What programs and activities are available at the sanctuary?
Tours of Best Friends and visits with the animals are available daily throughout the year. Full tours take about an hour and a half, and need to be booked in advance. Approximately 20,000 visitors and vacationers come to the sanctuary each year. Visitors and volunteers are always welcome at the sanctuary, and are a vital part of helping the animals to get ready for new homes. They come from all over to spend time with the animals and give them the personal attention they would get in a family home. Student and intern programs are also available. Low-cost spay/neuter. The Best Friends Clinic and mobile spay/neuter program provide low-cost spay/neuter for dogs and cats in the local region. Workshops & seminars. Hands-on workshops at the sanctuary cover a variety of topics related to animal care and sanctuary management. Education programs. Best Friends staff visit schools throughout the Southwest. Children also to the sanctuary for service-learning programs. Wildlife rehabilitation. Staf
