Compilation of photos and videos from throughout Best Friends' Los Angeles wildfire rescue efforts. 

Thank you for supporting our second home. A look back at the Los Angeles wildfires

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Thanks to Wings of Rescue, Angel City Pit Bulls, our team in L.A., and the Philadelphia Eagles, 51 dogs from Los Angeles are being transported by plane to the East Coast. Eight organizations, including Best Friends in New York City, will receive them to be made available for adoption.

Best Friends staff is behind the fire lines conducting search and rescue for pets that may have survived the fire. We got word there was a cat in the area that needed help, so here we are setting a trap to see if we can find it and help.

Best Friends volunteers from coast to coast are using their time and talents in so many ways to support people and animals impacted by the L.A. wildfires. People help in California and from afar

When our team pulled Wally the Girl from Lancaster Animal Shelter a few weeks back to help free up space and alleviate stress in the shelters during the LA wildfires crisis, it was clear that one of her legs was severely fractured. Read more

Unfortunately, the leg was unable to be saved and required amputation. But from the minute our team met her, and even through her surgery, it was clear that she had a fighting spirit and a larger-than-life personality.

Although some may feel sorry for her because she is now missing one leg, it does not slow her down one bit! Yesterday was a special day for Wally the Girl and the entire LA staff because SHE GOT ADOPTED! She was only with our team for a short period of time, but she truly touched so many hearts.

Between transfers to Best Friends and our partners since the Los Angeles wildfires, 1,111 animals have been impacted and 271 families with 1,466 pets have been served by through our pantry support.

Celebrities are using their star power to support Best Friends’ work helping animals amid the wildfire crisis in Los Angeles. Entertainers step up for the animals

Best Friends is working closely with animal shelters impacted by the Los Angeles fires.

We are providing temporary staffing at six Los Angeles Animal Services locations to help ease the burden at these understaffed and overcrowded shelters. We are also taking animals out of the shelter and housing them at our lifesaving center until they can get into a foster home or find their forever homes.

Best Friends Animal Sanctuary offers specialized veterinary care and lots of TLC for adoptable pets from shelters affected by the L.A. fires. Cats are now on the road to recovery

Best Friends is working to help the animals impacted by the Los Angeles wildfires. From acting as a transport hub to get pets out of LA to setting up community pet pantries, and now temporarily deploying staff to all 6 Los Angeles Animal Services locations.

Spay/neuter surgeries have resumed in Los Angeles, with many cats and kittens returning to the Pet Adoption Center to be fixed and be made available for adoption. The center is now back to regular hours (11 a.m. to 7 p.m.). 

We are continuing to pull pets from Los Angeles Animal Services and Pasadena Humane, as well as transport to other organizations that have also stepped up to help. So far, there have been 556 stipend-supported transfers of adoptable cats and dogs from Los Angeles organizations and 350 Best Friends intakes.

We all have the power to make a difference in some way during a crisis. Whether it is donating, volunteering, or spreading the word, we can all do something.

For our Chief Programs Officer, Marc, it took the form of fostering a mom dog and her puppies when fosters were highly needed. This selfless act was lifechanging for this family who then had a safe place to go during the fires.

Due to adoption demand, some animals are being brought back to the adoption center from foster homes.

Supplies from our pet pantries have helped 62 families with 85 pets. To consolidate efforts, the pantry in Granada Hills is closing, with all supplies being taken to the Los Angeles Animal Services (LAAS) East Valley location. Our pet pantry in West Los Angeles remains open to people in need. Read more

We assisted LAAS with a flight transport of 12 dogs yesterday. Additionally, we’re working on another dog transport to a partner in Northern California for tomorrow and a separate cat transport is scheduled to go to a partner in Orange County, California.

