Volunteer Stories Stories

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Texan volunteers for the animals

Tammy Dalton is an advocate for homeless animals in Texas. She volunteers with Wag...
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Elite cyclist Ina-Yoko Teutenberg completes internship at Best Friends

Elite road cyclist Ina-Yoko Teutenberg, who appreciates the unconditional love of ...
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Teen volunteers at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary

While on a trip through the national parks, teen and her family discover Best Frie...
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Young girl holds fundraiser to help homeless animals

Ten-year-old fifth-grader raises money to help dogs, cats and other homeless anima...
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Starting her own cat rescue organization

Inspired by Best Friends Animal Society, Kim Kamins founds Fearless Kitty Rescue i...
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Best Friends volunteer from the Land Down Under

Despite obstacles, Australian volunteer makes her way to the Sanctuary to work wit...
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UCLA students build ‘frat house’ for cats

During spring break, UCLA college student volunteers assemble a cat house for the ...
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Best Friends volunteer wins the hearts of the animals

Volunteer Dan Lichtenstein wins the hearts of shy animals and especially enjoys co...
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Advocates for shy dogs

Jeff and Stacey Clark are volunteers who specialize in helping and advocating for ...
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Child artist helps dogs

Ten-year-old girl paints art and sells her paintings to help beagles used in lab e...
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L.A.’s new volunteer intake team

Best Friends intake volunteers in Los Angeles are specially trained to evaluate an...
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Bringing Best Friends back home to Texas

Volunteering at Best Friends with their granddaughter has led older couple to help...
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Landscape volunteer is a weeding wizard

Seventy-six-year-old Fred Winchester enjoys being a landscape volunteer at Best Fr...
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2,500th cat sleepover

Couple hosts 2,500th Best Friends Animal Sanctuary cat sleepover. They also volunt...
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National Hockey League player visits the Sanctuary

NHL player David Backes of the St. Louis Blues and his wife Kelly visit Best Frien...
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