Lone Star Transport Dogs

Lone Star Transport Dogs 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.

From Lone Star Transport Dogs

LSTD is committed to saving the homeless and unwanted dogs in TX. LSTD rescues, rehabilitates, loves, and cares for them until they are ready for adoption. Our dogs then make the journey to our partner-rescue in New Jersey, 11th Hour Rescue, where they are adopted into loving homes. We are strictly foster-based, funded 100% through donations, and operated 100% by volunteers.

Tyler, TX 75704-3216
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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.

Every partner has one common goal: to save the lives of homeless pets.

How Is Your Community Doing?

Animals in Texas need your help

You can make a world of difference in the lives of cats and dogs in your community when you work with Lone Star Transport Dogs and Best Friends to support homeless pets and save more lives.

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Adopt a pet

When you adopt a homeless dog or cat you’re saving the life of a loving and loyal animal. You’re also making space for other pets to find families of their own.
Adopt a Pet
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Foster a pet

Fostering a pet is a short-term commitment with long-term impact. By opening your home to a dog or cat for even a few days, you can save lives.
Foster a Pet

Heartwarming stories from our partners

Just like Lone Star Transport Dogs, shelters and rescue groups around the country are saving the lives of homeless cats and dogs. Read more about their lifesaving work. 
Best Friends CEO Julie Castle addressing the audience at the Best Friends National Conference with a large slide behind her featuring Angel Canyon with the words Save Them All

Overheard at Best Friends National Conference 2026

Three days of learning, inspiration, and possibility.
When a movement becomes ours, it becomes durable
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Mississippi animal shelter celebrates 10 years of no-kill

Small but mighty Southern Pines Animal Shelter has become a national blueprint for...
From crisis to compassion
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Doggy delivery program drives adoptions

All it took for Rosie to get adopted was someone to give her a ride.
Meeting adopters where they are
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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.

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.

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.