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Monthly giving makes a world of difference

When you join Best Friends’ community of monthly donors — a group we call Guardian Angels — you’re making an enormous difference for homeless dogs and cats by providing the steady medical and emotional support they need, no matter when or for how long they need it.

From ensuring lifesaving medical treatment to providing nutritious meals, warm beds and the chance to find a permanent loving home, Guardian Angels make certain that homeless pets are never forgotten.

Indeed, Best Friends has been running the nation’s largest no-kill sanctuary for companion animals for more than 35 years, working with shelters around the U.S. and passionate people like you to ensure homeless pets receive lifesaving care and protection — and the future they deserve.

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Making an impact at every level

Dogs and cats are counting on Guardian Angels like you

As a Guardian Angel, you’ll help create innovative and collaborative lifesaving programs, find homes for pets who simply need a little extra help getting adopted, and provide lifts to pets from areas where they’re at risk to places where they have a better chance of finding homes.

You’ll also be helping to provide training and support to our thousands of network partners across the country, shut down puppy mills, save the lives of community cats, end breed-specific laws and more. 

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$10 / month

Can provide four newborn kittens with bottles for feeding
https://bestfriends.org/donate/become-member/guardian-angel?form=FUNRNVEXPBV&am…
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$25 / month

Can neuter a cat, preventing unwanted litters
https://bestfriends.org/donate/become-member/guardian-angel?form=FUNRNVEXPBV&am…
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$50 / month

Can provide a wellness exam, microchip, and vaccinations for a new arrival
https://bestfriends.org/donate/become-member/guardian-angel?form=FUNRNVEXPBV&am…
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$100 / month

Can provide care for one special needs dog or cat
https://bestfriends.org/donate/become-member/guardian-angel?form=FUNRNVEXPBV&am…
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The animals benefit — and so do you

It’s the easiest, most effective way to support the animals. Becoming a Guardian Angel means you’ll receive regular updates on the pets you’re helping and the programs you make possible.

You'll also receive Best Friends' bimonthly magazine, special opportunities when visiting the Sanctuary, periodic virtual behind-the-scenes Sanctuary experiences, and exclusive merchandise offers. And with easy automatic deductions, it’s such a convenient way to give: Set it and forget it!

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Signing up is simple

You can sign up to be a Guardian Angel using direct debit, your credit card or PayPal.

When you set up your monthly gift to come directly from your bank account, more of it goes to the animals because there are no processing fees and no interruptions in your support due to expiration dates or other changes.

Plus, you can select the date that you’d like funds withdrawn, you can easily make any adjustments once you’re enrolled and you’ll receive annual statements.

Any questions? Contact the team, Juli Staley and Jody Cenzano, at guardianangel@bestfriends.org.

Become a Guardian Angel

A special group of generous donors

Here’s what other Guardian Angels are saying
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“I have supported Best Friends from the day I first found out about you ... very long ago! You never disappoint me, and I shout your kudos to all. I send what I can, and you are always in my heart, all year.”
Carolyn A. Smith
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“I've been supporting Best Friends since the days of the photocopied newsletter when I used to send in my allowance to them. Supporting your work has been one of the greatest honors of my life.”
Michaelann Nelson
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“I’m also so grateful that you guys exist, to save them all! I’m so proud of what you do that I tell anyone who doesn’t know about you to go to your website and see all the wonderful things you do, and to put their money into an organization that is so worth supporting!”
Peggy Hall

A heartfelt thank-you to our Guardian Angels

Please check out this special video message from co-founder Anne Mejia on behalf of Best Friends, two- and four-leggers alike.
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Looking to manage your monthly gift?

If you’re already a Guardian Angel, you can contact the Best Friends Guardian Angel team to adjust your gift anytime.
guardianangel@bestfriends.org
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Respect and responsibility

We are honored to be working together with passionate and dedicated individuals committed to helping homeless pets in every corner of the country. Our mutual trust and collaboration are taking lifesaving to unprecedented levels and helping to shape the very future of animal welfare.

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About Best Friends Animal Society

Best Friends is working to end the killing of dogs and cats in U.S. shelters in part by getting more pets out of shelters and into loving homes.

We’ve come a long way since the first known city reached no-kill in 1994, and now we’re closer than ever to making the entire country no-kill. Today, roughly 2,500 shelters are no-kill throughout the U.S. — and 700 more are just 100 pets or fewer away from reaching that milestone.

Best Friends is committed to working with passionate people like you to save homeless pets through adoption, volunteering, fostering, and advocacy. In addition to our lifesaving centers around the U.S, we also founded and run the nation's largest no-kill sanctuary for companion animals.

Working together, we can save homeless pets in our communities and secure a better future for our best friends. Together, we will bring the whole country to no-kill. 

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