You can also raise funds for Best Friends or your favorite local network partner at Strut Your Mutt, a fun and furry annual walking event.
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Your kindness makes a difference
To homeless pets waiting for families of their very own, you can be a hero.
In 2023, 415,000 dogs and cats were killed in shelters nationwide just because they didn’t have a safe place to call home. You can help change that. Whether you donate, volunteer your time, foster a pet in your home or advocate for animals in your community, you can make a lifesaving difference.
![Smiling person sitting in front of Best Friends Pet Adoption Center in Salt Lake City with a dog](/sites/default/files/styles/image_mobile/public/image/Gracie1027sak.jpg?h=e97eb296&itok=u6Ibyvwd)
Donate: make a gift to save lives
When you make a gift to the animals, you’ll be helping to save the lives of homeless pets in Utah and around the country.
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Volunteer: give your time
You can provide hope and happiness to homeless pets by volunteering.
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Foster: open your heart and home
When you foster a cat or dog in Salt Lake City, you’re not only providing a safe and loving place for a pet to learn and grow, you’re helping to make room for more animals in the shelter.
![Person holding three tiny puppies in their arms](/sites/default/files/styles/image_mobile/public/image/FureverBuddiesPuppies8536sak.jpg?h=2992ba0a&itok=ckqC35XT)