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About the Best Friends Network

The network is a free community of 6,000 animal welfare organizations, including shelters, rescue groups, spay/neuter groups, transport groups, and other support organizations.

The Best Friends Network is your support system in your journey to save the lives of dogs and cats in your communities. Network partners gain access to exclusive challenges, grants, resources, and dedicated support.

Connect with partners across the country, access proven strategies, and collaborate to increase lifesaving nationwide.

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The Best Friends Network team is your lifeline to support for your organization, collaboration with other network partners and connection with Best Friends experts, resources, funding opportunities and so much more.

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Connect with us on social media to stay in the loop about the lifesaving progress we’re making together. 

Foster Programs Training Playbook

Adoptions Training Playbook

Manuals, Handbooks, & Playbooks

Animal Shelters and Rescues Partner to Save Pets

What Shelter and Field Services Staff Should Know About Community Cats

How to Start an Animal Rescue Group

Pet Profiles: How to Write a Pet Adoption Bio

Recruiting Volunteers for Nonprofit Organizations

Animal Caretaker Burnout

Animal Fundraising Ideas: Get More Donations

Enrichment for Shelter Cats

How Organizations Can Engage and Retain Volunteers

Redefining the Role of the ‘Dogcatcher’

Animal Shelter Dogs: Promoting Them for Adoption

Best Friends Volunteer Handbook

Creating an Online Orientation for Animal Foster Care Volunteers

About the Best Friends Network

The network is a free community of 6,000 animal welfare organizations, including shelters, rescue groups, spay/neuter groups, transport groups, and other support organizations.

Meet the team

Let’s be friends!