High Sierra Animal Rescue

High Sierra Animal Rescue is a partner of Best Friends, working together to save the lives of dogs and cats in communities like yours across the country

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.

From High Sierra Animal Rescue

Declaración de misión: Rescatar mascotas adoptables sin hogar y brindarles el cuidado que necesitan hasta que puedan ser ubicadas en hogares permanentes y amorosos. Declaración de visión: Mejora continua en todos los aspectos del rescate de animales. Nuestros valores: Adopciones exitosas: mejorar continuamente nuestro proceso de adopción para encontrar los hogares que mejor se adapten, minimizar el realojamiento y encontrar el hogar que mejor se adapte lo antes posible para aprovechar al máximo nuestro espacio y recursos limitados. Esterilización/Castración: enfoque en el control de la población y la tenencia responsable de mascotas. Por qué es importante enfatizar también los beneficios para la salud. Educación: centrarse en la tenencia responsable de mascotas, especialmente entre los más jóvenes, para ayudar a romper la cadena. Enfatizar la importancia de la socialización, el entrenamiento y el ejercicio. Acuerdos formales: esforzarse por lograr acuerdos formales en esfuerzos cooperativos con Servicios para animales del condado de Plumas y otras organizaciones de rescate que apoyamos en el norte de California y el norte de Nevada.

Portola, CA 96122-0548

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How is your community doing when it comes to lifesaving? 

Our partners support each other and inspire their own communities to increase lifesaving of dogs and cats across the country.

Every partner has one common goal: to save the lives of homeless pets.

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Animals in California need your help

You can make a world of difference in the lives of cats and dogs in your community when you work with High Sierra Animal Rescue and Best Friends to support homeless pets and save more lives.

Adopt a pet

When you adopt a homeless dog or cat you’re saving the life of a loving and loyal animal. You’re also making space for other pets to find families of their own.

Adopt a Pet

Foster a pet

Fostering a 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.

Foster a Pet

Heartwarming stories from our partners

Just like High Sierra Animal Rescue, shelters and rescue groups around the country are saving the lives of homeless cats and dogs. Read more about their lifesaving work. 

Who we are

Best Friends Animal Society  works alongside thousands of animal shelters, rescue groups, and other animal welfare organizations to save the lives of cats and dogs across the country and to make the entire country no-kill by 2025.

The Best Friends Network is comprised of thousands of animal welfare groups from every single state, all working to save the lives of pets in their own communities.

Ranging from animal shelters and rescue groups to spay/neuter and trap-neuter-vaccinate-return (TNVR) organizations, they collaborate with Best Friends to save even more lives in every corner of the country.

Best Friends provides marketing help, fundraising events, webinars, grants, and other resources so that, together, we can Save Them All.

Interested in becoming a partner? Visit bestfriends.org/network »