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Best Friends works closely with local shelters, rescue groups and passionate people like you in Ohio. Together, we can bring this country to no-kill in 2025.
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Help save homeless pets in OH

Shelters near you need help to save more lives. Every day, dogs and cats are killed in animal shelters across Ohio simply because they don’t have a place to call home. Together, with your help, we’re changing that.

Best Friends is working with animal welfare organizations and stakeholders statewide to save every pet who can be saved and reach no-kill through Ohio in 2025. Your local shelter is counting on your help. Now is the time to get involved and make a lifesaving difference.

Best Friends offers mentorships in Ohio

In Ohio, many shelters participate in mentorship and leadership training opportunities offered by Best Friends. These groups include Cincinnati Animal CARE, Montgomery County Animal Resource Center, Lucas County Canine Care and Control, and Franklin County Dog Shelter and Adoption Center.

Ohio Animals Need Your Help

You can be a hero to homeless dogs and cats in your community when you adopt, foster, and advocate.
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Save lives this kitten season
You can help save the lives of kittens by fostering this spring and summer.
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Show big love for big dogs
Dogs over 40 pounds are at higher risk of being killed in shelters.
How you can help
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Foster an animal
Save a life by opening your heart and home to a foster pet.
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Making a difference through kindness to animals

From a community cat hero to a puppy parade, these stories of kindness toward animals will warm your heart.
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5 sweet animal stories for the new year

Get 2023 off to an uplifting and inspiring start with these stories about people doing amazing things for animals.
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Best Friends Magazine
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Love for cats with special needs runs in the family

When Jill visited the Sanctuary, she wasn’t planning to bring home a new cat whose back legs don’t work — but then there was Clark.
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Volunteer to save the lives of pets in Ohio

With millions of animals in shelters around the country hoping for families of their very own, one of the most valuable gifts you can give is the gift of your time. For animals waiting to go home, your kindness makes all the difference.

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About the Data

Pet lifesaving dashboard FAQs

Get answers to the most commonly asked dashboard questions.
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Update your shelter’s info

Use this form if you work with a shelter and need to update your shelter’s information.
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Find a Best Friends Network partner near you

The Best Friends Network is made up of thousands of public and private shelters, rescue groups, spay/neuter organizations and other animal welfare groups, all working to save the lives of dogs and cats in communities like yours across the country.

Each and every one of our network partners needs caring people like you to adopt, foster, donate, volunteer and advocate to help save the lives of pets where you live.

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