Upcoming Events
Take your lifesaving efforts to the next level with these exciting opportunities coming in 2025. If you're not a Best Friends Network Partner yet, join thousands of your peers and be part of a transformative community.
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The 2025 Bring No-Kill Home Summits
The no-kill movement is at a tipping point. That's why Best Friends is launching the Bring No-Kill Home Summits—a nationwide tour of in-person events designed to spark transformative change in communities across the country. Together, we can Bring No-Kill Home.
March 1 in Cherry Hill, NJ
With over 80% of New Jersey shelters now no-kill—and 9 shelters with less than 100 animals left to save—we’re closer than ever to making no-kill a reality nationwide.* Join us on March 1 for the Cherry Hill Bring No-Kill Home Summit, a transformative day of action for animals, where you'll gain the tools and strategies needed to bring love home for animals in your community.
*Data as of October 2024.
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March 30 in Chicago, IL
With over 68% of Illinois shelters now no-kill—and 29 shelters with less than 100 animals left to save—we’re closer than ever to making no-kill a reality nationwide.* Join us on March 30 for the Chicago Bring No-Kill Home Summit, a transformative day of action for animals, where you'll gain the tools and strategies needed to bring love home for animals in your community.
*Data as of October 2024.
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April 5 in Pomona, CA
With over 55% of California shelters now no-kill—and 28 shelters with less than 100 animals left to save—we’re closer than ever to making no-kill a reality nationwide.* Join us on April 5 for the Pomona Bring No-Kill Home Summit, a transformative day of action for animals, where you'll gain the tools and strategies needed to bring love home for animals in your community.
*Data as of October 2024.
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- Pomona Bring No-Kill Home Summit Social Graphic 1
- Pomona Bring No-Kill Home Summit Social Graphic 2
- Pomona Bring No-Kill Home Summit Flyer
- Pomona Bring No-Kill Home Summit Postcard
Want to learn how this summit can help your organization?
Join us on March 6 at 2pm PT for a special informative call with Best Friends advocacy, regional, and programs leadership. This call will give you the chance to be part of the conversation and learn how this summit can benefit both your organization and community.
May 10 in Provo, UT
With over 81% of Utah shelters now no-kill—and 7 shelters with less than 100 animals left to save—we’re closer than ever to making no-kill a reality nationwide.* Join us on May 10 for the Provo Bring No-Kill Home Summit, a transformative day of action for animals, where you'll gain the tools and strategies needed to bring love home for animals in your community.
*Data as of October 2024.
Share these materials to invite your community:
- Provo Bring No-Kill Home Summit Social Graphic 1
- Provo Bring No-Kill Home Summit Social Graphic 2
- Provo Bring No-Kill Home Summit Flyer
- Provo Bring No-Kill Home Summit Postcard
Want to learn how this summit can help your organization?
Join us on March 27 at 2pm MT for a special informative call with Best Friends advocacy, regional, and programs leadership. This call will give you the chance to be part of the conversation and learn how this summit can benefit both your organization and community.
2025 Best Friends National Conference
February 20-22, 2025 in Palm Springs, CA
Connect with fellow animal welfare leaders! Gain insights, expand your knowledge, and drive your mission forward at our biggest event of the year.
🎥 Building Collective Momentum: Strategies to Increase Transfers and Adoptions
February 27, 2025 5pm ET / 2pm PT
Recent national data highlights a concerning trend: both adoptions at receiving rescues and shelters and transfers from source shelters are down, on average. This challenge offers an important opportunity to rethink how we can support one another and create lifesaving momentum in the animal welfare ecosystem. Join us for a discussion on how strategic transfer partnerships and open adoption practices can boost our collective impact and save more lives.
Hear from panelists with expertise leading both open intake and limited intake organizations. Suzette Cruz, Executive Director at Palm Valley Animal Society, and Jess Bridges, Shelter Operations Manager at Peninsula SPCA, will share their best strategies for starting and maintaining strong transfer and/or transport partnerships, as well as maximizing community adoptions.
Learn how to partner up for maximum impact on the lives of pets and people. Register now and join live on Thursday, February 27 at 5pm ET.
Rescue Roundtable Grant Opportunity Registration Closed
Now–April 2 (Wednesdays, 4–5pm CT)
Collaborate with mentors to elevate your rescue’s impact and build partnerships with shelters on their journey to no-kill.
Partner Up Challenge Grant Opportunity
April 2025
Create lifesaving movement in the animal welfare ecosystem by increasing adoptions and creating more transport partnerships, opening up space in shelters for those in need.
Paws in the Field Challenge Grant Opportunity
May 2025
Dive into community-based practices that empower shelters to strategically manage intake and build a sustainable network of lifesaving support.
Community Cat Challenge Grant Opportunity
July 2025
Reduce the unnecessary intake of healthy kitties by using spay/neuter and vaccines so cats stay in their neighborhood homes.