In 1984, a group of friends who have been leading advocacy and rescue work for years decided to realize a vision that they had long shared: to create a sanctuary for abandoned and abused animals. Thirty years later Happy Dogs has grown into a big movement aiming to “save them all”. They want to make every shelter and every community “no-kill” by 2025.

Best Friends is leading the “no-kill” movement by:

running lifesaving community programs for dogs and cats
providing support and training for animal shelters and rescue groups
mobilizing community members on behalf of pets in need across the country
Today, they work with national network partners and pet lifesaving centers.