Volunteer Stories Stories

Best Friends in Atlanta volunteer Jamie Serratelli loves working with shelter dogs and discovering the hidden and incredible gems they truly are.

In honor of Father's Day, read an interview with Dave and Amanda Giroux who took a father-daughter volunteer trip to Best Friends Animal Sanctuary.

After running a Zion National Park half marathon and visiting Best Friends Animal Sanctuary, Hiromi Nobata is inspired to help save pets in New York.

Three woman apply for a dream grant from the company they work for, Merkle Inc., and win an all-expense-paid trip to Best Friends Animal Sanctuary.

High school student completes service project volunteering with horses, pigs, goats and dogs at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary.

Jean Schifferns and Steve Nussbaum volunteer at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary in Utah. Read about their dog walking, hiking and other experiences.

Best Friends Animal Society has about 18,000 volunteers who help in all aspects of our work around the United States to Save Them All.

Volunteer seamstresses from the local sewing club, Kanab Senior Sew & Sews, make bunny blankets for the rabbits at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary.

Superhero volunteers donate their time to help pets and Best Friends Animal Society. Cape or no cape, they prove compassion for pets is a superpower.

Best Friends event volunteer Deyra Galvan helps with dog and cat adoption events in Houston, Texas. Read her interview.

Interview with Connie Murphy who volunteers with baby kittens at Best Friends in Los Angeles. She describes what it's like to bottle-feed a newborn.

Volunteer Denny Erardi finds her niche volunteering at Dogtown, helping homeless dogs make progress, at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary in Southern Utah.

Dog has X-rays and echocardiogram to determine cause of her loud heart murmur: pulmonic stenosis. Veterinary cardiology specialist performs surgery.

Two friends who volunteer at the Cat Adoption Team in Sherwood, Oregon, take volunteer vacations to Best Friends Animal Sanctuary. Read their story.

Leila Botsford of Sandwich, Massachusetts, shares her calming experience of volunteering at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary.