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Volunteer Spotlight: Sarah and Ben

Volunteer Spotlight: Sarah and Ben...
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My story: Best Friends volunteers Herb and Sandy Doscher

Interview with couple volunteers Sandy and Herb Doscher. Herb volunteered with par...
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My story: Best Friends volunteer Heather Ramsey

Q&A with Heather Ramsey who fosters terminally ill cats for Best Frien...
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My story: Best Friends volunteer Karin Magnuson

Google employee Karin Magnuson is a star Best Friends volunteer, and encourages ot...
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A boy and his bird

Preteen boy falls in love with special-needs splay legged bird, agrees to take car...
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Not-so-random acts of kindness

Being kind to animals is at the core of what drives various Best Friends volunteer...
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Best Friends magic turns strangers into friends

The ‘Facebook ladies' come together from all around the country to volunteer ...
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My story: Sanctuary volunteer Elisha Edge

Best Friends volunteer Elisha Edge describes how adopting a senior schipperke mix ...
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Helping hands for cats at PetSmart in East Harlem

Volunteers in New York help care for adoptable cats from Best Friends Animal Socie...
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My story: Sanctuary volunteer Hailey Shah

Teen Hailey Shah describes her experience volunteering at Best Friends Animal Sanc...
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Best wedding proposal ever?

One animal lover finds the perfect way to ask his girlfriend to marry him. Read on...
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Animal volunteer’s commitment knows no boundaries

Trevor Potter, a Best Friends Animal Society volunteer in Salt Lake, goes all out ...
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Shy dog socialization through the power of treats

Dogtown volunteers help train and socialize timid, reticent, shy dogs, a beagle an...
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Vegan chef volunteers at the Sanctuary

Mindy Poortinga, a vegan cook and chef, comes to Best Friends and shares her passi...
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Teenage volunteer chooses dogs as her pet cause

Teenager volunteers as a team captain for Strut Your Mutt in New York to raise mon...
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