Lifesaving Library

Looking for pet care information? Browse resources for caring for healthy pets, general pet care, animal advocacy, resources for shelters, and more.

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Animal Care
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Community Cats & Kittens
Fundraising & Finance
Fundraising & Finance
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Grassroots Advocacy
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Lifesaving Programs
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Marketing & Communication
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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

We will reach no-kill in this country by 2025.

Best Friends, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, operates the nation’s largest sanctuary for homeless animals; provides adoption, spay/neuter, and educational programs.

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As seen on National Geographic’s DogTown and the CW’s Dog Town USA. And the inspiration behind the critically acclaimed film, The Champions.

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As a nonprofit working every day to save homeless pets, Best Friends has been named to Fast Company’s top ten “World’s Most Innovative Companies” for using data to revolutionize how we save the lives of cats and dogs.

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