I have never been but I know you can check out a dog to do a sleepover with if you stay at the cottages. I don't know if you can do sleepovers at the hotels!
On 11/27/06, wendy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I think it's very cool that you go there to volunteer. Do you have any suggestions for where to stay while visiting Best Friends? I know there are a few cottages on property, but I'd like to stay at the best/most beautiful place if possible. :) Wendy --- Kelly L <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > At 09:35 AM 11/27/2006, you wrote: > > > I totally agree, as I go there often and have been a > member for 8 > years, Actually I am attending the weeks course on > starting a shelter > in April, but I see so many local groups really > struggling, and they > are my back yard, and they are desperate for help. > We almost > pruchased 2 acres in the Vermillion cliffs area, it > is outside the > city of Kanab about 2 miles east, Many employees > live there, > I have also volunteered at their adoptions in > Burbank,It is a place > to catch your breath. > > Kelly l > > >Best Friends does support local groups also with > the > >funds they receive. Last year their total revenue > was > >a little over $30 million. They spent almost $10 > >million on sanctuary maintenance, but $5 million on > >programs and outreach and a little over $2.5 > million > >on rescue. They have partner groups in many cities > >that they support, one of which came out to tnr (?) > a > >feral colony my elderly grandmother was feeding in > >North Carolina after I called Best Friends for help > a > >few years ago. I think Best Friends is a fabulous > >organization, one worth donating to. > > > >:) > >Wendy > > > >--- Kelly L <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > At 08:08 PM 11/26/2006, you wrote: > > > > > > > > > No two rescues operate alike. I have been to > Kanab > > > many times to > > > volunteer and they are wonderful, but even with > them > > > I disagree on > > > several policies regarding adoptions, the thing > I > > > really appreciate > > > about them is that they do not speak negatively > > > about any rescue > > > group, and that includes many kill shelters, > > > We all agree on the basics, Spay and neuter, and > TNR > > > (although Peta > > > is against TNR,,or at least they were) > > > My criteria may be a bit different from yours,. > > > there is a local > > > rescue here that does not ask for an adoption > fee > > > which frightens me > > > and she also does dogs and cats and recently > lost a > > > cat to a dog, > > > Also very frightening, but she works her butt > off > > > finding homes for > > > so very many in need , > > > We need to support each other and educate, If > there > > > is a dangerous > > > overcrowding situation that should be addressed > and > > > perhaps helped, > > > Animal people feel a great deal of passion so > logic > > > is frequently non > > > existent, > > > We need to support each other,,We need to > support > > > each other,,,Best > > > Friends has more money than you can imagine, I > give > > > to local groups > > > who really need it, > > > Kelly > > > www.kellyscats.zoomshare.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >thank you for this. this group i mentioned is > the > > > only rescue > > > >operation i've been acquainted with - so from > my > > > view i did not know > > > >if these were idiosyncrasies of this group or a > > > common practice. i > > > >don't mean to run verbally run them down - i've > > > just being going > > > >through some disillusionment with their > practices. > > > i truly believe > > > >their hearts are in the right place - i just > think > > > they need a good > > > >common sense model of best practices. > > > > > > > >elizabeth > > > >*Save the earth. It's the only planet with > > > chocolate.* > > > > > > > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > > > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >To: [email protected] > > > >Sent: Sun, 26 Nov 2006 9:08 AM > > > >Subject: Re: OT Big problem, help > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >On 11/24/06, ETrent <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > >I know it isn't a perfect world...and I totally > > > support the ideal of > > > >rescuing kitties and making their lives > better...I > > > just wish that > > > >there was some kind of guideline that ensured > the > > > welfare of the > > > >rescued kitties. My whole experience has left > me > > > very resentful of > > > >cat rescues...and I am hoping to get some > feedback > > > from those of you > > > >who are involved in this sort of thing. I > realize > > > that I am myopic > > > >and perhaps you can help me see more clearly. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >This certainly sounds bad. There is a rescue > > > around here that I > > > >think of as...well, questionable. They take > dogs > > > out of the pound > > > >every day and take them around and display them > in > > > front of local > > > >PetSmarts (which in and of itself is a pretty > good > > > idea, I > > > >think). The ones who aren't adopted go back to > the > > > pound at > > > >night:(. Unfortunately several of these dogs > have > > > been adopted out > > > >and come down with distemper and parvo. This > made > > > the local news > > > >and the owner of this group stated that people > were > > > taking a risk if > > > >they adopted and they should be aware of that. > I > > > wasn't thrilled > > > >with that statement either. > > > > > > > >BUT this group has done a lot of good, even if > I am > > > not thrilled > > > >with their methods. Lots of dogs have found > > > forever homes that > > > >would otherwise have been killed. Same with > the > > > group I am now > > > >having problems with. They've rehomed 5,000 > cats. > > > > > > > >I'm just trying to make it my policy to not > > > verbally run down other > > > >rescue groups or expend my efforts trying to > get > > > them shut > > > >down. I'm in this to help cats, not get > involved > > > in politics. I > > > >have to remind myself of that just about daily. > === message truncated === ____________________________________________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta. http://new.mail.yahoo.com
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