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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 Best Friends Animal Sanctuary.
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Girl with severe dog allergies falls in love with pit bull terrier
Girl with severe dog allergies visits Best Friends, taking one pit bull on numerous sleepovers. Miraculously, she was not allergic to this dog.
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Volunteer project to make parrot foraging toys
Family's volunteer trip inspires them to get church youth group together to make more parrot foraging toys to provide enrichment for birds.
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Human and feline cancer survivors
Best Friends volunteer, who is battling breast cancer, and Sanctuary cat, who has lymphoma, make special connection. Both are in remission now.
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Helping hands
Best Friends staffer makes a huge difference at a Las Vegas nature sanctuary just by volunteering. December 7, 2009
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Phyllis Smith of 'The Office' TV show fame visits Best Friends Animal Sanctuary
"The Office" actress Phyllis Smith makes a trip to Best Friends Animal Sanctuary with her mom.
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Developing an educational dog program for grade-school students
Safe Humane Chicago collaborates to develop a dog program for grade-school students on how to treat animals kindly and interact with them safely.
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Falling in love with potbellied pigs at the Sanctuary
Woman and her husband visit the Sanctuary. They fall in love with all the animals, especially the pigs, and make a special donation to one pig.
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Two sisters fall in love with potbellied pigs at the Sanctuary
Two sisters visit Best Friends Animal Sanctuary and fall in love with potbellied pigs. They make a special donation to the pigs afterwards.
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Safe Humane Chicago fundraiser and humane education
Safe Humane Chicago youth leaders, who are high school students who teach other inner-city kids about animal welfare, hold fundraiser.
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Special delivery for animals in need
Retired Marine drives vehicle filled with donations for the animals at the Sanctuary. The gifts are donated by people from his community in Chicago.
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Volunteer delivers donated supplies to Sanctuary
Volunteer Faye Jensen delivers donated supplies in her Penske truck to the Sanctuary. Her behind-the-scenes efforts are much appreciated.
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Remembering Homer
A good friend to Best Friends has passed away.
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Honeymoon trip to Best Friends Animal Sanctuary
Newly married, a groom surprises his bride with a special honeymoon trip to Best Friends Animal Sanctuary in Southern Utah.
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Dog hit by car develops hip problem requiring surgery
Zander the dog was hit by a car, which left him with a broken his pelvis and femur. After he healed, he developed a hip problem that required surgery.
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