Lester C Howick Animal Shelter of Washington County

Lester C Howick Animal Shelter of Washington County 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.

Best Friends formed the Northwest Arkansas Partnership for Animal Welfare (NWA PAW) in 2018, a coalition of dozens of shelters and rescue groups across the region working together to save lives.

From Lester C Howick Animal Shelter of Washington County

Washington County Animal Shelter es un refugio de admisión abierta que ayuda a los residentes del condado de Washington fuera de los límites de las ciudades de Fayetteville y Springdale con problemas relacionados con los animales. El Refugio trabaja en conjunto con la División de Control de Animales del Sheriff del Condado de Washington. El Refugio se adherirá a las Cinco Libertades para el Bienestar Animal que se crearon en 1965 en el Reino Unido. Nuestro objetivo es brindar atención de calidad a todos los animales a nuestro cargo, haciendo todo lo posible para brindar un ambiente seguro, cómodo y saludable y al mismo tiempo hacer que el Refugio sea accesible y acogedor para el público.

Fayetteville, AR 72701-8209

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

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You can make a world of difference in the lives of cats and dogs in your community when you work with Lester C Howick Animal Shelter of Washington County and Best Friends to support homeless pets and save more lives.

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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 in 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.

The Northwest Arkansas Partnership for Animal Welfare (NWA PAW) is comprised of dozens of shelters and animal welfare groups across the region, all working to save the lives of pets in Northwest Arkansas.

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.

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