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Best Friends Pet Adoption Center - West LA

Animal shelter in Los Angeles, CA

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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Address
1845 Pontius Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90025
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Meet their adoptable pets

1845 Pontius Ave

Los Angeles, CA 90025

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Create an alert, and we'll notify you every time a new pet comes in who meets your criteria.

Adoptable pets at Best Friends Pet Adoption Center - West LA

We'll also keep you updated on Lychee's adoption status with email updates.
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Lychee

Schnoodle/Mixed Breed (Medium)

Male, 12 yrs 5 mos
Los Angeles, CA
We'll also keep you updated on Travis's adoption status with email updates.
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Travis

Belgian Malinois/Mixed Breed (Medium)

Male, 2 yrs 2 mos
Los Angeles, CA
We'll also keep you updated on Inari's adoption status with email updates.
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Inari

Domestic Shorthair

Female, 3 yrs 6 mos
Los Angeles, CA
We'll also keep you updated on Sade's adoption status with email updates.
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Sade

Shepherd (Unknown Type)/Mixed Breed (Medium)

Female, 1 yr 1 mo
Los Angeles, CA
We'll also keep you updated on Tarragon's adoption status with email updates.
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Tarragon

Boxer/Mixed Breed (Medium)

Male, 3 yrs 9 mos
Los Angeles, CA
We'll also keep you updated on Taro's adoption status with email updates.
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Taro

Domestic Shorthair

Male, 5 mos
Los Angeles, CA
We'll also keep you updated on Selena Kyle's adoption status with email updates.
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Selena Kyle

Domestic Shorthair

Female, 6 mos
Los Angeles, CA
We'll also keep you updated on Shazam's adoption status with email updates.
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Shazam

Domestic Shorthair

Female, 4 mos
Los Angeles, CA

Shelter FAQs

Located in West Los Angeles

Additional adoption info

All adopters will need to participate in a "get to know you" survey and short counseling session to ensure we are making a successful match for the adopter and the animal. Our animals are allowed to go home on the same day in most cases.

More information can be found at the adoption application link below.

Or contact AdoptLA@bestfriends.org

Adoption application

https://bestfriends.org/los-angeles/adopt

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We'll also keep you updated on Queen's adoption status with email updates.
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Queen

Australian Shepherd/American Staffordshire Terrier

Female, 3 yrs 11 mos
Studio City, CA
We'll also keep you updated on Larry A5652812's adoption status with email updates.
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Larry A5652812

German Shepherd Dog/American Pit Bull Terrier

Male, 9 yrs 2 mos
Mission Hills, CA
We'll also keep you updated on Phoenix's adoption status with email updates.
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Phoenix

Domestic Shorthair

Male, 1 yr
Long Beach, CA
We'll also keep you updated on DUCK's adoption status with email updates.
Needs Home Fast
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DUCK

American Pit Bull Terrier

Male, 2 yrs 1 mo
Los Angeles, CA
We'll also keep you updated on Miguel's adoption status with email updates.
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Miguel

Domestic Shorthair

Male, 10 mos
Los Angeles, CA
We'll also keep you updated on *SEDONIA's adoption status with email updates.
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*SEDONIA

Jindo/Husky

Female, 2 yrs 8 mos
Long Beach, CA

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