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Tune in to Puppy Bowl XXI to see who scores the winning touchdown!

Watch the fun, fumbles, and fluffy puppies of Puppy Bowl XXI on Sunday, February 9 at 2PM ET.

Puppy Bowl is teaming up with Best Friends Animal Society to help more pets find homes. In celebration of Puppy Bowl XXI, every dog and cat at our lifesaving centers and our animal sanctuary will have their adoption fees waived February 5-12.

Puppy Bowl XXI airs on Sunday, February 9, at 2 p.m. ET/11 a.m. PT on Animal Planet, Discovery Channel, TBS, TruTV, Max, and Discovery+. 

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Adopt from Best Friends

When you adopt a pet you not only save a life, but you also free up space in the shelter for another homeless pet. And that’s why Puppy Bowl and Best Friends want you to adopt your next pet.

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Adopt to make more room for incoming pets at the Sanctuary in Kanab, Utah.
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Best Friends in Los Angeles

Adopting is an incredibly fun and fulfilling way to help save homeless pets in L.A.
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Best Friends in Salt Lake City

Give a pet a home and alleviate the burden on shelters in Salt Lake City.
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Best Friends in New York City

Adopt to be a part of a lifesaving team working to create a bright future for homeless pets in NYC.
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Best Friends in Northwest Arkansas

Adopting an animal is a rewarding way to make a lifetime of difference for pets.
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Best Friends in Houston

Houston embraces community-based sheltering to prepare pets for adoption.
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Best Friends partners with animal shelters around the country to save more lives. Not near one of our locations or programs? Adopt from a Best Friends Network Partner in your community.
 

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Not ready to adopt?

There are so many ways you can save dogs and cats where you live, and we'll show you how.

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Foster a pet

Welcoming a furry houseguest into your home, even for just a few nights, helps those pets while freeing up space in the shelter to save more lives.
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Volunteer near you

Wherever you live, whatever your experience or interests, there are countless ways to volunteer your time for pets in need.
See how you can help
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Advocate for animals

You can help create the kind of community you want to live in by teaming up with fellow community members to support progressive pet programs and policies.
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Who we are

The Puppy Bowl is the second most-watched show on Super Bowl Sunday will be simulcast on Animal Planet, Discovery Channel, TBS, TruTV, Max, and Discovery+ on February 9 at 2 p.m. ET/11 a.m. PT.

Best Friends Animal Society is the leading animal welfare organization working to end the killing of dogs and cats in America’s shelters in 2025. Founded in 1984, Best Friends is a pioneer in the no-kill movement and has helped reduce the number of animals killed in shelters from an estimated 17 million per year to around 378,000 in 2022. 

Best Friends runs lifesaving programs across the country, as well as the nation’s largest no-kill animal sanctuary. Collaborating with a network of thousands of animal welfare and shelter partners, and community members nationwide, Best Friends is working to Save Them All. For more information, visit bestfriends.org.