I am so thrilled to announce that we will be attending the Best Friend Society's Annual Conference in Vegas this year! The event is called No More Homeless Pets and is being held at the Rio Hotel in Las Vegas on October 23rd-25th. The event is going to be very informative and will relate to anyone that has a love for animals. They have a ton of speakers this year and will address several animal-related topics from how to get involved with your local shelters to how to start your own shelter.
For those of you that have never heard of Best Friend's Society, they are a large rescue sanctuary in Angel Canyon, at the heart of the Golden Circle of national parks in southern Utah, is home on any given day to about 2,000 dogs, cats, and other animals, who come from shelters and rescue groups around the country for special care they can only receive at Best Friends.
Most of the animals who find their way to Best Friends have special physical or behavioral needs, and our expert staff of veterinarians, trainers and caregivers offer them all the help they require. Most of them are ready to go to good new homes after just a few weeks of special care. A few, who are too old or too sick, or who have suffered extra trauma, find a home and haven at the sanctuary, and are given loving care for the rest of their lives.
Best Friend's Society is especially known for its work with the Michael Vick dogs. They took in all of the dogs from that case and got their own television show on Animal Planet called DogTown.
We are so excited to gain some great information from this conference and use it in our own animal community. I only wish I could make as much of an impact as the Best Friend's Society has. Upon our return, I will be sure to post pictures and comments from the conference. Can't wait!
Check out the website for the conference (there is still room available to sign up): http://www.nomorehomelesspetsconference.com/default.cfm
Also, check out Best Friend's Society website: http://www.bestfriends.org/
