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True tales of lifesaving, love and resilience

Read on to meet some of the animals your support has helped.
Lutron the tiny kitten on an aqua blanket

Faces of No-Kill: A tiny kitten’s big comeback

Lutron the kitten could barely stand when he arrived at Best Friends Animal Sanctu...
Kitten finds his feet
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Mai Tai the dog under a blanket with his mouth open smiling with his tongue out

Faces of No-Kill: A dog’s security blanket

One dog shows how patience, trust, and a growing blanket collection can change eve...
His world's now cozier
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Luz the dog wearing a bandanna and necklace below some Valentine's hearts

Small acts of love for the animals this Valentine's Day

At Best Friends Animal Sanctuary, one dog shows how the smallest moments can be th...
Love’s little ways of showing up
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Dog Cat

No-kill is within reach, thanks to you

There are so many simple, meaningful ways to save lives right where you live — and to become a part of the growing movement to ensure that every pet has the chance to be safe, loved, and happy.

Smiling person playing with two kittens

Foster to save lives

Fostering a pet is a short-term commitment with long-term impact. By opening your home to a dog or cat for even a few days, you can save lives. 
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Volunteer to help your community's dogs and cats

Volunteers — passionate, caring people like you — are the heartbeat of our organization. Whatever your interests and wherever you live, there’s a way you can help.
Become a Lifesaving Volunteer

Adopt your new best friend and save a life

When you adopt a homeless dog or cat, you’re saving a life. Plus, bringing home a pet comes with all kinds of benefits.

Best Friends Animal Sanctuary

Adopt to make more room for incoming pets at the Sanctuary in Kanab, Utah.
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Best Friends in Los Angeles

Adopting is an incredibly fun and fulfilling way to help save homeless pets in L.A.
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Best Friends in Salt Lake City

Give a pet a home and alleviate the burden on shelters in Salt Lake City.
Two orange kittens in shelter

Best Friends in New York City

Adopt to be a part of a lifesaving team working to create a bright future for homeless pets in NYC.
Two dogs sitting together in city

Best Friends in Northwest Arkansas

Adopting a pet is a rewarding way to make a lifetime of difference for pets.
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Best Friends in Houston

Houston embraces community-based sheltering to prepare pets for adoption.
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Adopt a pet from a shelter or rescue group

When you give us your email address, we'll send you a list of shelters where you live. We'll also share more about how you can help save the lives of homeless pets.

Adoptable pets near you

These adoptable dogs and cats near you are looking for homes of their own:

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See how your community is doing

With your help we can save every at-risk pet in a shelter this year and secure a better future for our best friends.
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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. Of the roughly 3,900 shelters operating in America today, 1,300 of them are not yet no-kill, but nearly half are close with 100 or fewer additional pets to be saved, and we know what to do to get them there.

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.