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Feeding Chop at Best Friends Animal Society

The Welcome Sign at Best Friends Was Hand Painted by Janet Bray The Best Friends Parrot Garden feeds Chop. The cockatiels get it everyday and the other birds get it three times a week. They have had great success with... Continue Reading →

Lots of Cockatoos

Wendy With Keno, a Goffins Cockatoo (Photo by Janet Holt Hilton) Best Friends Parrot Garden has a lot of Cockatoos. And they are amazing characters. Of course you're probably familiar with King O, but they have many others with loads... Continue Reading →

King O! The Entertainer

Photo by Janet Holt Hilton King O's original name was Ophelia. But because he's the King around here, everyone refers to him as King O. O has been here for about three years. And he is adoptable and available. However,... Continue Reading →

Layla The Victory Dog

Getting licks and kisses from Layla Layla is a pit bull that was one of the 22 brought in by Best Friends to rehabilitation. They aren't sure what Layla's role was at Bad Newz Kennels, but they know she had... Continue Reading →

Mugsy and Me

Mugsy! Mugsy is a very handsome Blue and Gold Macaw at the Parrot Garden. Yesterday when I was washing the windows and glass downstairs, Mugsy became quite involved in observing my work. Kelly Moore Parsley shot this little video of... Continue Reading →

Social Butterfly

Wendy's pooches... I've been remiss in getting my posts out because I've had numerous social obligations. Between working at the Parrot Garden during the day and a few social obligations in the evening, I've been hard-pressed to get posts out.... Continue Reading →

Dusty and Smudgy

If there is one thing I always try to do at best Friends, it's the jobs nobody else wants to do. One of them is cleaning. I learned that the way to endear yourself to the Staff is to clean.... Continue Reading →

Feels like Home

Even King O welcomed me back! (Photo by Janet Holt Hilton) When I got to Best Friends, it felt like I was coming back home. I'm so comfortable here and other than a few huge changes to the structures and... Continue Reading →

Truckin’ to Best Friends

Layla, a Michael Vick Dog After an exhausting and surrealistic stop in Las Vegas at the Flamingo Hotel, Janet Hilton, Wellington, and I took off yesterday to Best Friends Animal Sanctuary where we met up with Bonnie Grafton and Kelly... Continue Reading →

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