In the midst of the L.A. fires, Erin’s beloved canine companion passed away, but his indomitable spirit has helped her pick up the pieces and start again. Foster dog is helping fill the hole in her heart

Best Friends continues to take in adoptable pets from many Los Angeles area shelters to help free up space and alleviate stress in the shelters during this crisis. To date, we’ve taken in 328 cats and dogs from L.A. shelters and rescues and an additional 406 pets have been transferred to our partners with stipends. Read more

Exceptional community support continues, with Angelinos adopting, fostering, and volunteering at our Pet Adoption Center — with nearly 1,000 people signing up to foster since January 7 leading to 2,111 on a foster standby list.

Although the wildfires are local to Los Angeles, the disaster is inspiring action and bringing out the best in people across the country. People step up to answer the call

As of today, Best Friends has taken in 316 cats and dogs from Los Angeles groups, and helped our partners transfer 391 pets through a stipend program. The Best Friends Pet Adoption Center in Los Angeles is currently housing 61 cats and dogs onsite, has another 335 in foster homes, and have had 17 cats and dogs adopted. Read more

Community support has been extraordinary. Over 1,000 people completed the volunteer interest survey and there are an additional 1,556 people on the foster stand-by list. Anyone who also wishes to open their home to a foster pet until the wildfires are under control can email FosterLA@bestfriends.org.

In addition to pulling pets, we are sending 12 of our employees to help with staffing needs at the three Los Angeles Animal Services shelters for two weeks.

Two resources are now available for residents who have lost their pets during the Los Angeles wildfires.

• Los Angeles Animal Services has a lost pet hotline, 213-270-8155, where people can register their pet.
• The online facial recognition software tool Petco Love Lost is connected to the LAAS shelter inventory system to look for lost pets, report a missing pet, or report a found pet.

We are in an unprecedented and serious situation, but our team is ready. From securing supplies and crates to coordinating with emergency response volunteers and fosters, every detail is being managed to help with lifesaving efforts.

Best Friends is moving hundreds of adoptable dogs and cats out of area animal shelters to make space for pets impacted by wildfires. Taking in adoptable pets from Los Angeles

In anticipation of another Wings of Rescue flight transport this afternoon from Los Angeles to Utah, our team in L.A. was able to pull 39 dogs and 30 cats who were available for adoption from local shelters yesterday.

We are continuing to pull adoptable dogs and cats from shelters to provide space for displaced animals to go until they are reunited with their families. So, a second Wings of Rescue transport flight is scheduled from Los Angeles to Utah tomorrow.

Best Friends Animal Sanctuary takes in dogs and cats from impacted shelters in the Los Angeles area. Meet some of the rescued pets

We are doing all we can to help you through these wildfires. Julie's heartfelt tribute to L.A.

Angelinos are truly stepping up to help pets in need, despite continuing wildfires. Since January 9, Best Friends has placed 139 cats and dogs into temporary foster homes. For perspective, this is out of a total of 266 animals in our entire Los Angeles foster program. Read more

Best Friends continues to work closely with shelters impacted by the fires in Los Angeles to determine which pets can be moved out of the immediate area. By taking those pets who are in need of permanent homes into our care, space opens in the L.A. shelters so they may focus on finding temporary homes for lost and displaced pets until they can be reunited with their families.

Yesterday’s transport flight was a resounding success, bringing 58 cats and 26 dogs from Los Angeles to Kanab, Utah. Today, we’re pulling in dozens more animals from Pasadena Humane and LA Animal Services so they have room to provide a safe place to hold pets displaced by the fires. Read more

We've also sent animals to Salt Lake City to our Lifesaving Center, where the community is stepping up in a big way to help. Yesterday the center took in 31 dogs, and 51 animals left, including 34 who were adopted.

Additionally, more than 300 people have raised their hands in the last 24 hours to volunteer, many local to California. Some have already started vital cleaning assistance at the Pet Adoption Center in Los Angeles, freeing up staff to focus on lifesaving transports.

Best Friends’ emergency response team is on the ground in Los Angeles, offering help and support to other local animal welfare organizations while also working to ensure the safety of our own pets and staff in our Pet Adoption Center.

