Have Some Winter Fun with Best Friends!
There is a destination in Southern Utah where 30,000 animal lovers pilgrimage from around the world every year. This place is the home and headquarters of Best Friends Animal Society, which operates the largest animal sanctuary in the United States.
Best Friends Animal Sanctuary, located just outside Kanab, Utah, close to Zion and Bryce National Parks, takes care of about 1,600 animals on any given day and offers free visitor and volunteer experiences at every level. It’s the dogs, cats, horses, bunnies, pigs, goats, and more that attract visitors for the first time. But it’s the sense of community, the stunning ambiance, and the peaceful energy of the Sanctuary that keep people coming back.
What began as a dream by its co-founders in 1984 to save homeless pets has grown from endless acres of rustic land formerly used as dinosaur stomping grounds and a backdrop for Western movies into a national organization working to end the killing of dogs and cats in America’s shelters.
At the Sanctuary, visitors can see and experience Best Friends’ lifesaving work in action. At the same time, volunteers have the potential for such activities as socializing puppies or bunnies, feeding popcorn to pigs, taking a cat on a stroller ride, taking a dog for a walk, playing with kittens, or taking select pets on a sleepover.
Lodging can be found on-site in one of the Sanctuary’s several cabins and cottages offering views of horse pastures and starry skies or at the organization’s hotel, the Best Friends Roadhouse & Mercantile in downtown Kanab, winner of the 2022 Best Motel Award from Best of State Utah.
Designed as the most pet-centric hotel in the country, the Roadhouse extends the Sanctuary experience by offering guests sleepovers of Sanctuary dogs, cats, and bunnies or a warm welcome to your pets. What’s more, every stay benefits the lifesaving work of Best Friends Animal Society. Winter packages starting at just $499 for two are available through February 2023.
However long you plan to visit Kanab – a few hours, days, or even weeks – you won’t want to miss the magic of the Best Friends experience. Visit bestfriends.org to learn more about the Sanctuary and bestfriendsroadhouse.org to book a stay at the Best Friends Roadhouse & Mercantile.
Visit https://bestfriends.org/sanctuary for more information, and we look forward to you visiting us soon!
