Volunteer Stories Stories

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An A+ cat internship at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary

Genevieve Hannon completes internship with cats at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary, ...
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Floyd Lampart's Pedal for Paws ride to help the animals

Floyd Lampart is doing the Pedal for Paws bike ride, 12,000 miles around the outer...
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Volunteer matching programs

Volunteer matching programs, aka Dollars for Doers, are offered by companies to pr...
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Going that extra mile for animals

A January trip to Best Friends benefits some of Oregon’s homeless pets....
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Eight-year-old fundraisers for pets

Violet Schultz, an eight-year-old girl, and her classmates raise money for homeles...
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100-year-old volunteer helps the animals

Bill Philibert, a lifelong volunteer, celebrated his 100th birthday by volunteerin...
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Birthday volunteer trip to Best Friends Animal Sanctuary

Fans of ‘DogTown' on National Geographic about the Best Friends dogs, son tak...
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Retiree completes animal care internship at the Sanctuary

A 64-year-old retired woman completes an internship in animal care at Best Friends...
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A gifted volunteer shares her talents with animals

Woman volunteers with and plays her harp for the dogs, cats and other animals at t...
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A gold-star animal volunteer

Russ Stenfors is a Best Friends volunteer who works mainly with dogs and horses. H...
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Utah volunteer vacation brings sunshine to animals

First Coast No More Homeless Pets employee visits Best Friends in Utah to voluntee...
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Law school graduate visits Best Friends and becomes voice for animals

Sharon Discorfano, a recent law school graduate, rewards herself with a visit to B...
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Young girl volunteers with animals

Child, a young girl of 10 years old, volunteers with animals at Best Friends Anima...
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Utah volunteers donate their time to help cats and dogs

Volunteers donate their time to help Best Friends Utah animals. They care for, soc...
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Helping shy dogs in animal shelters

Volunteers help and work with shy dogs in animal shelters to overcome their fears ...
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