Operation Paws for Homes
Operation Paws for Homes 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 Operation Paws for Homes
Operation Paws for Homes, Inc. rescues dogs of all breeds and ages from high-kill shelters reducing the numbers being euthanized daily.WE provide foster homes where they can get the love and attention needed before finding their forever homes.Our organization provides pet adoption services in Virginia, Washington, DC, Maryland and part of Southern Pennsylvania.Operation Paws for Homes, a 503(c)3 organization, is 100% donor funded and could not save these dogs and fulfill their dreams of being united with their forever families without the dedication of our incredible adopters, fosters, donors and volunteers.Sadly, without your help, all of these adoptable animals would face almost certain euthanasia; usually within days or hours of arriving at the shelter.Each year we take in hundreds of wonderful animals who were left at shelters by no fault of their own.
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 Virginia need your help
You can make a world of difference in the lives of cats and dogs in your community when you work with Operation Paws for Homes and Best Friends to support homeless pets and save more lives.
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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 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.
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.
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