The world's first nonprofit with a planned ending

Give them time.

The story behind a movement built to empty every shelter — and the simple idea anyone, anywhere, can copy.

Why this can't wait

Right now, in the wealthiest country on Earth, a healthy dog or cat is put down in a shelter roughly every 80 seconds — not because they're sick or dangerous, but because there was no room.

396,000
dogs & cats killed in U.S. shelters in 2025 — almost every one healthy and adoptable
~80 sec
between one death and the next — around the clock, all year long
0
of them needed to die — there was simply no room

Here's the part nobody tells you: America is already winning. Since 2016, U.S. shelters have cut killing by nearly 60% — four out of five animals now walk out alive. The model works. The only question left is how fast we hand it to everyone else.

But America is the easy part

This was never just about one country.

The U.S. has shelters, vets, rescues, and a 20-year head start. Most of the world has none of that.

200M+
stray dogs surviving on the world's streets right now — WHO estimate, with even more cats
3 in 4
of all the world's dogs live free-roaming on the streets, not in homes
1
open system any community on Earth can download, install, and run themselves

We're not building a charity to ask for money. We're building a blueprint to solve this problem across the entire planet once and for all, so that shelters (and our organization) no longer need to exist anymore.

Watch the 2-minute story

Why we're really doing this.

The mission

Millions of perfectly healthy animals get put down every single day

…simply because there isn't enough capacity for them in local shelters.

So we're creating systems and technology that any animal lover can easily “download and install” into their local community to completely solve this problem — forever.

Then we're connecting those rescued animals with local social services organizations.

(For example: troubled youth, DV shelters, veterans and first responders suffering from PTSD, lonely seniors, recovering addicts, nonviolent inmates, etc).

And really anyone else who would benefit from having more unconditional love in their life… (Which is umm… *checks notes* …everyone).

And now we're filming a Netflix documentary with a few celebrities to hopefully inspire millions of people to take this simple idea and replicate it all over the world.

Can you help share the movement?

Unconditional love, routed to where it's needed most

Then we connect them with the people who need them

Every rescued animal becomes a working source of comfort — matched with local social services organizations.

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Troubled youth

Mentorship through caring for another life.

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DV shelters

A loyal companion through the hardest chapter.

🎖️

Veterans & first responders

Steady presence for those carrying PTSD.

🌗

Lonely seniors

Daily routine, purpose, and warmth.

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People in recovery

Something to show up for, every morning.

⛓️

Nonviolent inmates

Trust, responsibility, a second chance — shared.

…and really everyone else who'd benefit from more unconditional love.

Here's why we're focused on this now…

We're building the world's first decentralized nonprofit with a planned ending.

The irony about many charitable organizations is that they can eventually become “too big to actually succeed.”

Which results in them never being able to fully accomplish their original mission…

(Because if they did, everyone would lose their jobs and it would go out of business).

That is exactly what we're hoping for…

We're also not taking any grants or donations (yet)

Our founders are serial entrepreneurs.

We've bootstrapped several businesses over the years, so there's no reason we wouldn't self-fund our nonprofit as well.

We have a global, decade+ vision for exactly how to build this solution for the world.

Right now, we're 100% focused on creating momentum, so the single best way you can help is by just sharing it with your friends and family.

We're actually GIVING away money for your help…

Want to help save thousands of lives?

One of the fastest ways to solve a problem like this is to create viral awareness…

If one person tells two. Those two tell four. Those four tell eight. And so on…

Exponential growth = faster solution.

Because eventually the people who resonate with this will join the movement.

So all we ask is that you help share it…👇

Best-Friend.org · FAQ

You've got questions. We've got you.

Fostering quite literally saves lives. Even now, around 396,000 healthy dogs and cats are killed in U.S. shelters every year — over 1,000 a day — almost always for one reason: no room. And that's just America; worldwide the WHO estimates 200 million+ stray dogs. Every foster opens a kennel and stops the clock for the next one…

That's up to you! Some dogs are adopted quickly (a few days to a few weeks), while others may need a little longer…

Nope! The foster organization covers all medical expenses and often provides food, a crate, leash, and other supplies…

That's totally okay! We'll do our best to match you with a dog that fits your household…

Yes! Many foster dogs do just fine in apartments or with working families…

That's a common (and beautiful) concern! It just means your heart is in the right place…

No judgment, no guilt, no worries — we've got your back…

Just scroll below and join the movement, silly!

Can you help share the movement?