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.

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Council Bluffs, IA

We believe every animal matters. While we can't save them all, the ones we do save are appreciative and so are the people who lovingly adopt them and provide them with a furever home. The local homeless pet population CAN be corrected with educated citizens, active volunteers/rescues, veterinary clinics who work with rescues, and city officials who are willing to stand up for the animals.

Valley, AL

The purpose of the Chattahoochee Humane Society is to enhance the lives of companion animals through programs designed to prevent cruelty to animals, promote responsible pet ownership, and reduce the number of unwanted animals by promoting spaying and neutering for companion animals and to provide shelter to unwanted animals in the Chambers County, Alabama/West Point, Georgia area.

Austin, TX

Relocation RescueWest Texas Pets Alive! is a non-profit, No Kill, volunteer animal rescue organization serving Big Spring, TX and the surrounding area.We are dedicated to ending the killing of homeless pets by providing: Temporary shelter to stray, abandoned and surrendered animals, finding permanent forever homes for homeless pets, education and support to the community for this animal population, financial aid for vetting services and the spay/neuter of homeless animals, and support to area shelters and other rescue organizations to help achieve and maintain a No Kill status. We believe that all animal lives are important and that each deserves a chance to thrive in a home environment. We don't save rescue animals. They save us!

Powder Springs, GA

Kitty Angel Rescue, Inc. is a non-profit, no-kill cat rescue and adoption organization dedicated to reducing euthanasia by means of rescue, adoption and education.

Athens, OH

Friends of the Shelter Dogs provides assistance to the dogs in the Athens County Dog Shelter by providing veterinary support for sick and injured dogs, spaying and neutering, rescue operations and the promotion of the dogs in the shelter. All this is done in order to save the lives of adoptable dogs. Our mission is to prevent the euthanization of adoptable dogs at the county operated dog shelter by rescue and/or adoption.

Reston, VA

The mission of NOVA Pets Alive is to enable shelters to save more lives. Our Vision is to eliminate the unnecssary killing of companion animals in shelters

Ashland, OR

Friends of the Animals (FOTAS) is a non-profit organization that was formed in 1990 to provide volunteers and funding in an effort to nurture and find permanent new, loving homes for Southern Oregon dogs and cats in need.

FOTAS provides volunteers to work one-on-one with dogs at the local County shelter. Their efforts help reduce kennel stress, provide training, and increase the possibility of adoption to get them out of a stressful shelter environment.

FOTAS runs a robust foster program for both cats and dogs, where animals are raised in loving homes, provided with rehabilitative and preventative medical care, and spayed/neutered before adoption. These animals are adopted directly out of volunteer foster homes.

Our mission is to recruit and train volunteers and donors who will help to save lives by increasing pet adoptions in Southern Oregon, improve the quality of life for the Shelter's animals, promote spay and neuter, and facilitate outreach and educational activities about the humane treatment of companion animals throughout Jackson County.

Alvarado, TX

We provide temporary housing and care for stray unwanted and owner relinquished animals including dogs and cats in Johnson County. We return lost pets, network and find new homes for adoptable animals. We vaccinate and deworm on intake. Microchip on adoption.

Plainview, TX

The goal for this department is to serve Plainview residents by providing care, management, and resolution to situations dealing with domestic animals and wildlife. Priorities are as follows: Education on ordinances and state laws, Manage the ordinance to gain compliance, Promote community involvement, Strive to gain control of overpopulation of animals, Increase live release rates through reclaims and adoptions, and Maintain a positive image within the community.

Kokomo, IN

Improving the lives of animals, preventing cruelty through education, uniting pets with families.

Thomson, GA

To provide a more comprehensive and compassionate temporary care that focuses on saving and offering more options for homeless/unwanted pets within in our community, as well as provide humane enforcement for more accountability, safety and education on proper care and treatment of animals by individuals and pet owners.

Reno, NV

Our mission is to be an innovative regional leader in responsible treatment of homeless cats and dogs, primarily through their rescue and placement in forever loving homes, and by promoting spaying and neutering to control pet overpopulation. We accomplish our mission with dedication to our core values and a lifetime commitment to our animals.

Pompano Beach, FL

Our mission is to end the suffering of thousands of abandoned pet, feral and breeding packs of dogs, by physical rescue, from the Everglades regions of Florida. Our goal is to treat the rescued dogs medically, including sterilization and microchip identification, and to provide psychological training and placement in qualified homes. We are dedicated to creating innovative projects, attending events, and educating the public.

Pensacola, FL

The Pensacola Humane Society is committed to improving the lives of companion animals in our community through advocacy, adoption, education and sanctuary.

Columbus, OH

We are a charity providing grants for training and education to fosters and adopters of rescues from local shelters that require a need for guided and/or professional training. We prioritize funding for dogs that are on the rescue only or euthanasia list at open intake/kill shelters.

South Ozone Park, NY

For Animals is dedicated to eliminating companion animal homelessness, engaging our larger community as vital and active participants in this shared social and ethical responsibility, and providing that community with the resources and education necessary to achieve these goals together.The vision of For Animals in the New York City metropolitan area is such that: the everyday decisions and actions of society at large reflect and promote all animals' right to a safe and healthy life.

Saint James City, FL

Helping Paws Animal Sanctuary is a 501(c)3 non-profit, no kill shelter, housing almost 200 healthy cats and kittens as well as special needs, FIV and FELV cats. They are housed in rooms not cages and are waited on by loving volunteers. The goal of the shelter is to not only find them homes, but to provide a wonderful home for the cats while they are in our care.

Durham, NC

Hope Animal Rescue is a nonprofit organization committed to improving the lives of stray and abandoned pets in North Carolina. We promote compassionate and humane treatment of all animals, regardless of breed or species.

Bakersfield, CA

To rescue, rehabilitate and re-home companion animals.

Naples, FL

Humane Society Naples is an independent nonprofit serving the public by providing care, shelter and placement into loving homes for orphaned animals in the Collier County area through pet adoptions. We never place a time limit on how long dogs, cats and other pets stay at our shelter. We are supported solely by private donations.

San Diego, CA

Rescate Fenix aka Rescue Fenix, is an all-volunteer animal rescue mobilized by the feeling of compassion for animal welfare, especially those in danger, sick, neglect and abused. We are dedicated to creating safe environments for our rescues to recovery by providing medical care, behavior rehabilitation and lifetime support for animals with special needs. Our goal is to find each rescue the perfect furever home where they will continue to thrive and be loved.