Volunteer Stories Stories

Students, many of whom are veterans, from the Animal Behavior College dog
training program work with dogs from Best Friends in Los Angeles.

Couple takes volunteer trips to help animals at Best Friends. They renew their love for one another while falling in in love with all the animals.

Mother and daughter take third destination vacation to the Sanctuary in Utah to volunteer with pets after Mom beats cancer.

Woman volunteers as a receptionist at the NKLA Pet Adoption Center, greeting visitors, answering phones and talking to visitors about adopting a pet.

Lifelong friends take a long-awaited volunteer vacation to Best Friends to volunteer with pets. Visiting the animals in Utah was all they hoped for.

To honor her senior therapy dog, woman makes 800 cookies and donates money to the animals, and takes a birthday volunteer vacation to Best Friends.

Team Red, White & Blue (RWB), a group of veterans, active military and civilians, participate in a community service project at Best Friends.

One-eyed cat with FIV is older and looks a little rough, but this affectionate, cuddly boy is the best lap cat. Just ask his new adoptive family.

Kathy Moran of Atlanta, Georgia, volunteers with cats and kittens at Best Friends in Atlanta. She also fosters kittens.

Three Best Friends cat care volunteers, who clean cat carriers, feed kittens, help with cat adoptions and more, also make friends while volunteering.

Best Friends has just wrapped up Hurricane Harvey animal rescue, sheltering and reunion operations that took place in an exhibit hall at NRG Arena.

Volunteers help the koi fish at the Sanctuary, testing water and taking notes about the fish in a logbook, when their pond needs an overhaul.

Best Friends volunteer Vicki Zelski helps out at Best Friends' events in New York including dog and cat adoption events and pet fundraising events.

Volunteers from Canada enjoy working with dogs at Best Friends. At home, they volunteer with Alberta Spay Neuter Task Force and a local pet shelter.

Fashion designer volunteers at Best Friends in SoHo in NYC to care for cats and walk dogs. She enjoys making a meaningful difference for animals.