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.

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Long Beach, CA

The Foundation supports the Los Angeles County Department of Animal CareControl through fundraising for spay-and-neuter programs, pet adoptions, public education and animal welfare.

Long Beach, CA

North Long Beach Cat Rescue is a grassroots, neighborhood animal welfare group focused on responsible cat colony management, including trap-neuter/spay-return practices, procurement of medical care for community cats in need, animal welfare advocacy for free-roaming, unowned cats, and fostering and adoption of found kittens and socialized cats.

Long Beach, CA

Goodest Dogs is a 501(c)(3) foster-based rescue dedicated to Great Danes with complex medical needs. With no brick-and-mortar facility, 100% of our resources go directly to the dogs, funding surgeries, specialty vet care, and rehabilitation through a network of dedicated foster homes. We believe every Great Dane deserves a second chance, no matter the diagnosis.

Culver City, CA

Michelson Found Animals Foundation is a privately funded operating foundation in Los Angeles that focuses on a few powerful levers for changing the outcome for some of the 3-4 million animals euthanized each year in the United States. Working with local communities and animal care professionals, we deliver innovative community-based adoption, spay/neuter, and pet ID programs while offering a wealth of trusted educational resources.

Culver City, CA

I Stand With My Pack is a non-profit organization providing global assistance to save the lives of animals and prevent suffering and cruelty. ISWMP's domestic efforts focus on the successful removal of dogs from LA city and county high risk kill shelters, assisting them through the rehabilitative process and successfully placing them in their forever homes. ISWMP has also created an international platform increasing awareness through education, hands-on field work, disaster relief, fundraising, non-violent protest, and legal action. Additionally, ISWMP extends support and collaborates with like minded individuals, organizations and governments to build the momentum required for sustained changes in animal welfare. These domestic and international efforts support our ultimate mission to create global, long-term solutions for a more humane world.

Marina Del Rey, CA

Hounds and Heroes, founded by Bonnie-Jill Laflin, Sports Broadcaster, and the only female scout in the NBA for the Los Angeles Lakers, is a national nonprofit dedicated to lifting the spirits and morale of our active, wounded, and veteran military troops worldwide, and to increase community awareness, education, and involvement about the cruelty to animals and necessary care for animals through rescue, foster and adoption.

Marina Del Rey, CA

Every year millions of unwanted companion animals are euthanized across the United States. Animal Wellness Foundation (AWF) rescues homeless animals from the streets and high-kill shelters and places them into loving permanent homes. We also assists low income families with veterinary expenses as a way to keep companion animals with their families and out of the shelters.

Marina Del Rey, CA

Star Paws Rescue was founded by renowned film and television casting director Victoria Burrows in response to the overwhelming need to care for abandoned, abused and injured dogs in the city of Los Angeles.

Marina Del Rey, CA

We are a dog rescue group in Los Angeles. We help homeless dogs in need, whether they are waiting for a home in the shelter, a stray on the streets, or belonging to a homeless person who can not afford medical care.

Marina Del Rey, CA

Forte Animal Rescue is an all-volunteer 501(c)(3) organization, seeking solutions for pet-overpopulation, as well as working together with the community to cultivate the human-animal bond through educational programs and activities. We inspire compassion and responsibility for animals, in addition to rescuing, rehabilitating and finding homes for companion animals.

Long Beach, CA

We service Seniors, Homeless, Low Income, and Homebound individuals in and around Long Beach, who otherwise may not have adequate means to take proper care of their pets.Spay/neuter is now mandatory in Long Beach because of shelter overpopulation due to a large amount of unwanted puppies and kittens in the facility, leading to euthanasia of many of them. Fix Long Beach is an all-volunteer effort intended to mitigate these numbers. We have been recognized by the Long Beach shelter and several city council members for fixing over 5,000 pets and having contributed to a 70% decline in euthanasia numbers.Our mission is to make long beach a no kill city. We worked with City council to change the law in Long Beach in 2015 to make Spay and Neuter mandatory and our goal in the next two years is the make this law state-wide.

Los Angeles, CA

Kitty Bungalow, Charm School for Wayward Cats, is dedicated to a humane solution to cat over-population by focusing on feral colony sterilization and maintenance, and socialization and adoption of feral kittens and stray cats in the Los Angeles area. We provide TNR services to community cats by doing local outreach and identifying problem areas as well as connecting low income pet owners with spay neuter resources.

Huntington Park, CA

At Hectic Paws Animal Rescue, we are dedicated to rescuing orphaned bottle babies, including squirrels, possums, kittens, and puppies. Our mission is to provide them with the care they need until they can find their forever homes.

Lakewood, CA

We take in and rescue cats and kittens from local animal shelters, our feral colonies and owner surrenders. We also rescue and help re-home several dogs and rabbits each year. We have TNR projects where we feed, give fresh water to and monitor at least 100 feral cats each day. We are an all volunteer 501(c)3 non profit, no-kill cat rescue.

Los Angeles, CA

Stray Cat Alliance believes that every cat's life is valuable. SCA advocates for the humane treatment of cats whether in a home or on the streets. We provide TNR support, spay/neuter, trap depots, emergency medical fund, free to the public spay/neuter days, and find cats loving forever homes.

Long Beach, CA

Zazzy Cats Kitty Rescue is a Non-Profit Public Benefit Charity Organization based in Long Beach, California.Our rescue was founded for the primary purpose of rescuing high risk cats, kittens, expectant and nursing queens from city and county shelters in the Los Angeles area.

Long Beach, CA

Serve, protect and shelter homeless companion animals. Place animals into humane environments. Promote responsible pet ownership and reduce animal overpopulation. Celebrate the human-animal bond

Venice, CA

We are currently developing a dedicated facility aimed at providing a safe haven for dogs rescued from kill shelters. In collaboration with Bestybnb, our initiative extends to safeguarding the pets of domestic violence victims, ensuring their well-being until they can be joyfully reunited with their owners. While our facility is under construction, we are actively supporting Los Angeles-based rescues by supplying essential items such as food and health supplements. This endeavor reflects our commitment to animal welfare and our community's compassionate spirit.

Long Beach, CA

In Zoey's memory, I have created Zoey's Place, a simple organization dedicated to the rescue and care of cats in need.We rescue small but we rescue well...

Downey, CA

With the support of its Board of Commissioners and dedicated staff, SEAACA is committed to providing programs for the caring of abandoned and unwanted pets, reuniting lost pets with their families and matching new homes for adoptable pets. SEAACA promotes responsible pet ownership by providing educational information, insuring access to spay or neuter services at a reasonable cost and insisting people accept the fact their pets are members of the family.

Santa Monica, CA

The mission of the Old English Sheepdog Rescue is to place healthy but unwanted purebred Old English Sheepdogs in loving homes. Over 1700 Old English Sheepdogs have been helped by our rescue program since 1989. The Olde English Sheepdog Rescue of Southern California's area of rescue includes Fresno to the North, the California state border to the East, the Pacific Ocean to the West and San Diego to the South.