Every Pet Wins with Free Adoptions at Best Friends Locations and Participating Shelter and Rescue Group Partners February 7-14
Dogs know that ball is life, and it’s almost time for the big game – Puppy Bowl XX!
To celebrate 20 years, Best Friends Animal Society, a leading national animal welfare organization working to end the killing of cats and dogs in America’s shelters by 2025, is teaming up with Warner Bros. Discovery to help adoptable pets find loving homes just in time for Valentine’s Day.
To celebrate, Best Friends will be offering fee-waived adoptions at their pet lifesaving centers in Houston, Los Angeles, New York City, Northwest Arkansas and Salt Lake City, as well as Best Friends Animal Society’s Sanctuary in Kanab, Utah. To help save even more lives, fees will also be waived at more than 150 of Best Friends network partner shelters and rescue groups across the country.
“The cutest game in television, Puppy Bowl XX is set up to reach more people than ever before, giving adoptable dogs and cats around the country a greater chance of finding their loving home in the coming weeks,” said Julie Castle, CEO, Best Friends Animal Society. “We encourage anyone watching who wants to make a difference in a dog or cat’s life to visit their local shelter or rescue group and welcome home a new best friend this February.”
For Best Friends, Puppy Bowl XX is extra special as Sonny, a Best Friends New York City alumni will take part in the action as a member of Team Ruff.
Sonny came to Best Friends in New York City from the Humane Society of Elmore County in Alabama, where he and another puppy were found wandering around as strays. After their stray hold was up, Sonny made his way up to NYC where he went into a temporary foster home that would turn out to be his loving home. After only three days in his foster home, Sonny was selected to be in Puppy Bowl XX and left for filming. When he got back from the big game, his foster family decided to make it official.
Right now, shelters and rescue groups across the country are at or over capacity due to less people adopting and instead going to breeders or pet stores. There’s a perfect dog, cat, kitten, or puppy eager to be your teammate. Visit bestfriends.org to find a participating local shelter or rescue.
Puppy Bowl airs on Sunday, February 11 at 2p.m. EST ET / 11a.m. PST PT and will be simulcast across Animal Planet, Discovery, TBS, truTV, Max and discovery+.
* The Best Friends Network is comprised of public and private shelters, rescue groups, spay/neuter organizations and other animal welfare groups across all 50 states. Best Friends network partners have access to benefits, such as a variety of professional resources and mentorship opportunities to achieve organizational goals and increase lifesaving impact.
About Best Friends Animal Society
Best Friends Animal Society is a 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 378,000. Best Friends runs lifesaving programs across the country, as well as the nation’s largest no-kill animal sanctuary. Working collaboratively with a network of more than 4,400 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 has the most comprehensive, accurate data for sheltered dogs and cats in the United States, which is collected from over 7900 shelters and rescue groups.