
California
Help save homeless pets in CA
Shelters near you need help to save more lives. In 2021, nearly 37,021 dogs and cats were killed in animal shelters across California, but together with your help, we’re changing that.
Best Friends is working with animal welfare organizations and stakeholders statewide to save every pet who can be saved and reach no-kill through California by 2025. Your local shelter is counting on your help. Now is the time to get involved and make a lifesaving difference.
Join your California grassroots action team
Help create big change for the pets and people in your community. Connect with a local team of advocates today.

Best Friends has a lifesaving center in California
Best Friends’ West Los Angeles location features a boutique-style pet adoption experience with adoptable dogs, puppies, cats and kittens from regional shelters and rescue partner organizations. L.A. became no-kill in 2020.
bestfriends.org/los-angelesFind a Best Friends Network partner near you
The Best Friends Network is made up of thousands of public and private shelters, rescue groups, spay/neuter organizations and other animal welfare groups, all working to save the lives of dogs and cats in communities like yours across the country.
Each and every one of our network partners needs caring people like you to adopt, foster, donate, volunteer and advocate to help save the lives of pets where you live.