Visit the Best Friends Pet Resource Center!
Our animal companions are an integral part of our family, and the pet resource center was designed with that in mind. It’s a place for the entire community to connect with pets — a place to adopt your next dog or cat, explore resources for guidance or support with current pets, or simply to gather with and enjoy family and friends.
Since opening its doors in March of 2023, the Best Friends Pet Resource Center has found loving homes for more than 5,000 dogs and cats! Read our second-year anniversary report for more information about the impact of the center in Arkansas.
Take a 360-degree look at the Best Friends Pet Resource Center!
This 360-degree tour was created for Best Friends NWA by students at Helen Tyson Middle School in Springdale, Arkansas.
Connecting pets and people of Northwest Arkansas
The Best Friends Pet Resource Center is more than just a place to adopt a pet. It is a first-of-its-kind, fully reimagined shelter that offers resources and services for both people and pets.
It’s a place where people can spend time with adoptable animals, take an adoptable dog out to explore Bentonville for the day, stop into our volunteer space to make toys for pets, find a pet to foster, and so much more.
Our veterinary clinic also provides vital veterinary care to the adoptable animals in our care and in the care of our community partner organizations, as well as to community cats from around the region.
Meet awesome pets, find your people
Don’t miss these great events.
Dates and times
Thursday, June 11 - Saturday, June 13: 12:00 p.
Dates and times
Thursday, June 11 - Saturday, June 13: 12:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Sunday, June 14: 10:00 a.m. to 5 p.m.
1770 SW 2nd St
Bentonville, AR 72712
United States
5079 W Northgate Rd
Rogers, AR 72758
United States
You’ll have the opportunity to paint one of the bright faces of our adoptable animals looking for a home!
You’ll have the opportunity to paint one of the bright faces of our adoptable animals looking for a home! Any artist level is encouraged.
Bring your furry friend, grab a cup of coffee at Onyx, and meet other dogs and dog owners!
Bring your furry friend, grab a cup of coffee at Onyx, and meet other dogs and dog owners!
507 SE E St
Bentonville, AR 72712
United States
Play a few rounds of Lotería (Mexican bingo) for the chance to win exciting prizes and meet adorable adoptable pets.
Play a few rounds of Lotería (Mexican bingo) for the chance to win exciting prizes and meet adorable adoptable pets.
1312 Melissa Dr.
Bentonville, AR 72712
United States
Join a fun yoga flow class with an adoptable pet at the Best Friends Pet Resource Center with Movement Driven Life!
Join a fun yoga flow class with an adoptable pet at the Best Friends Pet Resource Center with Movement Driven Life!
Times and details to come
Pending: Tabling with fosters, kittens, and program animals.
Pending: Tabling with fosters, kittens, and program animals.
507 SE E St
Bentonville, AR 72712
United States
Dickson Street
Fayetteville, AR
United States
Celebrate Pride with an unforgettable drag show featuring dazzling performances, upbeat music, and plenty of personality — all in support of pets in need.
Celebrate Pride with an unforgettable drag show featuring dazzling performances, upbeat music, and plenty of personality — all in support of pets in need.
This is cat-themed bingo featuring cute kitty designs and fun prizes.
This is cat-themed bingo featuring cute kitty designs and fun prizes. Spots are limited, so register today!
Dates and times
Friday, June 26: 6:00 p.
Dates and times
Friday, June 26: 6:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
Saturday, June 27: 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
251 N West Ave
Fayetteville, AR 72701
United States
Peek inside the Best Friends Pet Resource Center
The space features open areas perfect for getting to know adoptable dogs and cats, fun activities for humans of all ages, a DIY dog-bathing center, a café where guests can hang out with cats and kittens, a pet food and supplies pantry, and much more.
Sheltering without kennels: The model of the future
There are no long-term kennels or cages at the pet resource center, just one of the ways we’re redefining what it means to care for homeless dogs and cats.
Bright skies for homeless pets, thanks to caring donors
Contributors to our pet resource center aren’t simply animal lovers or donors — they’re life changers and history makers.
We offer our most profound gratitude to every individual, foundation and company for your gift to the center and for your shared vision that together, we can Save Them All.
Our community giving tree
Created by a local artist, the 6-foot-tall tree features a shimmering canopy of inscribed pet tags as its leaves — each one a symbol of generosity, compassion and kindness to the animals.
Be part of the future of animal sheltering
Check out all the ways to get involved and help save the lives of homeless pets in Northwest Arkansas.
Visit us!
Location and parking
Best Friends Pet Resource Center in NW Arkansas
1312 Melissa Dr
Bentonville, AR 72712
The pet resource center is in the heart of the Bentonville greenspace that will become the 8th Street Gateway Park. Parking is available at the center.
Pet resource center hours
11 a.m. to 7 p.m., seven days a week
Phone
(479) 974-1363
