Best Friends of Shelter Pets is a nonprofit, all-volunteer organization that was formed in 1994 to help lost, unwanted and abandoned pets at Shelters in the Metro Area. Please be aware that Best Friends is not the Oklahoma City Animal Shelter, instead we help pets at the shelter. Each year, the Shelter takes in over 25,000 animals, mostly dogs and cats, of which 4,000-5,000 pets are adopted.