Volunteer Stories Stories

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My story: Best Friends volunteers Joe and Jennifer Dujka

Couple takes volunteer trips to help animals at Best Friends. They renew their lov...
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Mother-daughter trip to Best Friends motivates cancer survivor to keep fighting

Mother and daughter take third destination vacation to the Sanctuary in Utah to vo...
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How this volunteer pet adoption counselor helps save lives

Woman volunteers as a receptionist at the NKLA Pet Adoption Center, greeting visit...
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Volunteer vacation becomes a friendship’s best medicine

Lifelong friends take a long-awaited volunteer vacation to Best Friends to volunte...
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800 cookies, a 73rd birthday trip and a heart full of love for animals

To honor her senior therapy dog, woman makes 800 cookies and donates money to the ...
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Veterans with Team RWB give back to the animals

Team Red, White & Blue (RWB), a group of veterans, active military and...
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He might not be perfect, but Pete is the best lap cat

One-eyed cat with FIV is older and looks a little rough, but this affectionate, cu...
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Volunteer Spotlight: Kathy Moran

Kathy Moran of Atlanta, Georgia, volunteers with cats and kittens at Best Friends ...
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Meeting new people while volunteering with pets

Three Best Friends cat care volunteers, who clean cat carriers, feed kittens, help...
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Thank you, NRG Arena!

Best Friends has just wrapped up Hurricane Harvey animal rescue, sheltering and re...
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Volunteers help with a fishy situation

Volunteers help the koi fish at the Sanctuary, testing water and taking notes abou...
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Volunteer spotlight: Vicki Zelski

Best Friends volunteer Vicki Zelski helps out at Best Friends' events in New ...
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My story: Best Friends volunteers Charlene and Jared Keller

Volunteers from Canada enjoy working with dogs at Best Friends. At home, they volu...
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Volunteer Spotlight: Kaelen Haworth

Fashion designer volunteers at Best Friends in SoHo in NYC to care for cats and wa...
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Herbie: a foster failure story

Foster failure story of a senior dog with puppy-like antics and loving disposition...
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