Kanab, UT ~ March 25, 2007
BEST FRIENDS - ANGEL
CANYON SANCTUARY
Kanab, UT ~ March 25, 2007
I visited
Best Friends while spending a few days at Bryce Canyon National Park, about an
hour or so north of Kanab. The tour here was more structured and not as
"hands on" as my visit to Animal Acres in California. A tour guide
drove us through the vast property, so one is restrained by the factor if being
in someone else's car for the duration of the tour. We were only taken to one
cat house and one dog kennel, and the dogs were kept inside their rooms. One of
our fellow tourists mentioned being on the bunny tour before joining us - apparently
there is a separate tour that takes you to the bunny house, which is like the
cat house in that the rabbits are just out and about. Had I known I would have
shown up a little earlier for that tour as well - I didn't see any mention of it
on the Best Friends website. It sounds as if the best way to experience Best
Friends is to stay overnight for at least a night or two and volunteer. You can
even take one of your new friends to your room overnight - you have to report
back on how well your new friend behaved and if it is prepared for a new home.
The landscape here is also on par with that of any of the national or state
parks, all the more reason to stay. Best Friends is not just a resource for the local
community but they have rescued animals abandoned in man-made and natural
catastrophes in the Middle East and Southeast United States.
LINK:
Best
Friends Animal Society
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