The Best Friends Pet Adoption Center in Los Angeles took in 42 dogs and 113 cats from Los Angeles municipal shelters yesterday. Once again, Angelinos stepped up and there was a massive turnout to help adopt and foster those incoming animals, with a remarkable 32 dogs and 38 cats going into foster homes. Additionally, we have coordinated a flight with our partners at Wings of Rescue to transport cats and dogs to Utah this afternoon. Read more

To connect families willing to foster pets and families that need to temporarily relinquish their pets, Best Friends has launched a special Facebook group. A fostering community for owned pets helps reduce shelter overcrowding and allows pets to stay in a nurturing home setting rather than a kennel. This is essential so shelters can reserve space for incoming animals that need need urgent care and have nowhere else to go.

So much has been happening at the Pet Adoption Center in the last few days, assistance is needed with cleaning the facility and distributing pet supplies to shelters and evacuation sites. If you are interested in helping volunteer, please complete this form.

The Best Friends Pet Adoption Center in Los Angeles is now open to the community for people who wish to adopt or short- or long-term foster a dog or cat or need to use our pet pantry for everyday supplies such as food, litter, collars, leashes, etc. to help keep families together. A second pet pantry has opened at the Best Friends Clinic at 17411 Chatsworth St, Suite #100 in Granada Hills. Both are open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. with no appointment needed. Read more

Yesterday, 33 cats and dogs from our Los Adoption Pet Adoption Center were transported our Sanctuary in Kanab, Utah.

Additionally, Best Friends is working with Wings of Rescue to conduct a pet transport flight from Burbank to Kanab tomorrow. From there the cats and dogs will go to the Sanctuary or continue on to Salt Lake City and into temporary foster homes or be adopted.

Amid the worst natural disaster in Los Angeles history, Best Friends is helping dogs and cats displaced by fires that threaten the entire metro area. People rally for the animals

Responding to a plea from the city of Pasadena, Best Friends took in 12 cats and five dogs to help them free up space for more animals needing care in their city. In addition to the animals from Pasadena, another 16 from the Los Angeles Adoption Center were transported to Best Friends' Sanctuary in Utah to find refuge from the fires. Read more

To encourage further lifesaving collaboration, Best Friends is incentivizing animal organizations to help as many dogs and cats in impacted shelters as possible. For every dog or cat pulled from an impacted shelter, Best Friends will grant $250 to defray the cost of the animal’s care.

In the face of managing their own personal crisis, Angelinos really showed up for pets in need. Yesterday alone, 40 dogs and cats were fostered and another 11 were adopted into permanent homes from our Pet Adoption Center.

To ensure the safety of our staff and pets in our care, the Best Friends Pet Adoption Center in Los Angeles remains closed to the public until further notice.

The devastating wildfires currently impacting California have forced hundreds of thousands of individuals to evacuate, and many are without power.

Our team in Los Angeles remains on-site and has not yet received evacuation orders. They are diligently caring for our adoptable pets while closely monitoring the evolving situation. The safety of our animals and staff is our utmost priority, and the team is prepared to act swiftly should circumstances require. Read more

We are deeply grateful for the outpouring of support and kind messages from those concerned about the well-being of our pets and staff.

Los Angeles is seeing unprecedented wildfires in residential areas that are dangerously close to Best Friends Pet Adoption Center in West Los Angeles. At this time, Best Friends Staff and the animals in our care at our Lifesaving center in Los Angeles are safe from the nearby wildfires.

Our team is monitoring the situation closely and while we have not been given the order to evacuate, we are ready to do so if needed. Our priority is the safety and well-being of our animals and team members.

For the first time in recent memory, Best Friends is in the unique situation to be offering help and support to other local animal welfare organizations while also working to ensure the safety of our own pets and staff in our Pet Adoption Center.

We are in communication with our partners in Los Angeles and are assessing where we can help.

We are deeply grateful for the outpouring of support and kind messages from those concerned about the well-being of our pets and staff. Follow our social channels for updates not only about what Best Friends is doing, but how we’re helping our partners navigate this situation.