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Bring happy home with Walmart

Best Friends is Walmart’s official collaborator as part of their celebration of National Pet Month this May, so we're teaming up to find loving homes for homeless pets around the country.

Walmart is dedicated to saving the lives of homeless pets, and that’s why they’ve named Best Friends their collaborator this May for Walmart's celebration of National Pet Month. So stop in at a Walmart store or shop online, and you’ll help save lives too when you make a purchase for your pet from brands supporting National Pet Month.

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Adopt your new best friend

Meet your new best friend at one of our Bring Happy Home events on May 17, happening in cities around the U.S. as part of Walmart's celebration of National Pet Month.

Join us in a city near you for one of our Bring Happy Home events, where you can meet your new best friend and learn how to help pets in your community. Adoption fees are covered, thanks to Blue Buffalo and Walmart!

Plus, when you attend, you can enter for the chance to win a year’s supply of pet food from Best Friends’ official pet food partner, Blue Buffalo. Each Bring Happy Home event will feature a local shelter, ready to send you home with an adorable dog or cat.

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Houston, Texas
Stop by the Walmart located at 8927 Fry Road in Cypress from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. local time to bring happy home in Houston, Texas.
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Los Angeles, California
Stop by the Walmart located at 14501 Lakewood Blvd. in Paramount from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. local time to bring happy home in Los Angeles, California.
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Miami, Florida
Stop by the Walmart located at 15601 SW 127th Ave. in Miami from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. local time to bring happy home in Miami, Florida.
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North Bergen, New Jersey
Stop by the Walmart at 2100 88th St. in North Bergen from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. local time to bring happy home in North Bergen, New Jersey.
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Stop by the Walmart at 9745 Roosevelt Blvd. in Philadelphia from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. local time to bring happy home in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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Phoenix, Arizona
Stop by the Walmart at 1175 S. Arizona Ave. in Chandler from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. local time to bring happy home in Phoenix, Arizona.
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Salt Lake City, Utah
Stop by the Walmart at 7671 S. 3800 W. in West Jordan from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. local time to bring happy home in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Thank you to the suppliers who are helping to bring happy home and save the lives of homeless pets

These Walmart suppliers are stepping up to save lives. The animals are so grateful, and we are, too!

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Did someone say free snacks?

Enter for the chance to win a year’s supply of pet food for your BFF from Best Friends’ official pet food partner, Blue Buffalo.
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Let's be friends!

Show us what you did to bring happy home during National Pet Month, and don’t forget to tag us:

@bestfriendsanimalsociety

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You can always find a bestie at Best Friends

To bring happy home for even more pets, adoption fees at Best Friends Lifesaving Centers are covered thanks to Walmart and Blue Buffalo for the entire month of May.

Best Friends Animal Sanctuary

Adopt to make more room for incoming pets at the Sanctuary in Kanab, Utah.
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Best Friends in Los Angeles

Adopting is an incredibly fun and fulfilling way to help save homeless pets in L.A.
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Best Friends in Salt Lake City

Give a pet a home and alleviate the burden on shelters in Salt Lake City.
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Best Friends in New York City

Adopt to be a part of a lifesaving team working to create a bright future for homeless pets in NYC.
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Best Friends in Northwest Arkansas

Adopting a pet is a rewarding way to make a lifetime of difference for pets.
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Best Friends in Houston

Houston embraces community-based sheltering to prepare pets for adoption.
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Adopt a pet from a shelter or rescue group near you

There are shelters and rescue groups in communities just like yours with dogs and cats waiting to find loving homes. Each and every one of these shelters needs caring people like you to adopt, foster, donate, volunteer, and advocate to help save the lives of homeless pets. 

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Photo courtesy of Russell Bloodworth
Best Friends has been named Walmart’s collaborator for their celebration of National Pet Month.

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About Best Friends Animal Society

Best Friends is working to end the killing of dogs and cats in U.S. shelters in part by getting more pets out of shelters and into loving homes.

We’ve come a long way since the first known city reached no-kill in 1994, and now we’re closer than ever to making the entire country no-kill. Today, roughly 2,500 shelters are no-kill throughout the U.S. — and 700 more are just 100 pets or fewer away from reaching that milestone.

Best Friends is committed to working with passionate people like you to save homeless pets through adoption, volunteering, fostering, and advocacy. In addition to our lifesaving centers around the U.S, we also founded and run the nation's largest no-kill sanctuary for companion animals.

Working together, we can save homeless pets in our communities and secure a better future for our best friends. Together, we will bring the whole country to no-kill.