Best Friends Staff Stories

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Best Friends introduces paid family leave benefit

Your job should make it easier for you to take care of your family, not harder....
Becoming an even better place to work
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Best Friends caregiver hugging a boxer dog

It’s time we have a conversation about pay

Personal sacrifice and passion cannot be the price of admission into nonprofit ani...
Fair compensation needed for animal caregivers
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Caregiver Ashley McDaniel holding a cat in front of a flowering tree

Meet the caregiver: Ashley McDaniel

Ashley McDaniel’s passion for saving lives led her to Best Friends and Cat World....
Meet Ashley
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Caregiver Brianna Vlach with Eagle the rat

Meet the caregiver: Brianna Vlach

Brianna Vlach is a champion of misunderstood animals. Whether they’re domestic, ex...
Meet Brianna
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Julie Castle

Happy National Employee Appreciation Day!

No matter what your business is, people should be valued....
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Smiling person wearing a Best Friends T-shirt next to a smiling dog with upright ears

Best Friends Animal Society recognized as a 'Top Workplace' for 2022

You should love where you work....
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Caregiver Elle Greer with a cockatoo in her lap

Meet the caregiver: Elle Greer

Elle Greer’s passion for rescue work and parrots brought her to Best Friends. We t...
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Caregiver Sondra Lewis smiling while lying next to Binky the rabbit

Meet the caregiver: Sondra Lewis

Sondra Lewis, a lifesaving care specialist at the Bunny House, moved across the co...
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Datura flowers blooming in front of a red rock cliff in Angel Canyon

Saying goodbye to a founder

Claire Ives was truly a force for the animals and she made invaluable contribution...
Julie Castle Blog
Caregiver Tim Dempsey in a golf cart with Abbott the dog

Meet the caregiver: Tim Dempsey

Tim is a lifesaving and care specialist, AKA a Dogtown caregiver. He’s been workin...
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Angel Canyon landscape of red cliffs with a road running through it

Best Friends receives Utah Top Workplaces award and leadership award

Best Friends receives Utah Top Workplaces and CEO leadership awards from the Salt ...
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A salute to Gregory Castle

As co-founder and CEO of Best Friends, Gregory Castle stabilized the organization ...
Gregory stabilized the organization and got us back on track with our mission
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CEO selected

Co-founder and key leader in the animal welfare movement, Gregory Castle named the...
Offers voice of reason and reconciliation
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