Thank you, Alice Walton!

On his namesake day in April 2006, Good Friday Walton wandered up to the home of philanthropist Alice Walton. From that day forward, the two were best friends for the rest of Friday’s life. This sculpture captures his smart, intuitive, and pleasing personality. In Alice’s own words, Friday is a great reminder that “if we could all listen and be as sensitive as dogs are to our needs and emotions, the world would be a better place.”

In addition to being honored at the Best Friends Pet Resource Center, Friday is also celebrated in a sculpture near the south lawn of Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art and in a children's book called Friday Comes on Tuesday, available in the museum store.

As the future of animal sheltering, the Best Friends Pet Resource Center is more than just a place to adopt a pet. It’s a community destination that gives people better connection to adoptable pets and to each other, provides support for families to keep pets in homes, and offers opportunities for animal lovers to help make the state of Arkansas and the entire country no-kill in 2025.

It's also a place where we pay tribute to beloved pets like Friday with the sculptures you see displayed around the center and grounds, and a place where we express gratitude for generous donors like Alice Walton.

You can save the lives of homeless dogs and cats in Northwest Arkansas and help keep families together.

When you adopt from a Best Friends location, or from one of the many shelters and rescue groups around the country, you’re not only adding a loyal and loving companion to your family, you’re helping to save lives.

Just a few years ago, cats and dogs were killed in staggering numbers in this country simply because shelters didn’t have the community support or the resources to save their lives. As of 2023, that number is 380,000 per year, but there’s still work to do to ensure a bright future for every dog and cat in America. 

Best Friends operates the nation’s largest no-kill sanctuary for companion animals and is saving the lives of homeless pets across the country by working with shelters and passionate people like you. Together, we will bring the whole country to no-kill in 2025. Together, we will Save Them All. 

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