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Best Friends Animal Society - SoHo's adoption process
Additional adoption info
To get the adoption process started, please click the Adoption application button below to be directed to our website. Please keep in mind that all adopters must be 18 years of age or older.
The Lifesaving Center is open daily from 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm. Come visit us or contact us at AdoptNYC@bestfriends.org.
We look forward to working with you soon!
To get the adoption process started, please click the Adoption application button below to be directed to our website. Please keep in mind that all adopters must be 18 years of age or older.
The Lifesaving Center is open daily from 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm. Come visit us or contact us at AdoptNYC@bestfriends.org.
The mission of Best Friends Animal Society is to bring about a time when there are No More Homeless Pets. We do this by helping end the killing in America's animal shelters through building community programs and partnerships all across the nation. We believe that by working together we can Save Them All.
The mission of Best Friends Animal Society is to bring about a time when there are No More Homeless Pets. We do this by helping end the killing in America's animal shelters through building community programs and partnerships all across the nation. We believe that by working together we can Save Them All.
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Support adoption and rescue. Why go to a dog breeder, cat breeder or pet store to buy a dog or buy a cat when you can adopt?
Why should you adopt?
Dog adoption and cat adoption saves lives. Adopt a dog or adopt a cat and you'll have a friend for life.
What is the difference between adopting a dog, adopting a cat, adopting a kitten or adopting a puppy versus getting dogs for sale, cats for sale, puppies for sale or kittens for sale from a dog breeder or a cat breeder?
When someone is breeding puppies or breeding kittens, they are creating new dogs and cats who need homes. Some people are interested in a very specific breed of dog, cat, puppy or kitten and they think the only way to find that specific breed is to buy a dog for sale or buy a cat for sale from a puppy breeder or a kitten breeder. Yet animal shelters are filled with dogs and cats who must find homes.
So rather than buying a dog or puppy for sale from a dog breeder or buying a cat or kitten for sale from a cat breeder, we encourage people to adopt a dog, adopt a cat, adopt a puppy or adopt a kitten at their local animal shelter, SPCA, humane society or pet rescue group.