Volunteer Stories Stories

Best Friends volunteers from Colorado discover their new favorite species -- goats! The couple brought the goats gifts to show their love.

For her birthday, preteen 12-year-old Danica picks up bags of dog food, treats and toys to donate to the dogs at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary.

After son's death, Best Friends intern's parents establish the Andy Kostuik Scholarship in his memory to help future interns passionate about animals.

Skye terrier mix, who is a senior and has Cushing's disease (condition in which the adrenal glands produce too much of certain hormones), is adopted.

Best Friends intern enjoys her time at the Sanctuary helping horses. The experience reaffirms her love of the human-horse bond.

Google employees help Best Friends-New York pets via GoogleServe project volunteering. They advocate for pet fostering and sign up new foster homes.

Best Friends–Utah street teams make the most of every event.

Lyn Flynn takes a special trip of a lifetime to volunteer with the animals at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary to celebrate her 65th birthday.

Street teams offer new volunteer opportunity for outgoing animal lovers.

Thanks to a teenager cat advocate, an underserved mobile home park in Layton, Utah, gets trap neuter return (TNR) help for their community cats.

Couple unexpectedly finds love, a shy dog whom they decide to foster-to-adopt, during a first volunteer visit to Best Friends.

It took 30 years, but one Best Friends fan, a 78-year-old woman, finally got her volunteer dream vacation, a true bucket list experience.

Best Friends is one volunteer's sanctuary from the stress of everyday life. She used to visit with her dad until his death.

Volunteering at Strut Your Mutt leads to incredible Best Friends visit.

Two families join together for a good cause, volunteering to help homeless pets at the Sanctuary and at home.