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Best Friends in Houston

Working together to
Save Them All

Best Friends in Houston works collaboratively with city shelters, local animal welfare organizations and passionate individuals to save the lives of pets in shelters in Houston and the surrounding areas.

To guide this work and help Houston become a no-kill city for cats and dogs, Best Friends launched the Coalition to Save Houston’s Pets in April of 2018 followed by a Community Cat Program, foster programs for dogs and cats, local adoption programs and an out of state transport program.

Read on to find out more about how you can get involved locally to Save Them All, and click the button to your right if you're looking to take home your new best friend!

Dog in blue pajama with $22 adoption special for New Years

Get involved to help animals in need

Want to volunteer to help homeless pets? Best Friends in Houston has a variety of volunteer opportunities available, including fostering cats and dogs to help get them ready for adoption, assisting with the Harris County Community Cat Program, and helping in a number of other ways to benefit animals and the people who love them in your community.

For more information about other volunteer opportunities and special projects in and around Houston, please email HoustonVolunteer@bestfriends.org.

Sign up to volunteer

Pets in need of foster today

Sign up to foster with us

For more information about fostering adoptable pets, email HoustonFoster@bestfriends.org.

Smiling woman behind a smiling gray and white pit bull type dogBest Friends events in Houston

Come out to meet adoptable pets and find out more about the Best Friends mission to end the killing of shelter pets. Click below to view our calendar.

See upcoming Best Friends in
Houston events

Tan and white puppy holding a plush toy in her mouthAmazon wish list for the animals

Caring for animals requires many supplies, so please add a few more items to your shopping cart to help Save Them All! Check out the Houston Amazon Wish List and have items shipped directly to us. Wet kitten food, kitten litter, dry kitten food, adult pate cat food, dog food, nylon dog collars/leashes and dog crates in various sizes are Houston's biggest needs.

Give from the Amazon Wish List

Transport program volunteer opportunities

Best Friends Animal Society in Houston works collaboratively with Harris County Animal Shelter and other shelters across Texas to save the lives of homeless pets by transporting them to rescue groups up north to increase their chances for adoption. Sign up today to be a driver, a short-term foster or assist with the care and enrichment of these pets before they get on the road to their forever home! Questions on how you can make a difference – email houstonvolunteer@bestfriends.org today!

The Coalition to Save Houston’s Pets

Led by Best Friends, the Coalition to Save Houston’s Pets, is a group of more than 20 animal welfare organizations devoted to saving the lives of homeless dogs and cats in the Houston area. Working together, the coalition is narrowing the lifesaving gap for homeless pets and working to make Houston a no-kill city. 

Coalition members can network together, connect to resources and collaborate to find solutions that save lives. To become a member, please download the form  and return to contacthouston@bestfriends.org.

Coalition members

We are happy to answer your questions. Please feel free to contact us at ContactHouston@bestfriends.org.

DonorHouston partnership

Nonprofit partner DonorHouston logo

Best Friends partners with DonorHouston, an online resource of the Greater Houston Community Foundation (GHCF) that provides information about Houston-area nonprofit organizations. It is an invaluable resource for charitable giving donors. DonorHouston works to further the cause of philanthropy in the region by promoting nonprofit transparency and makes information readily available to community members via a searchable online database. It is free to nonprofits, GHCF donors and public users.

Upcoming Best Friends events in Houston

Get involved and help save dogs’ and cats’ lives. Join Best Friends in Houston at one of these fun pet events - and perhaps add a new best friend to your family by adopting one of our available cats or dogs.

January 19, 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Transport Driver Forum (virtual) -  Learn about the fun adventures you can have saving pets while driving cross country with a friend! email Houstonvolunteer@bestfriends.org to get zoom link for this event!

January 21, 5 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Adults only adoption event @ 901 Pinemont
Adult pets often get overlooked to puppies and kittens. Join us for date night or a night out and meet adoptable adult pets at this themed event!

January 22,  9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Volunteer Orientation (virtual) - New Volunteers learn about how to get involved and current volunteers are welcome to join and meet new and current volunteers!

January 22, 12 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Foster Rally @ City of Baytown Animal Control
Get matched with your new foster pet on site at Baytown Animal Services and help a pet in need!

January 28, 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.
SEWcial @ 901 Pinemont
Join us for a fun filled Friday night of sewing crate beds and making community cap trap covers and more! All levels of sewers and crafters welcome!