Animal Friends

Saving lives. It’s what we do.

Serving Pets and People of Pittsburgh and the Surrounding Area

For more than 80 years, Animal Friends has been saving, impacting, engaging, enriching and affecting the lives of the pets and people of our region. Since our humble beginnings in 1943, we have grown into a full-service companion animal welfare organization serving the Pittsburgh community through rescue, rehabilitation, adoption, affordable vet care, supportive services, training, education and volunteer opportunities.

With our progressive programs, Animal Friends is leading the way toward making our community a safer and more humane place. Simply put, we’re thinking outside the cage!

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News & Updates

Events at Animal Friends

There's always something happening at Animal Friends! We hope to see you at one of our upcoming events. Join us for fun activities, meet our adorable animals, and learn more about how you can get involved and support our cause.

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2024 by the Numbers

Our lifesaving work touched more than 200,000 animal and human lives in 2024 as the need for our programs and services continues to grow.

SPAY & NEUTER SURGERIES

We provided affordable and accessible resources, including 5,478 spay/neuter surgeries, 21,055 vaccines and 5,078 appointments for well & sick animals.

POUNDS OF FREE PET FOOD DISTRIBUTED

We distributed 203,487 pounds of free pet food to support  39,365 pet owners who had fallen on hard times.

ANIMALS FOUND HOMES

We rescued 1,429 animals through transport and admissions while matching 1,361 pets with adoptive families.

HOURS VOLUNTEERED

Our dedicated volunteers contributed 373,575 hours of service to support our lifesaving mission and provided loving foster homes for 770 animals.

Affordable Pet Care at our Vet Clinic

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We offer an expanded array of affordable supportive services, including spay/neuter, vaccines, wellness exams, and basic treatments like flea prevention. Through these high-quality, affordable options, we ensure that all pets remain healthy and happy at home—right where they belong.

Wellness Appointments

Exam Fee + Technician Fee
  • Wellness Exams on an appointment-only basis.
  • Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
  • Our clinic doest not offer walk-in appointments or emergency care.

Vaccine Appointments

$15 + the cost of the vaccines
  • Call to schedule a vaccine appointment.
  • Microchip services are also offered.
  • Animal Friends Wellness Center is not currently offering the Canine Influenza vaccine.

Spay/Neuter Appointments

Pricing Varries
  • We perform pediatric spay/neuter beginning at 8 weeks of age
  • A $50 deposit will be required to schedule an appointment for an owned animal.

Meet Some of Our Featured Animals!

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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.