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Best Friends Lifesaving Center

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Best Friends Animal Society - Utah, No More Homeless Pets in Utah
A foster care/temporary shelter for animals that collaborates with other Utah shelters, rescue groups, veterinarians, and local governments to save the lives of homeless pets. Services provided include animal adoption, pet food for low income pet owners, animal rescue, and an animal rights group, Also, serves as a court ordered community service site, and offers animal service volunteer opportunities and an animal food/supplies donations program.
Animal Adoption
Description:

Provides a pet adoption program for cats and dogs. The program offers pets that meet the specific needs of veterans, seniors, and all animal lovers.

Eligibility:
Service Hours:
Su - Sa 11 noon - 7 pm
Intake Procedure:
Complete the cat or dog adoption survey on the website. Also, a list of adoptable cats and dogs is available on the website. to view.
Fees:
Vary
Service Contact Information:

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Pet Food
Description:

Provides low-cost or no-cost pet food to the people and pets in the community.  Also, distributes pet food donations received to local pet food pantries. A list of other organizations that provide no-cost pet food is available on the website.

Eligibility:
Low-income pet owners
Service Hours:
Appointment Only
Intake Procedure:
Call to schedule an appointment.
Fees:
No cost
Service Contact Information:

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Animal Services Volunteer Opportunities
Description:

Provides volunteer opportunities doing clerical work, grooming animals, and assisting with community events.

Eligibility:
Volunteers must be 6 or older and accompanied by an adult until age 18.
Service Hours:
Su - Sa 11 am - 7 pm
Intake Procedure:
Complete the volunteer application on the website or call for more information.
Fees:
No cost
Service Contact Information:

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volunteers.bestfriends.org/?nd=intake&entry_point_id=4&unit_id=10
Foster Care/Temporary Shelter for Animals
Description:

Provides opportunities to foster animals on a short-term basis while the animals are waiting to be adopted

Eligibility:
Contact for more information.
Service Hours:
Su - Sa 11 am - 7 pm
Intake Procedure:
Complete the foster application on the website or email or call for more information.
Fees:
Vary
Service Contact Information:

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utahfoster@bestfriends.org bestfriends.org/salt-lake-city/foster
Animal Rights Groups
Description:

A no-kill organization that focuses on saving the lives of pets most at-risk in shelters. It has a benchmark to save 90% of cats and dogs that come to the shelter.

Eligibility:
Service Hours:
Su - Sa 11 am - 7 pm
Intake Procedure:
Call or visit the website for more information.
Fees:
No cost
Service Contact Information:

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Animal Rescue
Description:

Works with animal shelters, local stakeholders, lifesaving groups, and individual community members to save at-risk pets.

Eligibility:
Service Hours:
Su - Sa 11 am - 7 pm
Intake Procedure:
Call or visit the website for more information.
Fees:
No cost
Service Contact Information:

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Animal Food/Supplies Donation Programs
Description:

Accepts pet food donations in kind or purchased from the Amazon Charity Wish List.

Eligibility:
Service Hours:
Su - Sa 11 am - 7 pm
Intake Procedure:
Drop off pet food during regular business hours or go to the website to donate: www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/34JUDBIS3PNGB
Fees:
No Cost
Service Contact Information:

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www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/34JUDBIS3PNGB
Court Ordered Community Service Sites
Description:

Accepts court-ordered community service volunteers depending on the charges.

Eligibility:
Depends on the charges. Contact for more information.
Service Hours:
Su - Sa 11 am - 7 pm
Intake Procedure:
Contact the volunteer coordinator by email at utahvolunteer@bestfriends.org to see if the community service will be approved.
Fees:
No cost
Service Contact Information:

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utahvolunteer@bestfriends.org