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 World Animal Protection, we are a global organisation dedicated to ending the exploitation of animals. For over 75 years, we have been at the forefront of animal welfare, exposing cruel systems, promoting animal-friendly alternatives, and influencing policy change. We aim to create a world where animals live free from cruelty and suffering.
Our Approach
Animal-Centric Focus: Animals are sentient beings capable of feeling pain, fear, and joy. This belief drives all our actions and initiatives.
Global Advocacy: We work tirelessly to move animal welfare up the global agenda, ensuring that the rights of animals are recognised and respected worldwide.
Systemic Change: By addressing the root causes of animal suffering, we aim to transform the broken systems that lead to exploitation, benefiting animals, people, and our shared planet.
The Jane Goodall Institute is a global, community-led conservation organization founded in 1977 that advances the vision and work of Dr. Jane Goodall through 25 chapters around the world. Each of our programs is rooted in Jane’s legacy of inspiring hope and transforming it into action.
Here is what we are focused on at JGI USA:
🔍 Wildlife research & science — Continuing Jane’s groundbreaking research into animal behavior, especially chimpanzees, at Gombe Stream Research Center in Tanzania.
🌿 Community-led conservation — Working hand-in-hand with local communities to address the root causes of habitat loss and build sustainable futures, which is our signature Tacare approach.
Wildlife rehabilitation — Providing world-class care for rescued chimpanzees and other at-risk species at our Tchimpounga sanctuary in the Republic of the Congo.
🌱 Youth empowerment — Inspiring young changemakers through our Roots & Shoots program, which equips youth everywhere to take action for people, animals, and the environment. Roots & Shoots is active in 75 countries and counting.
Together, we’re carrying forward Dr. Jane Goodall’s mission of hope in action — protecting wildlife, uplifting communities, and inspiring generations to care for the planet we all share. 🌍💚