Pet Samaritan Fund
Pet Samaritan Fund is a partner of Best Friends, working together to save the lives of dogs and cats in communities like yours across the country
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.
No-Kill Utah (NKUT) is an initiative led by Best Friends that brings together passionate individuals, city shelters and a group of animal welfare organizations to end the killing of dogs and cats in shelters throughout the state of Utah.
From Pet Samaritan Fund
Every penny we raise goes to caring for our animals and we never euthanizea healthy animal. We provide shelter for sick, injured, abused and abandoned animals. We provide loving homes for unwanted animals rescued from local animal shelters. We provide spaying and neutering assistance to the public and for stray animals.
How is your community doing when it comes to lifesaving?
Our partners support each other and inspire their own communities to increase lifesaving of dogs and cats across the country.
Animals in Utah need your help
You can make a world of difference in the lives of cats and dogs in your community when you work with Pet Samaritan Fund and Best Friends to support homeless pets and save more lives.
Heartwarming stories from our partners
Who we are
Best Friends Animal Society works alongside thousands of animal shelters, rescue groups, and other animal welfare organizations to save the lives of cats and dogs across the country and to make the entire country no-kill in 2025.
The Best Friends Network is comprised of thousands of animal welfare groups from every single state, all working to save the lives of pets in their own communities.
The No-Kill Utah Coalition is comprised of dozens of shelters and animal welfare groups in the Salt Lake City area, all working to save the lives of pets in the region.
Ranging from animal shelters and rescue groups to spay/neuter and trap-neuter-vaccinate-return (TNVR) organizations, they collaborate with Best Friends to save even more lives in every corner of the country.
Best Friends provides marketing help, fundraising events, webinars, grants, and other resources so that, together, we can Save Them All.
Interested in becoming a partner? Visit bestfriends.org/network »
Interested in joining the NKUT Coalition? Visit bestfriends.org/salt-lake-city for more »