Bring love home.
Home is more than four walls and a ceiling. It’s a place where we feel safe and loved — a sanctuary from all storms. Home is often a feeling only you can know.
Everyone deserves a home — and that includes pets in shelters.
And when they don’t have a home, they’re at risk of being killed. In fact, 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.
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If just 6% more people chose to adopt versus purchase their pets, we would end the killing of dogs and cats in our nation's shelters.
When we work together to bring our best friends home, we help loving pets find the families they’ve been dreaming of, and we get the country closer to ending the killing of pets in shelters. So together, let’s bring our best friends home and Save Them All.
Home starts with you
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.
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?
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 you 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.
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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.
Every day, Best Friends supporters make our lifesaving work possible when they volunteer, foster, advocate, learn, and work to end the killing in shelters.
Pets who found their way home
Check out these pets and their stories of hope, love, and resilience.
About Best Friends
Here at Best Friends, we believe that every dog and cat deserves the love, safety, and comfort of a home.
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