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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. 

We know millions of households will add a pet to their family this year. If just 1 in 17 more of those families chose to adopt a pet from a shelter, we could reach no-kill nationwide.

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 from a breeder or puppy mill, you’re providing a lifesaving second chance.
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Join

We believe every pet deserves a home, whether it’s a house with a fenced yard, a cozy apartment, or a safe outdoor space for community cats. Do you agree?
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Donate

Your gift will go straight to work saving the lives of homeless pets around the country by providing them with the help and healing they need to find loving homes.
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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.

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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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Adventures abound for adoptable dogs

Dogs from the Best Friends Pet Adoption Center in L.A. share fun-filled outings to help them get adopted.
Adventuring with purpose
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Extra-bubbly dog goes from chaos to calm

How the behavior team at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary helped Blanche turn her over-the-top enthusiasm into excellent manners.
She now serves as “demo dog” for the behavior team
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California fourth graders champion a cause for pets

Students at Crestview Preparatory School used their school’s annual fundraiser to support the animals at Best Friends Animal Society.
The market was a resounding success
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Faces of No-Kill: From puppy surgery to sister snuggles

A French bulldog named Baby came to Best Friends in crisis. Now, she has a clean bill of health, a cozy home, and one sassy sister.
A family that’s meant to be
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One special dog inspired this artist to give back

Adoption gave a dog named Russell a second chance, but it also inspired his adopter to use his talents to help more dogs find homes.
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Shy cat sprinkled with love

Sometimes, all it takes is adding a little bit of sparkle to help a timid pet shine.
Colorful collars made her even more adorable
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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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