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Unseen Miracle Workers: Housekeeping at Best Friends

Many people never think about certain important areas of a huge organization like Best Friends. Well, if you come to Best Friends and stay in one of their cabins or cottages or even visit the Welcome Center, these are some... Continue Reading →

Hal, The Mouse Wrangler

Best Friends stands their behind their "kind to animals approach." And they carry it to all animals. This includes any creatures that sneak into their buildings, such as mice. BF uses live traps and Hal's job as mouse wrangler is... Continue Reading →

Angels Landing: A Natural Amphitheater

Angel's Landing is a natural amphitheater created by nature. The acoustics are astounding and it is regularly used for concerts. And it's right here at Best Friends!

Volunteers at Parrot Garden

Volunteers are cruicial to the success of Best Friends and the Staff here is thrilled to have all of the wonderful people that help out each day. Here are a couple of volunteers that came to the Parrot Garden to... Continue Reading →

Cockatoo-Proof Bowls (And a Stolen Hat)

I visited with Brian who was working with some of the Cockatoos and showed me some ingenious feeding stations for 'Toos. Seppi is a rambunctious and energetic little guy who decided he liked my "Alex Foundation" hat.

Random Shots of the Parrot Garden

I took some shots just wandering around the Parrot Garden and made this video. It might give you a good idea of how they take care of the birds here at Best Friends:

King O Sings!

King O is a Ducorps Cockatoo that is quite the character here at Best Friends. And he's famous! Here is his Youtube Video:

Dani At Dogtown

I was up at Angel Canyon with Brandy and Patti having some lunch and ran into DogTown Caregiver Tom with his good friend Dani:

Tipper!

One of the advantages of working at Best Friends is being able to bring your pet to work. Here is Tipper, an "Employee" of the Wild Friends Area demonstrating her unique vocal talent:

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