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Best Friends partners are comprised 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 partners needs caring people like you to adopt, foster, donate, volunteer and advocate to help save the lives of pets where you live.

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Reading, PA

Zoe's House, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit animal welfare group based out of Sinking Spring,PA. We are comprised solely of volunteers that generously volunteer their time, their homes and their hearts. We are dedicated to rescuing homeless, neglected or abandoned animals from high kill shelters or from owners who can no longer care for them. We provide the animals with loving foster care, veterinary treatment and rehabilitation until we are able to pair them with compatible and loving forever homes. At times we also offer permanent sanctuary to those with special or medical needs and that are considered unadoptable.

Dillon, SC

We are a small shelter with a big heart. Our mission is to find home for the homeless dogs and cats in our community, provide educational literature for pet owners and potential pet owners, getting the dogs and cats spayed or neutered to reduce unnecessary euthanization, and to provide better care for the animals during their stay at our shelter.

Algona, IA

Providesanctuary and shelter for unwanted, lost and neglected animals; to promote the humane care and treatment of all animals through education and to actively advocate pet population control.

Arlington, TX

Shelter2Rescue Coalition is dedicated to working with rural Texas shelters to increase the live release rate in these very small shelters. Our adoption program and our online facilitation site, NoKill Rural Texas, has saved thousands of animals from these shelters and rural Texas counties, over the past 10 years.

Fern Park, FL

Reduce pet over-population and need for animal shelters through education and funding spay/neuter programs.

San Antonio, TX

Wayward Whiskers Cat Rescue exists to rehabilitate and find homes for cats with special needs, injuries and illnesses who would otherwise be overlooked or euthanized.

Centerville, UT

Our goal is to reduce the homeless pet population through full-circle Trap Neuter Return Maintain services by pulling socializable cats and kittens from the colonies into foster homes for future adoption, giving the animals in our care all required medical attention, socialization, and love; and helping colony caretakers provide continued care for the remaining cats. .

Glendale, AZ

Stealing Hearts Rescue was founded with the goal of making a difference in the lives of large breed shelter dogs.It is our mission to save the lives of many stronger breed dogs that are often overlooked and provide them with the opportunity to become loved and cherished companions.Stealing Hearts strives to save dogs from euthanasia, dogs that other shelters are unable to adopt including sick, pregnant, nursing moms and breeds of dogs often ignored by our communities.We feel as we educate people about these amazing breeds not only do we save that dog's life, the new knowledge acquired by the owner is shared and we are able to reach many more.By saving one, we save many.

Mount Shasta, CA

The Siskiyou Spay Neuter Program (SNIP) is a non-profit all-volunteer organization formed in 2002 to help end dog and cat overpopulation in Siskiyou County through education, support and need-based financial assistance to pet owners.

Colorado Springs, CO

Lookwhatthecatbroughtin.org is a nonprofit organization that opened the first shelter in Colorado Springs exclusively for cats. Our cats have come from Colorado shelters and rescues in Colorado Springs, Montrose, Lamar, Fort Carson, Arvada, Alamosa and in other Midwestern states. Recently, we began to transfer rural kittens to Denver shelters.

Manhattan Beach, CA

Caring Songs Rescue is a non-profit animal rescue that seeks to provide a good life for cats, dogs, and all creatures. Any breed, whether purebred or mixed breed, is accepted. We seek to help those animals whose chances of being adopted are slim. By caring for them and nurturing them, we help bring the beauty that is inside visible to the external eye.

New Oxford, PA

For the Love of Dogs Rescue is dedicated to prevent cruelty to animals by rescuing dogs from poor living conditions and/or euthanasia, for the purpose of finding good homes through adoption by approved parties. By working with established shelters and other rescue networks, For the Love of Dogs Rescue, Inc. will place dogs in foster homes to be cared for until such time that a suitable family may be found for adoption of the dog into a permanent home.

Maricopa, AZ

PetSocialWorker.org / Tails of Hope Rescue offers a free online database of stray, rescued, lost and found pets in the Maricopa area. We not only work closely with the local veterinarians and Pinal County Animal CareControl but also w/ local businesses, schoolsCity services (police/fire/city hall) to educate the community about the importance of spayingneutering companion animals and where to get affordable vet care.

Candler, NC

Connecting people with pets in need.

Lebanon, TN

New Leash on Life is dedicated to improving the welfare of companion animals in our community through shelter, placement, spay/neuter, education and awareness.

Escondido, CA

On April 1, 2014 a plea went out on Facebook looking for someone who could care for a kitty who still had his eyes shut and would need bottle fed.This little kitty was abandoned by his momma and would die if not fed soon. We knew we had to help this kitten.Having bottle fed baby otters, baby kangaroo, experience working with a variety of exotic animals, and with a medical background in nursing, we took this little kitty into our home and instantly fell in love with him.This was the beginning.After this, we got many calls for help with rescuing animals in our community.Howe-2 Care 4 Critters was born out of this great need.Since our inception, we have become a 501c3 non-profit rescue organization helping hundreds of animals go on to survive and find loving homes.

Howard, KS

Providing a forever home for abused, neglected, abandoned, owner surrendered, rescued, senior, and special needs farm animals because every animal deserves a second chance.

New Egypt, NJ

We humanely reduce the feral cat population through spay/neuter programs. We vaccinate, ear tip and return all feral cats or kittens or find homes for eligible (friendly) feral cats and kittens. We also educate the public for the purpose of making a permanent and lasting change.

La Mesa, CA

Holly's Garden Rescue Shih Tzu, Maltese, Lhasa Small breed dog Rescue

Malibu, CA

Project Unleashed is a unique opportunity for students to learn responsibility, leadership and compassion through their own personal self-discovery by working with rescued dogs. Within the span of a 28-day program, the students learn everything from dog basic handling techniques to developing effective communication. The dogs are by their trainers' side, ready for instruction and looking for feedback. New website coming soon.

San Tan Valley, AZ

Paws 4 Life AZ Rescue is a non-profit, no-kill, foster-based dog rescue. We are dedicated to rescuing dogs left homeless for whatever reason, dogs in public shelters at high risk of euthanasia, dogs given up by their owners, and those in danger of abuse or neglect. We place dogs in loving permanent homes. Animals in our care are spayed or neutered, microchipped and receive all appropriate veterinary care.