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:
A Life Saved is A Life Saved
We are an all-breed dog rescue that specifically focuses on shelter dogs with behavioral or medical concerns. Our goal is to rehabilitate and, where possible, heal and house the abandoned who need continuing care.
Paw Parent offers a safe haven to dogs and cats from all walks of life. They are taken in from public shelters, the streets or as owner surrenders. Some will live out their lifes here at the sanctuary but hopefully all will eventually be adopted into loving forever homes. In the meanwhile they receive lots of love, exercise and all necessary medical treatments at Paw Parent Animal Sanctuary.
At The McDonough Rescue we believe in saving dogs lives, before it's too late. We know how many incredible dogs are waiting behind bars at overcrowded shelters, and we also know their person is out there. It is our goal to help them find each other.
Our mission is to rescue, rehabilitate, and rehome dogs in need, providing them with love, care, and medical attention. We strive to reduce pet overpopulation by spaying and neutering every dog in our care, ultimately creating happier, healthier communities one paw at a time.
Furever Family's mission is to greatly reduce the number of pets that end up in shelters and living on the streets by providing high quality, high volume spay/neuter services for residents of Orange County. Additionally, we want to help keep pets with their families, enjoying a high quality of life by offering affordable veterinary care.
The Riverside County Department of Animal Services shelters more than 35,000 animals annually across four locations, making it one of the largest sheltering systems in the country. RCDAS provides adoption, lost pet reunification, pet support services, and public safety programs, all aimed at keeping pets with families and increasing animal lifesaving.
Our mission is to rescue, rehabilitate, and rehome dogs in need, providing them with compassionate care and a safe environment. We strive to raise awareness about responsible pet ownership and promote adoption over purchasing. Through education and hands-on support, we aim to create a world where every dog has a loving home and opportunity to thrive.
805 Bully Friends and Family is committed to the promotion of compassionate andhumane treatment of animals throughout Ventura County CA and other surrounding areas. The Organization works to educate the general public in areas of animal care, especially the need for spaying and neutering of animals to prevent further overpopulation in the region. We strive to create a community of educated owners who are able to dispel rumors regarding pit bull and other associated breeds. We work with individuals to help re-home their pets without surrendering them into the animal shelter system.
Smitten With the Kittens provides cat and kitten rescue and pet adoption in the Southern California area.
New Beginnings for Animals is an all-volunteer dog and cat rescue organization dedicated to rescuing these animal from overcrowded shelters where they face euthanization. As many of these pets are sick or injured, we insure they are brought back to health before placing them in permanent, loving homes.
I.C.A.R.E. Dog Rescue is dedicated to canine adoption, rehabilitation and education, seeking to break the cycle of over-breeding, neglect and abuse suffered by so many dogs in present day society by harnessing the power of those that care into a springboard of education and guidance that will perpetuate positive canine interaction across the public landscape and put an end the cycle of euthanasia driven by ignorance.
Mission: To improve the lives of the animals in our care, be timely and compassionate in our responses, educate the public through community outreach and, provide for the health and safety of the citizens and animals of Ventura County. Goal: To end the euthanasia of healthy, adoptable pets in Ventura County. We have averaged a 90%+ live release rate since January 2014 and strive to change the face of municipal animal sheltering!
Our goal at Whiskers is to be a voice for cats and help save as many lives as possible. To accomplish our mission, we focus on:
?1) dedication to spay/neuter, including TNR
2) rescue and rehoming
3) collaboration with other like-minded organizations
The Mary S. Roberts Pet Adoption Center strives to eliminate the suffering of homeless cats and dogs by providing humane care for pets in transition, facilitating adoptions to good homes, supporting pet overpopulation education, and supporting sterilization of companion animals.
We are committed to advancing compassionate animal care through Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) and no-kill principles. Our purpose is to humanely manage and reduce feral cat populations, prevent unnecessary euthanasia, and rescue, rehabilitate, and rehome animals in crisis. We believe every animal deserves respect, safety, and a chance at a better life.
Our mission is rescuing vulnerable at-risk companion animals from animal control facilities and placing them in caring foster homes until they can be placed in forever homes. A key requirement is raising funds to support medical/behavioral treatment, vaccinations, microchips, food, supplies, and spay/neuter surgeries.
Co-Exist Rescue, Headquartered in Orange County, CA, is committed to creating a compassionate and safe environment for animals in need by providing rescue, rehabilitation, and rehoming services that foster a harmonious coexistence between humans and animals.?
To protect the lives of stray and abandoned domestic dogs and cats in need, with the primary focus on the animals originating from within the City of San Juan Capistrano and surrounding areas.
Founded in 1996, the National Disaster Search Dog Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, non-governmental organization based in Santa Paula, California. Our mission is to strengthen disaster response in America by rescuing and recruiting dogs and partnering them with firefighters and other first responders to find people buried alive in the wreckage of disasters.
Our mission is to provide the resources, progressive programs and community education needed to rehabilitate and rehome the abandoned and stray animals of Santa Paula.