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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
At Guide Dogs for the Blind (GDB), we believe that everyone deserves to move through the world safely and confidently—to live the life they want to live. Our passionate community employs innovative practices to create life-changing partnerships. And, we advocate for the policy reforms that change how the world views blindness and disability. Because when everyone is empowered to participate, our communities are stronger.
With world-class client services and a robust network of instructors, puppy raisers, donors, and volunteers, we prepare highly qualified guide dogs and K9 Buddy dogs, provide guide dog readiness skills, and offer youth programs to empower individuals who are blind or visually impaired. GDB not only improves mobility for our clients, we further inclusion.
As the largest guide dog school in North America, more than 16,000 guide dog teams have graduated from GDB from across the U.S. and Canada since our founding in 1942. All of our services are provided free of charge, including personalized training and ongoing support, plus financial assistance for veterinary care, if needed. Our work is made possible by the generous support of our donors and volunteers; we receive no government funding.
Guide Dogs for the Blind is an accredited member of the International Guide Dog Federation.
VISION STATEMENT: Guide Dogs for the Blind envisions a world with greater inclusion, opportunity and independence by optimizing the unique capabilities of people and dogs.
MISSION STATEMENT: Guide Dogs for the Blind empowers lives through exceptional partnerships between people, dogs and communities.