Pets for U.S. Heroes
Pets for U.S. Heroes 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 Pets for U.S. Heroes
Mascotas para Héroes de EE. UU. ofrece el apoyo, la compañía y los beneficios terapéuticos que brinda la adopción de perros y gatos sin hogar a veteranos, agentes del orden público, bomberos, paramédicos, personal de primera respuesta y otras personas que trabajan en ocupaciones de alto estrés. La visión de la organización es doble: 1) Ofrecer las cualidades beneficiosas de los animales de compañía adoptados a quienes realizan trabajos extenuantes. 2) Reducir el número de animales sin hogar brindándoles hogares amorosos. La organización benéfica espera mejorar su calidad de vida y brindarles hogares permanentes. Mascotas para Héroes de EE. UU. busca mejorar la salud mental y física general de los adoptantes y demostrar una reducción en los niveles de estrés. El resultado será una mejor calidad de vida, lo que permitirá fortalecer las relaciones sociales y familiares, mejorar el rendimiento laboral y la capacidad de participar activamente en la comunidad.
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.
Animals in Illinois need your help
You can make a world of difference in the lives of cats and dogs in your community when you work with Pets for U.S. Heroes 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.
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.