Partnering to save the lives of pets

At Best Friends Animal Society, we celebrate the special bond between people and pets. We believe that every animal is an individual and a life worth saving.

We know you do, too, which is why we feel right at home in Northwest Arkansas.  And working together, we can save the lives of pets in Arkansas and around the country.

In that collaborative spirit and to Save Them All in Arkansas, Best Friends formed the Northwest Arkansas Partnership for Animal Welfare (NWA PAW) in 2018, a coalition of dozens of shelters and rescue groups across the region working together to save lives. Best Friends has distributed more than $100,000 in lifesaving grants to coalition members saving the lives of cats and dogs in the region.

Thank you to the members of the Northwest Arkansas Partnership for Animal Welfare for their dedication to lifesaving:

Animal League of Washington County

Arkansas Weimaraner Rescue

Bella Vista Animal Shelter

Big Paws of the Ozarks

Blind Hope Cat Sanctuary

Blue Moon Cat Sanctuary

Dogs Adoption Network

EmPack Rescue

Fayetteville Animal Services

Fighting for Fido

For Pets Sake

Fort Smith Animal Haven

Friends of Prairie Grove Pound

Good Shepherd Humane Society

House of Little Dogs

Humane Society for Animals

Humane Society of the Ozarks

MAK German Shorthaired Pointer Rescue

Mew Cat Rescue

NW Arkansas Animal Rescue, Inc.

Northwest Arkansas Community Cat Project

NWA Bully Haven Rescue

NWA Community Cat Project

Paws & Claws Pet Shelter

Pit Ridge

Springdale Animal Services

Tailwaggers NWA

Taysia Blue Husky & Malamute Rescue


NWA PAW supporters

Bobcat Fever Project

NWA Dog Blog

Camp Bow Wow

Coolwag

Dog Watch Doggie Daycare

Nurture Northwest Arkansas

Wallen Mountain Pet Lodge

 

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Join the Best Friends Network

Our coalition of shelters, rescue groups and other animal welfare organizations is committed to committed to saving the lives of dogs and cats through collaboration.
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Adopt near you

There are so many loving cats and dogs from our shelter partners in Northwest Arkansas waiting to meet someone like you.

Find 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.

Find a network partner near you today:

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