About Us

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Our Mission

Our mission at Animal Friends is to rescue, rehabilitate and rehome animals in crisis, ensure healthy pets through education, advocacy and affordable services, and inspire a community where the animal-human bond is celebrated and nurtured.

Our Impact

Since our humble beginnings in 1943, Animal Friends has stayed true to our founders’ mission to serve as an ongoing and compassionate solution to pet overpopulation. Today, more than three quarters of a century later, we remain committed to the vision that no animal should ever be unnecessarily euthanized.

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Our Locations

The Animal Friends campus is located at:

562 Camp Horne Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15237

On our 75 acre campus you will find the Caryl Gates Gluck Resource Center shelter building and the Howard Ash Animal Wellness Center vet clinic.

Testimonials

Audra O.

I volunteer here and the amount of time and care they take with the animals is above and beyond.

Leah C.

We got our baby girl Maya there over a year ago and had a wonderful experience!!! They were friendly and helped us adopt out fun, vocal, sassy, beautiful girl as a member of our family. 

Thomas B.

Absolutely wonderful place. We frequently return for classes and grooming!

J. Els

Awesome staff - they take great care of the animals and go above and beyond for veterans. 

Kerry W.

Such a clean, organized and loving environment! Beautiful campus and very well run organization.