Startup BestyBnB, the Airbnb for pets, honored with the 2025 NAVC Marquee Award
The North American Veterinary Community (NAVC) named BestyBnB the 2025 NAVC Gives Marquee Award recipient, awarding the organization $25,000 for its work supporting the wellbeing of people and animals impacted by crises.
BestyBnB is a technology platform that helps shelters and social service agencies find safe, temporary care for the pets of individuals in crisis. This tool is designed to reduce the surrender of pets who are impacted by situations such as domestic violence abuse, mental health/substance use treatment, or housing insecurity, and will help reduce the psychological damage for individuals who have been separated from their pets by keeping them connected to their pet through the platform while always keeping identities confidential.