The Best Friends Benefit to Save Them All

Join us for a memorable evening to help save the lives of pets in shelters.

The Best Friends Benefit to Save Them All is an annual fundraising gala in New York City that brings together passionate animal lovers, philanthropists, and advocates from across the country. Together, we celebrate how far we've come for homeless pets — and look ahead at the lifesaving work still to come.

Every year, this night generates the resources and momentum to keep pushing forward until every shelter in America reaches no-kill. Join us for an unforgettable evening that saves lives.

Guests at the Best Friends Animal Society Benefit to Save Them All gala, 2025

An evening to Save Them All

Monday, October 19, 2026
Time: TBD
The Glasshouse, 660 12th Ave., New York, NY

Be part of something big for homeless pets

An evening at the Best Friends Benefit to Save Them All is more than an event; it’s a chance to be part of real, lifesaving progress.

At the benefit, you’ll be with a community of people who believe every dog and cat deserves a loving home — and who are coming together to make a safer future possible for our best friends. Throughout the night, you’ll experience powerful stories from the front lines of the no-kill movement, see the furry faces that you’re helping to save, explore an online auction, and connect with others who share your passion for animals.

And while you’re enjoying an inspiring and memorable evening, your presence is already creating change. Today, more than 2 out of 3 shelters across the country have reached no-kill — a milestone worth celebrating and proof of what’s possible when people show up.

Every ticket, every bid, every seat in the room helps fund the programs, partnerships, and advocacy that are making the country no-kill. Thank you for joining us and helping to bring about a day when every pet is safe and loved.

A lifesaving evening to remember

Can the animals count on you?

Best Friends Animal Society logo mark

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 pet adoption 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.