Friends of the Bristol CT Animal Shelter

Friends of the Bristol CT Animal Shelter Inc is a not-for-profit 501(c)3 corporation. We were founded to help the Animal Control Officers of Bristol CT keep the City of Bristol pound dogs socialized and to improve the rate of adoptions from the City of Bristol pound. It is our goal to match dogs with applicants that will best provide a permanent home for the dog. We are also committed to educating new owners on the process of introducing a new dog into their home. We do our best to see that new owners have their dog neutered / spayed to reduce the risk of further over-populating the already over-crowded animal pet world. Dogs that we are able to remove from the pound into our rescue go into foster homes so that they can recover from the stress of the pound and learn socialization skills that will allow them to be adopted and loved by their new family forever. We always in need of good foster familes.  If you think you would like to be a foster pl