Best Friends Animal Society is the leading animal welfare organization working to end the killing of dogs and cats in America’s shelters by 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 347,000. Best Friends runs lifesaving programs all across the country, as well as the nation’s largest no-kill animal sanctuary. Working collaboratively with a network of more than 3,700 animal welfare and shelter partners, and community members nationwide, Best Friends is working to Save Them All®. For more information, visit bestfriends.org.
Best Friends Animal Society (National headquarters and Sanctuary)
5001 Angel Canyon Road
Kanab, Utah 84741-5000
435-644-2001
info@bestfriends.org
Best Friends Animal Society - Los Angeles
NKLA Pet Adoption Center
1845 Pontius Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90025
424-208-8840
Best Friends Animal Society - New York
Best Friends Pet Adoption Center
307 West Broadway New York City, NY 10013
347-762-3678
contactnyc@bestfriends.org
Best Friends Animal Society - Utah
Best Friends Pet Adoption Center
2005 South 1100 E
Salt Lake City, UT 84106
801-574-2454
utahpets@bestfriends.org
Over the past 150+ years, we’ve been busy! We operate two campuses—Portland and Salem—through which we provide a broad range of programs serving Oregon and beyond. While we’re known for creating joy for families through adoption, our programs and services also include veterinary care, education, humane law enforcement, and legislation.
Each of our two campuses provide top-notch care for our shelter animals, including veterinary care such as vaccinations and spay/neuter, as well as any other necessary treatments. Our Portland campus is also home to our Community Veterinary Hospital, Behavior & Rescue Center, and Animals Crimes Forensic Center.
Sniff around our website to learn more about all of the ways we make life brighter for pets and people. Or, come by one of our campuses to say hello to our animals and learn more about our work. We’d love to meet you!
Mission Statement
We transform compassion into action, creating an ecosystem where all of us – animals and humans – feel safe, valued, and part of something bigger.
Vision Statement
A world where all animals and humans amplify joy for each other.
Established in 1987, RedRover (formerly United Animal Nations) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit based in Sacramento, California, that serves the US and Canada. It is funded solely by private donations and grants and does not receive government funding.
MISSION:
The mission of RedRover is to bring animals out of crisis and strengthen the human-animal bond through emergency sheltering, disaster relief services, financial assistance and education. RedRover accomplishes its mission by engaging volunteers and supporters, collaborating with others and maximizing technology.
HISTORY:
UAN was founded in 1987 by a small group who wanted to help animals. The efforts focused on animals left behind during natural disasters, providing financial assistance for emergency care, offering support for local animal advocates, and rescuing animals from deadly show fights.
In 2011, UAN changed its name to RedRover to better reflect their work. Red was an already important and active color in the organization, representing strength, determination and passion, and the name RedRover captured the energy, dedication and tireless work of the organization, volunteers, supporters and donors. The programs have since been streamlined to RedRover Responders, RedRover Relief and RedRover Readers.
REDROVER RESPONDERS
Shelters and cares for animals displaced by natural disasters and helps reconnect them. Additionally, cares for animals rescued from criminal seizures, hoarding cases, and puppy mill cases.
REDROVER RELIEF
Provides financial assistance, resources and support to pet owners to help them care for animals in life-threatening situations. Resources are also available to help domestic violence survivors escape abuse with their pets.
REDROVER READERS
Created to prevent animal abuse by helping educators teach kids the three steps to empathy: recognize emotional states, share emotional states and regulate emotions to make better decisions about how to treat people and animals.