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.
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 is a Ducorps Cockatoo that is quite the character here at Best Friends. And he's famous! Here is his Youtube Video:
Best Friends has horses. And they are up for adoption. I went out with Caregiver Joseph and a couple of volunteers to muck some fields and other jobs that needed to be done:
I was up at Angel Canyon with Brandy and Patti having some lunch and ran into DogTown Caregiver Tom with his good friend Dani:
I spent some time today at Piggy Paradise at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary. Known by many as "Dogtown," Best Friends has many other departments that make Best Friends the successful operation that it is. Piggy Paradise is one of them:
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:
Here at Best Friends, sometimes it's not about what Best Friends can do. It's about what they can do for others. BF is very involved with educating other facilities in doing the best that they can to help animals. In... Continue Reading →
This is a close up of the wind chime Angel's Rest is the graves of well-loved animals who have been placed here at Best Friends with love and respect. And as you will find out, not all of the animals... Continue Reading →
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