Data Requirements for New Partners

While we are verifying your submitted application, please take a few minutes to review and complete the remaining steps.

Step 1: All Applicants

You must submit an Annual Stats Report. Use this link to access the web form for reporting your annual intake/outcome stats for 2017, 2018, and 2019. Download this worksheet to see the data we collect.

Step 2: Shelters and Rescues Only

Registration with Shelter Animals Count is required for organizations that take in animals (not spay/neuter-only groups, intake prevention organizations, transport groups, etc).

Click here to register your organization. Please note, your authorized user must confirm your account via email and opt in to sharing your data publicly in this step. Not sure if you need to register? Click here to learn more.

If your organization shows up on this list, then your organization has already been registered.

Step 3: All Applicants

Once your submitted application has been approved and the above steps completed, you will receive an email confirming your organization is now active on the network.

If you have any additional questions, please visit our FAQs or contact us at bfnetwork@bestfriends.org.