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Promoting Animal Welfare & Pet Adoption | Best Friends Animal Society Tertiary Menu Who We Are Pet Care Locations Shop En Español Search Donations Menu Donate Monthly In Memory In Honor Header Menu No-Kill 2025 The Sanctuary Act for Animals Stories Adopt Ways to Give bring love home Give homeless pets a safe place to call home Monthly giving provides the steady support the animals need. Yes, I want to give monthly: none Show us your pet at home When you share your favorite video or photo of your best friend at home, they could appear in a commercial airing from coast to coast. Show Us Your Pet Mission Banner With Best Friends , you are working to save the lives of cats and dogs all across America , giving pets second chances and happy homes. Image Faces of No-Kill: Tiny kitten’s journey to health After undergoing two surgeries and two recoveries, Concord is living the good life at home. Read about the resilient kitten Video Image Celebrating animal moms and ‘aunties’ at Best Friends A piggy big sis, doting mares, a stuffed animal owl: These are a few special ‘bonus moms’ we’re celebrating at Best Friends. Motherhood transcends species Feature Image These pets are home and loving it Recent adoption stories showcase Hamburglar the cat’s new friend, a charmed life for a sweet senior dog, and a variety of aww-dorable foster wins. Read about them Best Friends Magazine Image Calling all heroes for animals Join this year’s National Action Week for Animals on June 10-15. Make a difference Best Friends Magazine Image Sunny pet adoption updates to brighten your day Read all about 100-pound dog zoomies, playful puppy antics, and a super-charged cat purr. Read about the new families Best Friends Magazine Image From Times Square with love Pop-up event in New York City spreads the message to help get pets out of shelters and into homes. See some puppies and familiar faces Feature 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 Sanctuary Banner The heart of Best Friends is the Sanctuary , located in the majestic red-rocks of southern Utah. Come see the animals that inspire our work around the country. Come Visit Us Saving lives We ensure second chances to pets at our sanctuary and lifesaving centers, even as we expand programs nationwide that keep animals out of shelters in the first place. Saving lives Standing with shelters We work to save more lives faster by providing shelters and rescue groups with ways to collaborate and connect so they can increase the number of animals they can rehome in their communities. Standing with shelters Teaming Up We’re right there with you as you make a better future for homeless cats and dogs, giving you the support you need to care for your pets and the pets and people in your community. Teaming up with you 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. » Image 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. » Image Our Impact Since 2016, shelters that have engaged with Best Friends have had a two times greater lifesaving improvement than unengaged shelters. » Image 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. Image 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? Image 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. Get started Image Volunteer Whether at the Sanctuary, or a shelter in your community, make a real difference in the lives of homeless pets. Volunteer near you Image Get shopping Help save animals by purchasing items from the comfort of your home. Shop the Best Friends Store Image 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 - Adopt Dice Help animals all year round by making a monthly gift today. Give Monthly - Adopt a rabbit - Adopt Phantom - Meet Mousie - Get to know Snickers Choose a Sanctuary animal to sponsor. Your gift helps find a loving home, spay/neuter, and much more. Sponsor an Animal - Meet Bryce Thank you to the brands that love our pets, too: We will reach no-kill in this country in 2025. Best Friends, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, operates the nation’s largest sanctuary for homeless animals and provides adoption, spay/neuter, and educational programs. Save Them All Stay in touch with the animals via email updates, as they get second chances at happy homes. 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