Best Friends Animal Society, founded in its present form in 1986, is an American nonprofit 501c3 organization that is one of America s best known animal welfare rescue groups. Best Friends works in outreach programs with shelters, other rescue groups and members nationwide to promote pet adoption, spay-and-neuter services, and humane education programs around the country. A key component of Best Friends work is operating Best Friends Animal Sanctuary, the nation s largest no-kill safe haven for displaced, homeless or unwanted domestic animals, located in Southwestern Utah near the town of Kanab. The hour-long series DogTown, filmed at the sanctuary, is the story of Best Friends' ongoing work with dogs. The series debuted on the National Geographic Channel Jan. 4, 2008.