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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Bellerose, NY

We save dogs from over crowded high kill Long Island and New York City shelters. We also established two cat colonies in Queens (FlushingBellerose)and look for foster care for our rescue animals. We have an arrangement with Long Island Animal Hospital that provides medical care for our animals at discounts and have a professional animal behaviorist for problem case dogs.

Montclair, NJ

Cameron Animal Rescue provides care and finds homes for animals in need. Cameron Animal Rescue is the non-profit rescue group associated with Cameron Animal Hospital, which has been helping and rescuing animals since its founding in 1936. Cameron Animal Rescue often works with animals in need of more medical or supportive care than other rescues and shelters can provide.

Montclair, NJ

We care for and protect abandoned, abused, neglected and unwanted animals in our community. We promote animal welfare and owner responsibility through programs, education and services that mutually benefit animals and people.

Newark, NJ

The mission of the Associated Humane Societies, Inc., including Popcorn Park Animal Refuge, is to consistently provide the highest quality of care to all animals, domestic and wildlife, including their rescue, housing, veterinary care, placement whenever possible, and when required, a peaceful end. It is also our mission to prevent cruelty to all animals, primarily in New Jersey, but also throughout the United States. This shall be done through direct intervention as well as the promotion of humane education regarding the proper care and treatment of animals at both public and private levels, thereby advancing the humane treatment of animals everywhere.

Newark, NJ

The Comeback Cats, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) dedicated to protecting, uplifting, and advocating for stray and feral cats in Newark, NJ, and surrounding areas. We're committed to the compassionate, ethical stewardship of homeless animals by providing them with loving care, safe shelter, and a nurturing environment.

Montclair, NJ

We are a TNR group that holds a contract with our county for reimbursement of spay, neuter, and vaccine services for community cats in Essex County. We also have adoptions for friendly adults and kittens that we come across while doing TNR. We also help people access the New Jersey state program for low-cost spaying and neutering for their pets.

Waldwick, NJ

Hug-a-Bunny Rabbit Rescue, Inc. is a small 501(c)(3) organization created to rescue, rehabilitate, and re-home rabbits in need. Our goal is to rescue rabbits who are are homeless and in danger and to save their lives. Each rabbit who comes through our doors is unique and is treated as an individual. Every rabbit in our rescue is cared for until their forever home comes along. We aim to educate the publ...

White Plains, NY

Cat Assistance is a non-profit rescuing cats from private owners & overcrowded shelters that have run out of time and may be in danger of euthanasia. We provide these cats with necessary medical treatment, including spay/neuter if needed. Each cat is placed in our foster homes. We work to educate the public about the importance of spaying & neutering to reduce the overpopulation of unwanted animals.

Roslyn, NY

Cannoli's Sweet Life Senior Rescue gives small, senior dogs a home until they find their forever home.

Brooklyn, NY

Cat Republic helps the cats of NYC (and their caretakers) by providing spay/neuter services for feral cats, urgent medical care for sick companion animals, and adoption services for cats and kittens.

Brooklyn, NY

We help pugs in need by providing financial assistance to pug rescues nationwide. Our network of volunteers is on call to help pug rescues in the northeast with shelter pulls, transport, and emergency foster homes.

Brooklyn, NY

Our organization's purpose is to rescue, rehabilitate, and rehome animals in need, promoting compassion and welfare for all creatures.

Pearl River, NY

Closter Animal Welfare Society is a 501 (c)(3) animal rescue operating since 1969, serving NJ's Bergen & Hudson counties. CLAWS consists of unpaid board members and volunteers who dedicate their time and efforts to rescuing, rehabilitating, and rehoming unwanted, stray, or abandoned animals. All animals in our care are safely cared for in foster homes throughout the area and are given medical care from local veterinarians.

Elmsford, NY

Our mission is to Rescue One By One Until There Are None. At Paws Crossed, we believe that our mission is best fulfilled through rescue, rehabilitation, rehoming, advocacy, collaboration and education.

Allendale, NJ

The mission of Hounds in Pounds, a 501c3 public charity, is to end the killing of thousands of adoptable dogs in the United States daily. We work as a team, we communicate from sunrise to sunset and there are so many moving pieces that make our team a success. Each dog we pull to safety is a member of our team as well and to be clear we are working for them, these dogs are our fearless leaders and we look to them for hope, inspiration and sometimes the strength to keep going.

Greenvale, NY

We hope to improve the quality of the life for the homeless dogs at our shelter by increasing adoptions through training and socialization and through educational outreach teaching the public that shelter dogs are not damaged goods.

Glen Cove, NY

Our mission is to provide a safe, comfortable environment for our cats and dogs until they find their forever home

Broad Channel, NY

Zion_s Mission Animal Rescue is a NYC based 501(c)(3) non-profit animal rescue, specializing in dogs. Our mission is to rescue, rehabilitate, train, and find loving homes for as many abused, abandoned, neglected and unwanted animals as possible. We are further dedicated to providing hospice care to those most vulnerable, our beloved seniors, and those who are terminally ill.

Brooklyn, NY

Our mission is to save the lives of dogs in desperate need while spreading public awareness against animal cruelty and overpopulation. Everyday we save vulnerable dogs from neglect, abuse, and euthanasia. We provide temporary safe foster homes and medical/emergency treatment to prepare these loving animals for heir forever homes. We connect our rescues with new families who will love and cherish them and have helped rescue and place hundreds of dogs in new homes. Our commitment to our rescues goes beyond the adoption process as we stress the importance of responsible pet ownership, and we educate our fosters, adopters, and community on what they can do to help dogs in need.

Brooklyn, NY

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Valley Stream, NY

At BARRK, we help those who cannot help themselves. Saving one dog will not change the world, but surely for that one dog, the world will change forever.