Find a Best Friends Partner

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.

Find a partner near you:

4690 partners found
Search by City/State/Zip
Units: Miles
Address, City, Zip-Code, Country, ...
Fredericksburg, VA

We provide education and resources to assist people in better caring for their animals. We do this by disseminating information about animal care, spreading the word about educational events, and providing assistance as needed in difficult circumstances.

Towson, MD

Tara's House is a private, 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and an all-breed dog rescue.Our mission is to rescue and provide care and compassion for our pets while working to place them in permanent, loving homes.Tara's House has a dual approach to rescuing companion animals:1) we rescue from many local Maryland shelters, where we focus primarily on rescuing the harder to place dogs, such as those that are older, injured, or those that suffer from unwarranted breed discrimination; and 2) we rescue all breeds of dogs from high-kill shelters in rural areas with little to no funding for their own adoption programs.

Columbus, OH

C.O.S.R., INC. is a rescue and a sanctuary. We are an all volunteer certified charity. Our most visible job involves rescuing dogs, rehabilitating them medically and behaviorally before finding them a new forever home. Our goal is to save lives. COSR, Inc. must rely on the kindness and generosity of others in order to continue its life saving efforts. We believe that with your help we are Making a difference.. one dog at a time.

Baton Rouge, LA

APAWS is a small group of volunteers dedicated to making the lives better for the animals of Baton Rouge, LA. Our group believes every animal deserves a chance!

Central Falls, RI

Friends of Central Falls Animal's mission is to provide for the animal's well being, while fostering an awareness of their importance in our lives. This mission includes our goal of improving the quality of life of animals and placing them into loving and permanent homes through rescue, extraordinary and compassionate care, and humane education. We also believe in the trap-neuter-release process, as an effort to lower the feral, free roaming cat population.

Bellerose, NY

We save dogs from over crowded high kill Long Island and New York City shelters. We also established two cat colonies in Queens (FlushingBellerose)and look for foster care for our rescue animals. We have an arrangement with Long Island Animal Hospital that provides medical care for our animals at discounts and have a professional animal behaviorist for problem case dogs.

Tulsa, OK

Oklahoma Pet Collective Society is dedicated to saving the lives of unwanted, abandoned, abused and neglected animals in Oklahoma. Our mission involves pulling animals from our local shelters, to reduce or even eliminate euthanasia of healthy, adoptable animals. Our goal is to provide spay/neuter education and vet cost assistance to pet owners, temporary boarding for other local rescues and working with out of state rescues.

Raleigh, NC

Our mission is to serve the community by accepting unadoptable and special needs animals and hiring ex-convicts and felons to build promising and prosperous futures. We are the ranch of second chances.

Boise, ID

he mission of the Idaho Humane Society is to advocate the welfare and responsible care of animals, protect them from neglect and cruelty, and promote humane education, awareness and compassion.

La Plata, MD

Our Mission at Little Beans Orphan Ark Rescue is to make sure every orphan is loved as if their mother was still there with them. We want to provide help for animals in high-kill shelters, lost or needing assistance. To provide food, water, shelter, vaccines, spay/neuter, along with other medical needs, and find forever-loving homes. To provide our community with help in the endless efforts to TNR, provide shelters and food to the feral colonies, along with relocating when needed.

Charlotte, NC

Stand for Animals Veterinary Clinic (fromerly Spay Neuter Charlotte) was founded in 2011to end the preventable euthanasia of thousands of dogs and cats in the Charlotte region by providing high quality low-cost spay neuter and wellness services.Our ultimate goal is to create a community without homeless pets.

Cumming, GA

Furkids is Georgia's largest no-kill, cage-free animal shelter. On a daily basis, we care for over 500 cats and dogs. In addition to our cage-free shelter, we operate seven full-time retail adoption centers through our partnership with Petsmart and Petco. We also operate a foster home network for our dogs, and kittens and special needs animals. We welcome your support as a volunteer, donor or adopter.

Whittier, CA

The organization was founded as a result for the need to rescue Basset Hounds from Southern California shelters and to help families re-home their Bassets when they are no longer able to care for them.

Englewood, OH

Cooper's Safe Place Mission is to rescue and care for abandoned, abused, and neglected animals by promoting quality care and compassion through adoption and education.

Keizer, OR

Salem Friends of Felines is a group of dedicated caring (and hard working) individuals committed to helping cats and people in our community. SFOF offers spay and neuter assistance through a voucher program. Our goal is to help with the problem of cat over-population. Salem Friends of Felines is a no-kill organization for cats in Salem that operates a Thrift Store and Adoption Center. Our Web site: www.sfof.org

Jacksonville, FL

Hope for Pits, Inc. is a 501c3 non-profit based in Jacksonville, FL. We are a volunteer run rescue. We exist to rescue and rehabilitate bully breed dogs as well as educate the public and advocate for bully breeds.

Brooksville, FL

Founded in 1964, The Humane Society of the Nature Coast is a private non-profit 501(c)3 no time limit organization dedicated to the rescue, health and re-homing of orphaned and abandoned pets. Our mission is to provide a safe haven for homeless, neglected and abused animals while promoting pet welfare and sterilization to achieve a no-kill society."

Allendale, NJ

The mission of Hounds in Pounds, a 501c3 public charity, is to end the killing of thousands of adoptable dogs in the United States daily. We work as a team, we communicate from sunrise to sunset and there are so many moving pieces that make our team a success. Each dog we pull to safety is a member of our team as well and to be clear we are working for them, these dogs are our fearless leaders and we look to them for hope, inspiration and sometimes the strength to keep going.

Savannah, GA

Tabby Tales saves and places over 100 cats each year, many arriving with illness and infection. These precious lives are all loved and cared for in foster homes, where they are nursed back to health until they are adoption-ready. Our dream is that each cat will have a loving forever home. We also endeavor to support efforts in our community to end pet homelessness. We encourage TNR where permitted and aim to teach our community about responsible pet ownership.

Burns, TN

Proverbs 1210 Animal Rescue began as a group of volunteers who rescued, fostered and placed abandoned animals under the guidance of Lavonne Redferrin and became a 501c3 in 2006. Proverbs places over 550 animals annually. We foster cats and dogs in homes with occasional boarding if a foster is not available or training is needed for behavioral issues.

Wixom, MI

Feline Fund will be the first nonprofit solely dedicated to supporting local cat organizations by providing funding for education, business development, connectivity to other rescues, TNR resources, exposure, and access to veterinary services.