
Best Friends Animal Society is a leading national animal welfare organization working to end the killing of dogs and cats in Americas shelters by 2025. Founded in 1984, Best Friends is a pioneer in the no-kill movement and has helped reduce the number...

More than 9,000 dogs and cats are killed each day in America’s shelters—4 million lives are lost each year simply because they don't have a safe place to call home—when instead they could be saved. At Best Friends Animal Society, we believe that no animals should have to die in shelters when solutions exist to save them—solutions like adopting, fostering, spaying/neutering and Trap/Neuter/Return (TNR).