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Better Neighbor Project (BNP) aims to keep people and pets together by focusing on community-driven efforts that provide direct and indirect aid to pet parents from historically marginalized communities. Through partnerships with elected officials, community-based organizations, and pet care providers, BNP strives to make pet care more equitable and accessible for pet parents in Los Angeles.
Watch our Better Neighbor Project team as they bring vital resources, support, and compassion to pets and people in need. Check out our event video playlist to see how we’re making a difference—one neighborhood at a time!
Helping Pets & People
When disaster strikes, the Better Neighbor Project steps up to support pets and families in need. Learn how we’re providing relief to those impacted by the LA wildfires and how you can help.
Today, there are pets in 2/3 of all American households. Unfortunately, one in ten households in America lives under the poverty line. This means that there are millions of households where family members have to make difficult decisions around shelter, food and healthcare and it can mean that pets – members of the family as well – may be surrendered.
Because Michelson Found Animals believes that everyone, regardless of their socioeconomic status, deserves the right to the joy of pets, we launched Better Neighbor Project (BNP) to deliver pet support to communities in need.
Our goal is to keep pets with the families who love them.
Better Neighbor Project partners with both animal well being and human service organizations to develop collaborative programs that support under-served communities and their pets. Our collaborations help get free pet food and supplies into the hands of pet owners, rescues and shelters, offer low-cost or free vaccine clinics, connect pet owners with the resources they need and more.
BNP provides regular pet food pantries and Pet Wellness Day events in various locations across LA, where free core pet services are offered to the community.
We are always looking for new community partners to participate in our events. Whether you are an animal welfare group or a human service organization, check out our community partner opportunities.
Volunteers are key to helping the BNP team serve pets and people in the Greater Los Angeles Area. Join us!
Find resources and services from community partners based on your location and needs.
We rely on pet food and supplies manufacturers to donate to BNP, which allows the team to divert unwanted products to nonprofit organizations for their adoptables or community members with pets. If you are a qualified 501c3, you may be eligible to receive donated pet product for your organization’s clients, community events, or shelter/rescue pets.
Check out event recaps, impact over time and more.
Frequently asked questions about BNP’s ongoing events and offerings.
Meet the team, read BNP’s FAQs and contact us!
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