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Recent Posts
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- Home-to-Home Adoption Program: Hailey
- Home-to-Home Adoption Program: Riley
- Home-to-Home Adoption Program: River
- Home-to-Home Adoption Program: Luna
- Home-to-Home Adoption Program: Aurora
- Home-to-Home Adoption Program: Mama, Charlie, CowCow and Lily
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Why Adopt…Our Story
Dec 02 2014
Guest Blogger: Joe Thornton, Volunteer Having grown up with animals, mostly dogs, my wife Michelle and I knew that oneday we would have a four-legged family member of our own. So in late 2005, we haddecided it was time to …
Posted in adopt, adoption, by joe thornton, cayenne, dog, mocha, volunteer, volunteering
Volunteering at Animal Friends: Rebecca
Sep 02 2014
Guest Blogger: Rebecca Torchia When I was 13, the only present I wanted for my birthday was to volunteer at Animal Friends. By the time I was 17, I was only signing up to volunteer because I needed hours for …
Posted in by rebecca torchia, cat, cats, volunteer, volunteering
Happy Tails: Trinity!
Oct 21 2013
It is an honor to have volunteered and adopted with Animal Friends over the years. As a 93-year-old widower, the true value of my relationship with Animal Friends has been the love and companionship I have received from the dogs …
Posted in adopt, adoption, dog, dogs, Happy Tails, james brown, trinity, volunteering
Volunteering at PetCo South!
Jun 17 2013
Guest Blogger: Kathy Poulton, Volunteer I am a volunteer Adoption Counselor at Animal Friends’ offsite location at Petco South, and I love it! I connect with like-minded people who want to make a difference in the world by actually doing …
The Miracle
Apr 23 2013
Guest Blogger: Animal Friends’ Volunteer and Blog Contest Honorable Mention Diane Friske Last August, I was asked if I would take over the fostering of a very small kitten. Because all the “fostering rooms” at the Friske Foster House were …
Posted in bottle babies, By Diane Friske, contest, foster, kitten, kittens, volunteer, volunteering, volunteers
Sitting in a Cage with Baxter
Apr 23 2013
Guest Blogger: Animal Friends’ Volunteer and Blog Contest Honorable Mention Sergei Murray I wrote this on Thanksgiving on my iPhone sitting in a cage with Baxter.Perhaps the feeling of the holidays leave when you’re of an older age. Perhaps the …
Posted in adoption, By Sergei Murray, contest, dog, dogs, volunteer, volunteering, volunteers
A Second Chance: Hickory’s Story
Apr 23 2013
Guest Blogger: Animal Friends’ Volunteer and Blog Contest Winner Diane Whittaker It was Spring 2010. He caught my eye because he was young and energetic. His name was Hickory. He was about 9 months old and described as a hound/Jack …
Posted in behavior, BY Diane Whittaker, contest, dog, enrichment, medical, nose work, special needs, volunteer, volunteering, volunteers
How I Came to Be an Animal Friends Volunteer
Apr 23 2013
Guest Blogger: Animal Friends’ Volunteer and Blog Contest Winner Andrew Lotz Response: How I came to be an Animal Friends volunteer Short answer: cancer and sadness. I guess I have to go into more depth. It started in late September …
Posted in By Andrew Lotz, contest, dogs, special event, volunteer, volunteering, volunteers
Congratulations to the winners of our Volunteer Blog Contest!
Apr 23 2013
The Communications department would like to thank all of the volunteers who submitted entries to our first-ever blog contest. All of the entries happened to be essays, and they were all a joy to read. Thank you so much for …
Posted in volunteer, volunteering, volunteers
Top Ten Reasons to Foster a Pet
Mar 24 2013
By Eve Salimbene, Animal Behavior Technician 10. You want to help Animal Friends, but can’t make it here every day. 9. You can help an animal recover from illness or injury in a quiet home environment. 8. You can help …
Posted in By Eve Salimbene, cats, dogs, foster, rabbits, volunteering