District of Columbia
Help save homeless pets in DC
Shelters near you need help to save more lives. Every day, dogs and cats are killed in animal shelters across the District of Columbia 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 the District of Columbia in 2025. Your local shelter is counting on your help. Now is the time to get involved and make a lifesaving difference.
Best Friends supports partner lifesaving work in D.C.
Best Friends supports network partners in the District of Columbia with lifesaving funds, resources, and training opportunities to save more dogs and cats.
Join your District of Columbia grassroots action team
Help create big change for the pets and people in your community. Connect with a local team of advocates today.
District of Columbia Animals Need Your Help
Volunteer to save the lives of pets in District of Columbia
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.
About the Data
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.