Find a Best Friends Network Partner
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.
Each and every one of our network 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 network partner near you:
The Baldwin Humane Society, formerly BARC, is a no-kill adoption agency. Established in 1979, we were the first animal advocacy group in Baldwin County. Our goal is to eliminate the number of abused and abandoned pets through spay/neuter, education, rescue and adoption. As a 501(c)3 not-for-profit, we rely entirely upon donations and do not receive any government funding. We rescue, rehabilitate, and find homes for hundreds of abused, abandoned and neglected pets annually.
At bellas furever friends we are a 501c3 non profit feline rescue, we foster, adopt, TNR, and hope to educate intaking tooele county's forgotten felines one or a dozen at a time.
We are an unwavering champion for animals in need, committed to keeping them safe and healthy in habitats and homes.
Founded in 1987, PA PETS_ mission is simple: to spay/neuter pet dogs & cats and homeless cats until there are no more unwanted animals. In 2012 we launched our TNR Program in collaboration with the Pennsylvania SPCA_s local spay/neuter clinic. This program now serves 10 Central PA counties. Since 1987, PA PETS has spayed/neutered 43,818 dogs & cats, including TNR_ing 9,525 homeless cats.
Animals Requesting Friends is an all volunteer, not-for-profit, publicly supported, non-facility Humane Society founded to prevent the over breeding of cats and dogs by providing educational materials, and financial assistance to pet owners for the purpose of spaying and neutering their pets in order to prevent the birth of unwanted animals and their eventual suffering.
Harris County Pets, resourced by Harris County Public Health, provides veterinary care and adoption services for homeless pets, a pet wellness clinic for the public, zoonotic disease surveillance, responsible pet ownership education, as well as animal control services in neighborhoods throughout unincorporated Harris County.
Friends of Megan_s Paws and Claws is a 501(c)(3), not-for-profit organization founded in 2022 and is comprised entirely of volunteers. FOMPAC_s primary mission is to financially support Megan_s Paws and Claws, the dog pound located in Smithville, Missouri, founded in honor of Megan Kitchen, an avid animal lover.
The mission of The Cat House is to adopt cats into caring, permanent homes and to improve the lives of feral cats. We will accomplish this by: Finding homes for stray, neglected, abused, and unwanted cats, Providing shelter and medical care to all cats in our care, regardless of age, health, or behavioral issues, Promoting spay/neuter as the only humane means of reducing the number of unwanted cats, Educating the community about the care and welfare of all cats, Working with local veterinarians, city officials, and designated caregivers to maintain a trap-neuter-return (TNR) program for feral cats.
Justice for Paws Animal Rescue is a foster-based nonprofit based in the Washington, D.C. metro area. We work with a network of partners to rescue homeless, neglected, and abandoned animals and find them loving forever homes. Our goal is to pursue equity, advocacy, and justice for all animals in need with a special focus on grassroots efforts to raise awareness and provide hands-on support in our communities.
Beartooth Humane Alliance assists the people and animals of Carbon and Stillwater Counties, Montana, by helping companion animals in need, promoting responsible animal care through education, providing solutions to dog and cat overpopulation, and serving as an animal welfare resource.
Our Mission at TrustRescue is to unite dog lovers in a shared pursuit of ending unnecessary euthanasia. Through education, direct lifesaving, relationships, and innovation, we act with integrity, faithfulness, and love to ensure a brighter future for adoptable dogs.
Yaqui Animal Rescue is a no-kill, non-profit rescue located in South Texas. We are located on an 80-acre ranch and rescue all animals, including horses, cows, pigs, rabbits, chickens, and ducks. We never euthanize for lack of space or lack of funds. We work with other organizations to transport cats and dogs out of the Rio Grande Valley to find them homes. We offer free spayneuter for low-income families and TNR stray cats.
The ARK is committed to providing compassionate care and placement of homeless animals, alleviating overpopulation of companion animals by promoting low cost spay/neuter programs, and promoting and improving the welfare of all animals through community outreach and education. The Ark is dedicated to the care of homeless, unwanted, or displaced animals. As a no-kill shelter, The Ark does not euthanize unless a serious medical or behavioral problem exists.
We, the Carroll County Animal Shelter, believe in the dignity and sanctity of animal life. We believe that companion animals are a product of human intervention and that we have an obligation to them in regard to humane treatment and responsible stewardship. We will alleviate suffering, prevent cruelty and will treat every animal as kindly as possible.
Lexington Humane Society (LHS) mission statement: "To advocate the compassionate treatment of animals; educate the community on responsible, lifelong pet ownership; and promote adoption as the best option when searching for a new pet." Among other things, LHS is the largest pet adoption agency in Central Kentucky, we care for over 4,000 homeless animals every year, we are an educational resource promoting a more humane community.
Crazy Cat Rescue is dedicated to creating a world where there are no cats that feel unwanted or unloved.
The Williamson County Regional Animal Shelter (WCRAS) is a collaborative effort between Williamson County and the cities of Round Rock, Cedar Park, Leander, and Hutto. We provide a safe environment and emphasize humane care for the lost, abandoned, and homeless animals of these jurisdictions. We strive to save every companion animal by returning lost animals to their families and adopting animals into permanent, loving homes.
Assisting the Waushara County community by offering dog and cat sheltering, adoption, spay/neuter and education services.
The Humane Society of Greater Dayton is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization founded more than a century ago by a group of concerned citizens with a desire to ensure that "all animals will be wanted." Today the organization is a "no-kill" animal care agency and it still operates with the purpose of building loving relationships between people and pets.
Luvable Dog Rescue (501c3) and its affiliate Luv-a-Little pulls tempermentally sound Pit Bulls and small breed dogs from high-kill shelters, mostly in the Los Angeles area. The dogs are spayed/neutered, vaccinatedmicrochipped and then brought to Luv-a-Bull's private kennel facility nestled within 55 forested acres of land just outside Eugene, Oregon. Dogs are lovingly cared for until adopted to approved homes.
Working to improve the lives of the animals of Madison County. We accomplish this through our Feral Cat T/N/R; Pet Pantry for low income ownersHome Delivered Meals; low and no-cost spay/neuter; emergency medical fund; community education through ads and newspaper columns.