Our lifesaving work around the country is made possible by kind and compassionate people like you — people who generously give their time to transport, foster, and volunteer with the animals in so many ways.

Wherever you live, there are countless ways to volunteer and make a lifesaving difference for dogs and cats in your community. And thousands of Best Friends Network Partners all over the country are all eager to have your help.


Our dedicated volunteers ― caring people like you ― are key in helping to Save Them All. Join us as a volunteer today.


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Ways to volunteer in your community

No matter where you live, you can help save the lives of cats and dogs.

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Volunteer with Best Friends

If you're not sure which opportunity would be the best fit for you, email bfvolweb@bestfriends.org and someone from the team will contact you. 

Volunteer for 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 across the country, all working to save the lives of dogs and cats in communities like yours. 

Each and every one of our network partners needs caring volunteers like you to help save the lives of pets where you live. 

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True tales of lifesaving from around the U.S.

Here’s what some of our dedicated volunteers are doing to support Best Friends' lifesaving work across the nation.

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About Best Friends Animal Society

Best Friends is working to end the killing of dogs and cats in U.S. shelters in part by getting more pets out of shelters and into loving homes.

We’ve come a long way since the first known city reached no-kill in 1994, and now we’re closer than ever to making the entire country no-kill. Today, nearly 2,500 shelters are no-kill throughout the U.S. — and over 600 more are just 100 pets or fewer away from reaching that milestone.

Best Friends is committed to working with passionate people like you to save homeless pets through adoption, volunteering, fostering, and advocacy. In addition to our lifesaving centers around the U.S, we also founded and run the nation's largest no-kill sanctuary for companion animals.

Working together, we can save homeless pets in our communities and secure a better future for our best friends. Together, we will bring the whole country to no-kill.