Volunteer
You are welcome to be a volunteer in
one of the animal areas while you are
here visiting the Sanctuary. Find out
how to sign up!

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being done in our No More Homeless
Pets staff!

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Humane Education
I Read to Animals

The Best Friends I Read to Animals program targets elementary students K-3 providing humane education lessons along with the opportunity for each child to read one-on-one with a trained pet partner team.  It is a collaborative effort among Best Friends Education Ambassadors, libraries, schools, community youth groups and animal rescue organizations.*

Program Benefits:

• Builds kindness, compassion and respect towards animals
• Encourages language and reading skills in a non-judgmental environment
• Increases reading confidence and motivation to read
• May lower the stress level of young readers

Program Components:

• Best Friends Humane Education lesson
• Writing, art or craft activity
• Reading 1:1 with an animal
• Stuffed animal adoption
• I Read to Animals adoption certificate

*All dogs participating in the I Read to Animals program must be certified therapy dogs or registered through Delta Society.

I Read to Animals Article

To learn more about becoming a Best Friends Education Ambassador, contact sandyb@bestfriends.org or click here.