Pet Pantry of Lancaster County, a local 501(c)(3) animal welfare organization focusing on helping animals in Lancaster County, maintained no-kill status in 2023, according to Best Friends Animal Society's annual data report. Shelters receiving the no-kill recognition saved more than 90% of the dogs and cats in their care in calendar year 2023. Best Friends Animal Society noted that the achievement is one that can be replicated by other shelters in Lancaster.

To learn more about Pet Pantry of Lancaster County, visit http://www.petpantrylc.org.

Best Friends Animal Society is a national animal welfare organization dedicated to ending the killing of dogs and cats in America's shelters in 2025. For more information, visit http://www.bestfriends.org.