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Give extra love this Mother’s Day

Sponsor a special animal and you’ll be sending a little extra love where it’s needed most.

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We can make every shelter and community no-kill in 2025

In 2023, 380,000 dogs and cats were killed in our nation’s shelters.

Help Save Them All

Who We Are

We started over 35 years ago with a no-kill sanctuary in Utah. Today, we’re helping homeless pets in every corner of the country.

Working Together

All across America, pets in shelters are connected with loving new families, increasing the national save rate from 70.7% in 2016 to 83% in 2023.

Our Impact

Since 2016, shelters that have engaged with Best Friends have had a two times greater lifesaving improvement than unengaged shelters.

Everyone can save lives this kitten season

Foster a Kitten

Act for Animals

We’re saving more animals now than at any point in our history, but our work isn’t done until every dog and cat gets the chance to know care and companionship … in a safe and loving home.

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Is your community no-kill?

See how you can help your local shelters save more animals with comprehensive, up-to-date shelter and rescue group data for your community.

How's your community?

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Join the 2025 Action Team

Help create big change for the pets and people in your community. Connect with a local team of advocates today.

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Volunteer

Whether at the Sanctuary, or a shelter in your community, make a real difference in the lives of homeless pets.

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Help save animals by purchasing items from the comfort of your home.

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Find a pet

Ready to bring home a new best friend?  Adopt, foster or sponsor, and help a homeless pet find their forever home.

Adopt, Foster or Sponsor

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Help animals all year round by making a monthly gift today.

Choose a Sanctuary animal to sponsor. Your gift helps find a loving home, spay/neuter, and much more.

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Monthly giving provides the steady support the animals need.

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We can make every shelter and community no-kill in 2025