Corporate Partners Stories

Cloud and Sol the puppies being adopted in front of Walmart

Aisles of smiles: Hundreds of pets adopted at Walmart events

Best Friends teamed up with Walmart to host pop-up pet adoption events at select stores from coast to coast.
Bring Happy Home adoption event is a huge success
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Person holding a Walmart bag bending down to pet a black and white dog

Walmart shines spotlight on pet adoption

The retailer is teaming up with Best Friends to bring happy home for National Pet Month.
Meet pets in person at select Walmart stores
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Group of cheerleaders holding a black and white puppy

From hoops to homes: Big 12 crowd scores puppy cuddles

Basketball fans got in the game to help find shelter pets loving homes at the Big 12 Championships.
Fans enjoy the tunnel cuddle lounge
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Skipper the dog with his family

Pets from coast to coast spend holidays in new homes

Chewy partnered with Best Friends to spread holiday cheer by offering free pet adoptions.
A season of second chances
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Three people, including Best Friends CEO Julie Castle, with three dogs at New York's Rockefeller Center

Adoptable dogs shine bright at Rockefeller tree lighting

Best Friends and Toyota spotlight pet adoption and fostering during the iconic holiday event in New York City.
Event was a dream come true
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Kansas City Chiefs player Derrick Nnadi in his football uniform at a game

KC Chiefs star scores big off the field for homeless pets

Derrick Nnadi’s love for animals shines as he supports Best Friends for My Cause My Cleats.
Wearing his passion on his feet
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Black and white cat next to a bag of Blue Buffalo cat treats

Working together to fill pets’ bellies

A new partnership with Blue Buffalo ensures that dogs and cats at Best Friends locations around the country will get all the food and treats they need.
Providing support in many ways
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Alex Bowman holding a dog outside the Best Friends Lifesaving Center in New York City in front of his car

Racing to save dogs and cats in shelters

Hendrick Motorsports driver Alex Bowman’s love for his dogs fuels a Best Friends partnership alongside Ally Racing to help pets in shelters go home.
Heling animals in New York City and around the nation
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Dogpool wearing her red outfit with tongue out

Award-winning animals

We bestow totally serious titles on some of the animals at Best Friends in honor of Peggy, canine star in “Deadpool & Wolverine.”
And the winners are ...
Best Friends Magazine
Deadpool holding Dogpool

Behind the scenes with Peggy (aka Dogpool)

Meet the canine star of ‘Deadpool & Wolverine,’ who’s helping promote more pets going home this summer.
Behind the scenes with the superhero sidekick
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Mark Wahlberg with the dog who is the star in the "Arthur the King" movie at the premier

All roads lead home

Upcoming film 'Arthur the King' is inspiration to adopt a pet.
Read more about the film
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Betty the Chihuahua from the television program "Wlll Trent"

ABC’s ‘Will Trent’ sponsors pet adoptions plus an adorable PSA

ABC and its new hit series 'Will Trent' are celebrating National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day by promoting pet adoptions with a new PSA and by covering pet adoption fees from April 28-30 at select Best Friends Animal Society locations.
Sponsoring adoptions and promoting animal rescue
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Credit One volunteers in front of the Best Friends Animal Sanctuary sign

Credit One Bank team gets hands-on at Best Friends

Volunteers from Credit One Bank spend two weekends on a large project to make the Sanctuary shine.
Now they can't wait to return
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Rabbit on pile of laundry in front of Speed Queen washing machines

Speed Queen gives Best Friends pets royal treatment

The company supports the animals with donated funds and machines to keep mountains of laundry clean.
Read about the partnership
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Family adopting a puppy at the National Adoption Weekend

Thousands of pets go home, thanks to Bounty

Bounty picked up adoption fees for the pets of Best Friends and our partners during National Pet Month, helping more than 5,000 find homes.
See some happy new families
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