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Mobile pet adoption events save hundreds of animals in LA

Mobile pet adoptions in Los Angeles save hundreds of dogs and cats. Altruistic vol...
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Inner city kids volunteer with animals at Sanctuary

Inner city kids from Gateway Junior Pet Advocates, a Gateway Pet Guardians program...
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Bonding with parrots through music

Animal intern Heather Kierstead plays her ukulele for the parrots at Best Friends,...
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Volunteering for the cats of Best Friends

Volunteer from Calgary, Alberta, in Canada, is a true and committed friend to the ...
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Best Friends volunteers make the difference

Volunteers Christy and Craig Schilling in Los Angeles and Marti Wheat in New York ...
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The remarkable youth from HAPPE

Girls found Helping Animals, People, Places and the Environment (HAPPE) to fundrai...
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Parrot internship and renewed purpose

Kaila Huhtasaari of Pelkie, Michigan, completes a parrot internship at Best Friend...
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Retired schoolteachers discover joys of volunteering with animals

Two retired schoolteachers spend time traveling and volunteering. They recently di...
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Animal shelter volunteer opportunities in L.A.

There are many opportunities to volunteer with Best Friends Pet Adoption and Spay/...
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Avian veterinarian volunteers her time to help parrots

Avian veterinarian Dr. Margaret Fordham volunteers at the Sanctuary, performing su...
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Caring for parrots rescued from a bird mill

Former Best Friends intern uses what she learned about birds to help care for and ...
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Paul Mitchell Schools future professionals volunteer at the Sanctuary

Paul Mitchell Schools students volunteer at the Sanctuary with the animals. They a...
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Volunteer from Hong Kong visits the Sanctuary

Animal lover and artist Courtney Link makes an unbelievable trek half way around t...
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Veterinary ophthalmologist volunteers at Best Friends

Dr. Susan Kirschner, a veterinary ophthalmologist, volunteers at the Sanctuary, pe...
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Young girl's rite of passage trip to Best Friends Animal Sanctuary

Preteen takes a rite of passage trip with her family to volunteer with animals at ...
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