Volunteer Stories Stories

Thirteen-year-old Samantha Hilbish fundraises for homeless animals by selling cookies.

Make-A-Wish Foundation grants girl's wish to visit Best Friends. Though Jenny Boxer died from a brain tumor, her spirit lives on at the Sanctuary.

At Santa Fe Café and Bistro 17, restaurateurs Anna and Jim Buckingham use wishing well fountains to gather donations to support homeless animals.

Jim Shields and his wife, who run Grateful Dogs Rescue in San Francisco, volunteer at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary despite Jim's broken wrist mishap.

Gail Takahata is an outstanding Best Friends volunteer, who has helped extensively with the Nye County Cat Rescue.

Three women receive scholarships to support their internships at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary in Southern Utah.

Teenager visits Best Friends Animal Sanctuary in order to gain knowledge so he can better help animals in Romania.

Tellington TTouch practitioner was attending a seminar. She wasn't planning to visit Best Friends or adopt a Lebanon dog, but fate had other plans.

We'd like to express appreciation for all of our volunteers during National Volunteer Appreciation Week. Here we celebrate one young animal volunteer.

Best Friends internship helps one college student get experience with animals and figure out what she wants to do for a job once she finishes school.

Perhaps the youngest volunteer ever, this two-year-old girl loves interacting with the animals at Best Friends.

Eleven-year-old girl makes and donates blankets for sick dogs, cats and rabbits at the Sanctuary clinic.

Marilyn Nicholson and her son were the highest bidders on the three-night stay at the Kanab Cottages at an auction at Best Friends' Lint Roller Party.

An eight-year-old boy and girl donate their birthday money to help the animals at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary.

A California sanctuary for homeless dogs called Sage Canyon Animal Sanctuary is run by the granddaughters of the founders, who came to Best Friends for training.