Best Friends Animal Society in Utah

Animal shelter in Salt Lake City, Utah

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2005 S 1100 E, Salt Lake City, UT 84106

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Adoptable Pets at Best Friends Animal Society in Utah

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Mirabelle

Domestic Longhair

Female, 1 yr

Salt Lake City, UT

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N/A
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(when grown) -
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No Details Provided
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Houdini

Domestic Mediumhair

Male, 10 mos

Salt Lake City, UT

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(when grown) -
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No Details Provided
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Namaste

Domestic Shorthair

Male, 6 yrs 2 mos

Salt Lake City, UT

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(when grown) -
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Good with cats
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Oswald

Mixed Breed (Large)

Male, 1 yr 6 mos

Salt Lake City, UT

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N/A
Size
(when grown) Large 61-100 lbs (28-45 kg)
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No Details Provided
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Miley

Mixed Breed (Medium)/Cane Corso

Female, 1 yr

Salt Lake City, UT

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N/A
Size
(when grown) Large 61-100 lbs (28-45 kg)
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No Details Provided
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Gretta

Domestic Shorthair

Female, 3 yrs

Salt Lake City, UT

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No Details Provided
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Shelly

Domestic Shorthair

Female, 2 yrs 3 mos

Salt Lake City, UT

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(when grown) -
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No Details Provided
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Coe

Domestic Shorthair

Female, 1 yr 2 mos

Salt Lake City, UT

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(when grown) -
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No Details Provided
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Mckibble

Domestic Longhair

Male, 10 yrs

Salt Lake City, UT

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Shelter FAQs

Mission To bring about a time when there are No More Homeless Pets. We do this by demonstrating and promoting exemplary animal care and building community programs and partnerships. Vision A better world through kindness to animals Guiding principles Golden Rule: To treat all living things as we ourselves would wish to be treated. Kindness: To demonstrate compassion and respect for all living creatures. Positive influence: To judge our effectiveness by the extent to which animal lives are saved and improved, and by the positive experience of the people we touch. Leadership: To lead by example - developing, promoting and sharing great new ideas and programs to help animals. Authenticity: To do what we say we do. Transparency: To be open and honest in our relationships.
Entire state of Utah

Additional adoption info

Adoption Specials

2-for-1 Adoptions: Adopt any cat, dog, puppy or kitten for the regular adoption fee (see below), and your fees will be waived on a second pet! All pets come spayed/neutered, vaccinated and microchipped.

Companions for Seniors: If you're 60 or older and adopt an animal, your adoption fee is waived!! All animals are spayed or neutered, microchipped and vaccinated. Scroll down for our Pet Adoption Center location and hours. If you have questions, please email utahadoptions@bestfriends.org.

Our regular adoption fees are $100 for dogs, $150 for puppies (six months and younger), $50 for cats and $100 for kittens (six months and younger). Please see our specials above for any promotions in effect.

Save a life: Adopt a pet

By choosing to adopt a pet from a shelter, you are saving a life. Plus, no matter what type of dog or cat you’re looking for, you’re sure to find your new best friend at a shelter, where there are wonderful pets of every breed, size and age. You can also adopt from the Best Friends Pet Adoption Center in Salt Lake City. Each pet at the center comes from a Utah shelter or our Kitten Nursery and is vaccinated, spayed or neutered, and microchipped before going to a new home.

Pets at shelters and rescues near Best Friends Animal Society in Utah

Canines With A Cause

3970 S. 2700 E., Salt Lake City, UT 84124

Ruff Haven Crisis Sheltering

1370 S. 400 W., Salt Lake City, UT 84115

Second Chance Chi Rescue Utah

po box 65533, Salt Lake City, UT 84165

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Benny

Maltese/Poodle (Standard)

Male, Young

Holladay, UT

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N/A
Size
(when grown) Small 25 lbs (11 kg) or less
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Not good with kids
Good with dogs
Good with cats
House-trained
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Lion

Boxer

Male, Young

Holladay, UT

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N/A
Size
(when grown) Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg)
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Good with kids
Good with dogs
House-trained
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Lumi

Catahoula Leopard Dog/Terrier (Unknown Type, Medium)

Female, Puppy

Holladay, UT

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N/A
Size
(when grown) Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg)
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Good with kids
Good with dogs
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Animal Charities in Salt Lake City, UT

HeARTs Speak

HeARTs Speak develops resources that help shelter animals to be seen and find homes, ultimately transforming public perceptions of pet adoption, shelters, and animals in need. Each year our work helps nearly 1 million pets in your community and beyond.

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Alliance for Contraception in Cats and Dogs

There is a tremendous need for new methods of sterilization that are faster, easier, more accessible, and less expensive than surgery. ACC&D works tirelessly to bring together key stakeholders to advance this field.

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Animal Legal Defense Fund

Every day, Animal Legal Defense Fund works to enact tougher animal cruelty laws, provide care and legal assistance for animal victims of cruelty, offer rewards to bring abusers to justice, and provide free legal assistance to prosecutors and law enforcement to put abusers behind bars.

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