I was obviously a fan of Best Friends well before I made this trip. However, seeing it in person and volunteering with the animals is just a truly rewarding and awe-inspiring experience. If you are an animal-lover, I highly recommend finding time to visit Best Friends. They do such amazing work and it's not just about housing homeless pets. They have created a program called "No More Homeless Pets" which is as much about education as it is about adoption. BFAS used to stand for Best Friends Animal Sanctuary but the changed the "S" to Society to encompass a larger plan. They realized that the sanctuary is needed and wonderful but doesn't address the root of the problem. Pet owners need understand that having pets is a great undertaking that requires lots of time, love, compassion and money. The simple act of spaying/neutering is probably the biggest difference maker. At Best Friends, they have a clinic that offers s/n services for a very low price and most areas have clinics several times a year to help pet owners. Best Friends also has two other programs that specialize in the dog community - stopping puppy mills and creating a better reputation for pit bulls.
Check out all of their initiatives at: http://network.bestfriends.org/initiatives/Default.aspx
They also have a Best Friends Network that connects the whole US (as well as international) with options to help in your own community. I learned about this on the tour and have just signed up!
Thanks for reading my blog about Best Friends. Hopefully, it will inspire some of you to visit, volunteer and/or donate! If nothing else, perhaps I've helped raise awareness about the responsibility of having and caring for animals.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment