a hero to dogs and cats waiting for places to call home. We, along with the animals, are so grateful for your kindness and compassion.  

Together with you, Best Friends is working to ensure that every homeless pet has the best chance possible at finding a loving home. When you help to bring our best friends home, you can ensure safety and love for dogs and cats in shelters and get the country closer to no-kill in 2025.

With the help of people like you, we’ve made incredible progress together for the animals. But still, a dog or cat is killed in America’s shelters every 90 seconds just because they don’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.

Bring even more love home 

You can take action to ensure every homeless pet has the best chance possible of finding a safe, loving home.

You’ve already raised your hand to help the animals in a big way, and we’re so thankful. Every action you take makes a lifesaving difference. 

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Adopt

When you adopt a pet from a rescue group or animal shelter instead of buying one from a breeder or puppy mill, you’re saving a life and giving a loving pet a second chance.
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Join

We believe every pet deserves a home, whether it’s a house with fenced yard, cozy apartment, or safe outdoor space for community cats. Do you agree?
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We asked us to show us your pets at home

And you really delivered. You’ve shown us that our pets are always there for us, brightening our bad days and bringing even more joy to our good ones. They make us laugh, smile, and feel loved.

Thanks to all of the amazing photos and videos you sent us, you’ll be inspiring people from coast to coast, showing them a home isn’t a home without a best friend. See for yourself:

Want to share your pet's video or photo, too? We'd love to see your pet living their best life! When you share your favorite video or photo of your pet at home, we’ll use it to inspire others to bring their best friend home.

Connect with us on social media to stay in the loop about the lifesaving progress we’re making together.  

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More ways to bring love home today  

Every action you take for homeless pets helps to save their lives and gets the country closer to no-kill; we’ll show you how.

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Keep pets with their families 

Best Friends is working around the country to protect the rights of pets (especially big dogs) and their people, so pets can stay with their loving families — and you can help with your signature. 
Help keep pets with families 
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Foster kittens to save lives 

Opening your home to foster kittens is a great way to help homeless pets. Give us your email, and we’ll send you everything you need to know about fostering kittens.
Get started with fostering 
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Great new gear for you and your pet 

Check out our online store where you’ll find clothes, accessories, pet supplies, gift ideas, and more for you and your best friend. All proceeds go straight back to the animals. 
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Pets who found their way home 

Check out these pets and their stories of hope, love, and resilience.

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A fairy-tale ending for horses who survived the odds

Three horses from Best Friends Animal Sanctuary join a loving herd on a stunning homestead, where they live their happily-ever-afters.
Now thriving with their new herd
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Cat’s world goes from blurry to bright

When Persia came to Best Friends Animal Sanctuary, she could barely open her eyes. Now, she sees her world clearly — and it’s bright and full of love.
Now her future is bright
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Waived adoption fees help dogs and cats go home sooner

When a group of New England animal shelters decided to take part in a fee-waived event, the eye-opening result was more than 150 adoptions in a week.
A win for adopters and shelters
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Karen the pig outside being trained by two people with her belt and a target stick

Meet the deaf pet pig who wears a ‘magic belt’

See how caregivers at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary found a creative solution to train a pig who can’t hear.
Now she sunbathes safely
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Watch: Heartwarming reunion between dog and his person

Pumba’s person never intended for him to end up in a shelter, and everyone could feel the love when the two were reunited.
See the love
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Faces of No-Kill: Cat goes from scared to superstar

When Leo Decatmeow came to Best Friends Animal Sanctuary, he was scared and a bit overwhelmed. Now, he’s living the life of the star he’s named after.
Daily outings in the stroller helped him adjust
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About Best Friends 

Here at Best Friends, we believe that every dog and cat deserves the love, safety, and comfort of a home. 

Whether their home is a big house with a fenced yard or a cozy apartment — or it’s a community cat’s safe outdoor space — every pet deserves to have a safe place to call home. That’s why we’re working to save the lives of cats and dogs all across the country, giving pets second chances and happy homes.  

Just a few short years ago, cats and dogs were killed in staggering numbers in this country simply because shelters didn't have the community support or the resources to save their lives. That number is now less than half a million per year, but there’s still work to do to ensure that every dog and cat in America finds a safe place to call home. 

Best Friends also runs the nation’s largest no-kill animal sanctuary and works collaboratively with a network of more than 4,700 animal welfare and shelter partners, plus community members around the country, to save pets’ lives.

Together, let’s bring them home and Save Them All.

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