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Pet Lovers — The Kind 50

A cat held up by a pair of hands is booped on the nose by a child’s finger.

creature comfort

A woman rests her forehead against a brown horse in a green field.
Two Australian shepherds with their tongues out, against a blue sky.

No matter how big or small (or how many legs), people show up for the pets they love. This year, that included a lot of very good boys, hundreds of bees, and at least one snail.

An orange cat and a small white dog touch noses on a paved path.
A honeybee on a white blossom.
A woman in a patterned dress sits on a sofa holding a small pug puppy.
A white duck with an orange bill looks at the camera over green water.

Olivia donated!

$25

Ali donated!

$100

2M pet donations on gofundme

Which had more fundraisers this year?

Dogs win, by a lot.

The head of a smiling corgi.
The head of a smiling corgi with its tongue out.

Dogs: 139,646fundraisers

The head of an orange tabby cat.
The head of an orange tabby cat with sad eyes.

Cats: 75,428fundraisers

Two French bulldogs look back over the shoulders of their owners, who face away with long brown hair.
A grey tabby cat on someone’s lap reaches a paw toward a hand.

PET PROJECTS BY THE NUMBERS

A brown horse rearing.

Horses

1,566 fundraisers

An iguana with a long banded tail.

Reptiles

11,331 fundraisers

Rabbits

21,350 fundraisers

A black and white rabbit sitting up.
A grey cockatiel with a yellow crest.

Birds

9,148 fundraisers

Bees

422 fundraisers

A honeybee in flight.
A brown and white guinea pig.

Bugs

265 fundraisers

A green grasshopper on a stem.

Guinea Pigs

6,865 fundraisers

A mallard duck landing with its wings spread.

Hedgehogs

1,390 fundraisers

A hedgehog with brown and cream spines.

Ducks

176 fundraisers

Chinchillas

31 fundraisers

A fluffy grey chinchilla.

Hermit Crabs

21 fundraisers

A hermit crab in a spiral shell.

Axolotls

20 fundraisers

A pink axolotl with feathery gills.
A sugar glider on a branch.

Tarantulas

2 fundraisers

A hairy brown tarantula.

Sugar Gliders

13 fundraisers

A line of red ants walking along a branch.

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fundraisers for ants and scorpions

A woman kisses a beagle she is holding, in a sunny park.

top 10 names

  1. Bella
  2. Luna
  3. Max
  4. Charlie
  5. Milo
  6. Daisy
  7. Buddy
  8. Lucy
  9. Coco
  10. Bear

More than $117 million was raised for pets this year, helping with everything from vet bills and rescues to hard goodbyes.

A couple in matching Christmas sweaters with a golden retriever in a Santa hat.King Buddy Needs Your Help: Diagnostics & Specialist Support$362,575 raised
A grey curly dog rests its head on a beige sofa.Justice for Jameson: Help Us Honor His Memory$250,050 raised
A small dog wearing a rainbow flower costume.Help Save King Chilli£155,454 raised
Coco Freudenberg smiling among a group of rescue dogs.

european rescue tour

Coco Freudenberg hugs a white dog under a clear blue sky.
Coco Freudenberg in a lilac cap nuzzling a white dog on a beach.Für die Tiere durch Europa€8,249 raised

Coco Freudenberg has spent a decade doing 24/7 animal emergency response in Düsseldorf, work she’s since presented to the European Parliament.

Coco laughing with two big dogs at a fence.
A pack of rescue dogs in a sunny shelter yard.

Now she’s spending two months driving across Europe in a van with her rescue dog Mala, volunteering at shelters in eight different countries along the way.

A blonde woman in a black hoodie holding a duck.
A woman in sunglasses hugs a brown dog with its tongue out in a sunny field.

FUNDRAISERS FOR A BEST FRIEND RAISE 5X MORE*

*Based on GoFundMe data in 2026 comparing average funds raised by fundraisers created for someone else vs. for the fundraiser’s own benefit

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