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:
Willow Creek Sanctuary is a non profit 501c3 animal rescue/sanctuary dedicated to rescuing abused, neglected and at risk animals. We provide quality care and rehabilitation, hoping to find them a perfect forever home. We are in need of volunteers.
The Danville-Boyle County Humane Society promotes the humane treatment of animals through compassionate care, engagement, and support.
Forgotten Felines was created solely to fight against cat overpopulation in the Corbin KY area. We hold low-cost spay/neuter clinics for owners who need help in preventing more litters. We also capture feral cats in the area spay/neuter them rabies vaccinate them for the health of the general population and return them to safe areas where they will be watched over. If needed we take in sick/injured/unwanted cats/kittens vet them including vaccines and sterilizing and work to find them homes. We have also held low-cost vaccination clinics to fight against diseases that can be spread by both dogs and cats.
Critters Without Litters is a non profit 501c3 low cost spay/neuter clinic that sterilizes the dogs and cats in Mercer County and surrounding areas for those who qualify. Our mission is to help prevent unwanted litters, stop unnecessary euthanasia, and educate the community on the topic of pet overpopulation. We are funded by grants and donations and operate solely on volunteers.
Lion Cat Sanctuary is a 501(c)(3) organization located in Kentucky. It is the only lifelong sanctuary for feral cats located in the Southern United States. Little lions roam free. Because of you, a hungry cat eats. A frightened cat sleeps safely. Love lives here. Over 50 forgotten souls now have forever. Your gift changes a life_tonight.
Our organization is run by a Board of Directors and is an all volunteer group. 100% of donations go to rescue, rehabilitation or adoption of abandoned and abused animals in Pulaski County. We work with our local County-run Shelter to transport animals to rescues throughout the eastern U.S. and Canada. We have a monthly low cost spay/neuter clinic, and we have an ongoing foster/adoption program. We depend entirely upon donations.
The Jessamine County Animal Care and Control's mission is to provide services which safeguard the public health and safety, to humanely house and care for animals in its charge, to protect the animals of the community from neglect, and to provide its citizens with information concerning responsible ownership.
The Jessamine County Trap Neuter Return Program Inc. is dedicated to protecting and improving the lives of Jessamine County's feral and free-roaming cat population through Trap, Neuter and Return (TNR). We are not a part of Jessamine Animal Care and Control. We are an all-volunteer run non-profit organization. Our program is funded through donations from our supporters.
Rescues kittens newborn to 6 weeks- provides hand fed nutrition, medical care, incubation love until stable then received by one of 42 foster homes who continue care until adoption. This organization exists to fill a gap for rescues as the local humane society does not accept newborn kittens.
SOS provides Trap-Neuter-Return services and community cat support in Central Kentucky. SOS has facilitated over 6,900 spay/neuter surgeries since 2010! We distribute cat food to colony caregivers, and we lead annual TNR trainings and winter cat shelter workshops.
Our mission is to provide services that safeguard public health and safety, to humanely house and care for animals in its charge, to protect the animals of the community from abuse and neglect, to end the euthanasia of healthy, adoptable animals, and to provide its citizens with information concerning responsible ownership.
The foundation purpose includes five components: Reduce animal overpopulation by fundingadministering an aggressive neuteringspaying program; Develop a euthanasia free rescueadoption program by arranging a network of foster care homes for homeless pets; Develop in adultschildren, an understanding of the responsibility people hold toward animalsoffer training to carry out this responsibility through continued educational programs; Establish a trust fund for the buildingmanagement of an animal sanctuary; Provide suppliesfunds to pre-approved 501(c)3 animal shelters to assist when cash flow deficiencies arise.
MADN's mission is to help homeless, abandoned and feral animals, and the volunteers and organizations that serve them; to support other organizations with similar goals; and to advocate for animals everywhere.
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.
HOPE Spay Neuter Clinic provides high-quality, low-cost spay and neuter services for companion animals as well as feral cats in Kentucky.Our goal is to reduce overpopulation and unnecessary euthanasia. Community education and involvement are essential components of our efforts, and are key to our success.
Anderson County Animal Control's mission is to provide services which safeguard the public health and safety, to humanely house and care for animals in its charge, to protect the animals of the community from neglect, and to provide its citizens with information concerning responsible ownership.
The mission of the Anderson Humane Society is to make possible a better world for all animals by providing shelter, educating the community about humane care and treatment, advocating animal welfare, and promoting the human-animal bond.
FOCCAS is committed to funding the purchase and maintenance of a van to transport animals facing euthanasia at our local animal shelter to approved rescues. Additionally, FOCCAS has established and maintained a low cost spay and neuter program and a pet food bank within our community in an effort to decrease the number of animals in need.
The primary goal of Missy_s HEART is to prevent economic euthanasia and animal suffering by Helping Every Animal Receive Treatment. Our charity is focused on four core tenets: 1) Provide Funds for Vet Assistance to Pet Owners in Need, 2) Provide Second Chances for Homeless Pets, 3) Support Future Local Veterinarians with scholarships, and 4) Educate the Public to Improve Pet Care at Home.