Visit Best Friends Animal Sanctuary Today!
It’s road trip season and Best Friend’s Animal Sanctuary is welcoming volunteers and visitors to its gorgeous Southern Utah location, where there are more than 1,700 dogs, cats, bunnies, goats, pigs, horses, birds, and wildlife being cared for every day.
Best Friends Animal Sanctuary is the headquarters and heart of Best Friends Animal Society, a national, non-profit animal welfare organization dedicated to making America a no-kill country by 2025. Set in Kanab, Utah, the Sanctuary is a unique 3,000-acre destination for animal lovers from across America as well as international tourists.
The Sanctuary offers a free, family-friendly vacation experience where visitors can learn about the animals that live there and Best Friends’ lifesaving work across the country. There’s also a $5 vegan lunch served daily at the Village Café, which has an incredible view of the beautiful canyon landscape.
Visiting the sanctuary can be part of a complete Best Friends voluntourism experience offering guided tours, hands-on volunteering opportunities, and the ultimate in pet-friendly lodging at Best Friends Roadhouse and Mercantile (where guests can take a complimentary shuttle to the Sanctuary). There are several lodging options – from RV parking to cabins to cottages – also available on-site at the Sanctuary.
By signing up in advance at www.bestfriends.org, volunteers can immerse themselves in hands-on experiences working with their favorite species by helping with cleaning, walking, feeding, socialization and more. Children as young as 8 can also volunteer with parents or adult guardians in some locations. Visit www.bestfriends.org/sanctuary/plan-your-visit/volunteer-opportunities-kids for specific minimum ages for each area. Visitors are also welcomed to explore the grounds, including hiking trails and Angels Rest, a peaceful memorial area dedicated to beloved pets that have passed. (All visitors and volunteers are required to follow current COVID protocols, which are posted on the Best Friends website and throughout the sanctuary).
With its unique amenities and location, Best Friends makes an ideal staging area for trips to other national wonders such as Zion National Park, Grand Staircase Escalante National Park, Bryce Canyon National Park, and the north rim of the Grand Canyon. The town of Kanab also has a storied history as a backdrop for dozens of Western movies and includes a Western Walk of Fame, as well as restaurants, gift shops, galleries, and much more.
Best Friends Animal Sanctuary is located at 5001 Angel Canyon Road (five miles north of Kanab on Highway 89). It is open daily from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Entrance is free. For more information, call 435-644-2001, ext.4537 or visit www.bestfriends.org. To book your free tour online, go to: tour.bestfriends.org
About Best Friends Animal Society
Best Friends Animal Society is a leading animal welfare organization working to end the killing of dogs and cats in America’s shelters by 2025. Founded in 1984, Best Friends is a pioneer in the no-kill movement and has helped reduce the number of animals killed in shelters from an estimated 17 million per year to around 625,000. Best Friends runs lifesaving programs all across the country, as well as the nation’s largest no-kill animal sanctuary. Working collaboratively with a network of more than 3,300 animal welfare and shelter partners, and community members nationwide, Best Friends is working to Save Them All®. For more information, visit bestfriends.org.
