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Remembering the animal lover in your life

A gift to the animals in memory of a special pet lover is a wonderful way to honor the enduring love they share.

When you make a memorial gift, you not only pay tribute to a beloved person, but you’re also supporting homeless pets by ensuring they get the love and care they need to thrive while waiting for families of their very own.

Make a donation in remembrance

When you honor a loved one by making a memorial donation, your gift will help homeless dogs and cats live their best life and ensure they get the love and care they need to thrive.

Raise money in memory of an animal lover

Using our simple tools, you can create a memorial fundraiser to raise money and awareness online to celebrate the life of a beloved person.

More ways to remember an animal lover

There are many ways to memorialize someone at home or at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary.

Wind chimes at Angels Rest

Wind chimes

The soothing sounds of wind chimes can comfort and calm a heart that’s hurting.
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Memorial bricks

Sanctuary brick

An engraved brick is an enduring memorial for a pet or person who has passed.
Purchase a brick
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Comforting gifts

Bring comfort in times of grief to a pet lover in your life or even give to yourself.
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Angels Rest Gates

A peaceful place of remembrance

At the heart of Best Friends Animal Sanctuary is Angels Rest, a place of comfort where we remember cherished pets who have passed and pay tribute to these never-forgotten companions.
See our place of remembrance
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Make a donation in remembrance

When you honor a loved one by making a memorial donation, your gift will help homeless dogs and cats live their best life and ensure they get the love and care they need to thrive.
Making a memorial donation
Person sitting in the grass with a small cat in their lap and dog by their side

Raise money in memory of a pet or person

Using our simple tools, you can create a memorial fundraiser to raise money and awareness online to celebrate the life of a beloved pet or person.
Creating a memorial fundraiser

Remembering a special pet

Celebrating your pet’s life — and your enduring connection — can provide comfort and light in grief’s darkest moments.

Celebrating the life of a pet

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About Best Friends

Here at Best Friends, home to the largest no-kill companion animal sanctuary in the country, we know that grief can arrive when we least expect it. But so too do the hope and healing that come from remembering those we love.

Best Friends is home to the country’s largest no-kill companion animal sanctuary, and we understand the special place that pets have in our lives.

Angels Rest is a serene place of remembrance at the heart of Best Friends Animal Sanctuary where hundreds of wind chimes ring in memory of those we’ve loved, carried on the soft breezes of Angel Canyon. It’s where memorial stones — with their touching tributes and keepsakes — pay tribute to the love we hold for those who have passed.

We’re working to bring love home for dogs and cats all across the country, giving homeless pets the chance to live their best lives — and you can make a tremendous difference. Together, we will bring the whole country to no-kill in 2025. Together, we will Save Them All.