Volunteer Stories Stories

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Make-A-Wish Foundation grants girl's wish to visit Best Friends

Make-A-Wish Foundation grants girl's wish to visit Best Friends. Though Jenny...
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Restaurant owners devise innovative way to support the animals

At Santa Fe Café and Bistro 17, restaurateurs Anna and Jim Buckingham use wishing ...
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Volunteer's eventful vacation to Best Friends Animal Sanctuary

Jim Shields and his wife, who run Grateful Dogs Rescue in San Francisco, volunteer...
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Dedicated animal volunteer for Best Friends

Gail Takahata is an outstanding Best Friends volunteer, who has helped extensively...
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Best Friends animal interns receive scholarship

Three women receive scholarships to support their internships at Best Friends Anim...
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Teenager visits Best Friends to gain knowledge to help Romanian animals

Teenager visits Best Friends Animal Sanctuary in order to gain knowledge so he can...
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TTouch practitioner adopts dog from Lebanon

Tellington TTouch practitioner was attending a seminar. She wasn't planning t...
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National Volunteer Appreciation Week

We'd like to express appreciation for all of our volunteers during National V...
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College student gains invaluable experience with animal internship

Best Friends internship helps one college student get experience with animals and ...
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Youngest animal volunteer ever?

Perhaps the youngest volunteer ever, this two-year-old girl loves interacting with...
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Girl makes and donates blankets for animals in need

Eleven-year-old girl makes and donates blankets for sick dogs, cats and rabbits at...
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Winners of a stay at the Kanab Cottages near Best Friends

Marilyn Nicholson and her son were the highest bidders on the three-night stay at ...
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Two kids make a special $450 birthday donation to the animals

An eight-year-old boy and girl donate their birthday money to help the animals at ...
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California sanctuary for homeless dogs run by granddaughters of founders

A California sanctuary for homeless dogs called Sage Canyon Animal Sanctuary is ru...
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Animal supporter is all grown up now

Jennifer Stepic made a donation to the animals when she was teen and continues to ...
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