点评:My wife and I planned a 2 week road trip across the Southwest US with a 5 night stop in Kanab. One day was for Zion National Park and most of the other 3 days were for our first visit to Best Friends. It was time well spent.
As a Facebook friend explained…..“There is nothing in this world like Best Friends. What they do is amazing. Angels come to life right here on earth.”
Best Friends is not a country version of any animal shelter you’ve experienced. It’s like a city for cats, dogs, goats, horses, pigs, rabbits and others who were abandoned, injured or thrown away - spread among 4,200 acres of buildings, corrals and playgrounds.
For most people, it’s the biggest farm or ranch they’ve ever seen or imagined. Best Friends is massive, but their job is massive.
They accept animals from all situations across the US…rehabilitate them and facilitate their fostering or adoption. During the fires in Los Angeles, they rescued hundreds.
Aside from a happy home, an animal remaining at Best Friends will receive more care and love from employees (815) and volunteers (thousands) than anywhere else.
We took the Grand Sanctuary Tour one day and went on 2 tours another day to the Bunny House and Goat/Pigs. Then we volunteered an afternoon with 2 dogs which was something we’ll never forget.
And don’t forget to stop at their cafe. For $5, you get a buffet lunch of great tasting vegan food…and a view from the large patio overlooking what you’d swear is the Grand Canyon.
Best Friends helps them live their best lives. It’s like the Land of Oz.
翻译:我和妻子计划了一次为期两周的美国西南部的公路旅行,其中在卡纳布停留五晚。其中一天去了锡安国家公园,另外三天大部分时间都用来第一次参观“最佳朋友”动物收容所。这段时间非常值得。
正如一位Facebook好友所说……“世界上没有什么能比得上‘最佳朋友’。他们所做的一切都令人惊叹。天使就在人间复活。”
“最佳朋友”动物收容所可不是你体验过的任何动物收容所的乡村版本。它就像一座城市,收容着被遗弃、受伤或被丢弃的猫、狗、山羊、马、猪、兔子和其他动物——它们分布在4200英亩的建筑、围栏和游乐场之中。
对大多数人来说,这是他们见过或想象过的最大的农场或牧场。“最佳朋友”规模庞大,但他们的工作也同样艰巨。
他们接收来自美国各地各种情况的动物……帮助它们康复,并协助它们被寄养或领养。在洛杉矶大火期间,他们救出了数百只动物。
除了拥有一个幸福的家,留在“最佳朋友”的动物们还能得到来自员工(815名)和志愿者(数千名)的更多关爱和呵护,这比其他任何地方都多。
我们有一天参观了“大保护区之旅”,另一天又去了两次,去了“兔子屋”和“山羊/猪”的展厅。之后,我们做了一个下午的志愿者,陪伴着两只狗狗,这让我们永生难忘。
别忘了去他们的咖啡馆逛逛。只需5美元,你就能享用一顿美味的素食自助午餐……还能从宽敞的露台上俯瞰大峡谷的壮丽景色。
“最佳朋友”帮助它们过上最好的生活。这里就像置身于“绿野仙踪”一样。