Hello everyone, I am Lena Darby, a current high school student and founder of NYC's Lucky Rescues. When I was in elementary school, I rescued a cat from a playground in my neighborhood, named him Lucky, got him medical help, and fostered him until he got adopted. NYC's Lucky Rescues is inspired by Lucky's journey to finding a safe and loving home so we work to help more animals in New York City become lucky rescues just like Lucky is.
Part of the work we do is fundraise online for different animal organizations in NYC. We are fundraising for Best Friends Animal Society, the leading animal welfare organization working to end the killing of dogs and cats in America's shelters in 2025. Founded in 1984, Best Friends is a pioneer in the no-kill movement and has helped reduce the number of animals killed in shelters from an estimated 17 million per year to around 378,000. Best Friends runs lifesaving programs all across the country, as well as the nation's largest no-kill animal sanctuary. Working collaboratively with a network of more than 4,000 animal welfare and shelter partners, and community members nationwide, Best Friends is working to Save Them All®.
When you donate to this fundraiser, you'll be helping around 1,600 dogs, cats, bunnies, birds, horses, and other barnyard animals who on any given day reside at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary. Plus, you'll be helping to save the lives of homeless pets all across the country through lifesaving adoption and spay/neuter programs, no-kill initiatives, and more.
Thank you for donating to help save animals' lives. Together, we will Save Them All and make every rescue a lucky rescue!