Seven local animals find forever homes with the help of Best Buds By Francesca Sacco Animal Friends is grateful for the motivator for people. "Dogs, especially, support. Each year, they rescue and are great for encouraging owners to get The Healing Center and Animal Friends have rehome roughly 2,500 animals. Since exercise. This also helps those suffering teamed up to create happy tales for animals the pandemic began, they've had to from depression. Just by stroking and and families throughout the region. alter their adoption process as the cuddling a pet, the owner becomes With the help of The Almanac, the shelter is closed for walk-in adoptions. calmer. Caring for a pet also gives people medical cannabis dispensary and animal partners like The Healing Center, helps Also, when they walk their dogs, this shelter have launched an adoptable pet create vital awareness about the shelter often leads to conversations with other of the week program called Best Buds to and its services. publicize available dogs, cats and rabbits to help them find their forever homes. Exposure, especially from corporate a purpose and sense of feeling valued. dog owners." "We hope that this partnership and Best Buds will continue to be featured the resulting pieces will shed light throughout 2021. While Hoellerman The program launched in February has on the amazing animals that can be is hoping for more weekly success stories, he's optimistic this program already secured forever homes to seven found in a shelter and clear up any will create a trickle effect for other of their Best Buds - Rory, Eugene, Bexley, misconceptions about shelter animals," Phoenix, Carrot Top, Mellow, and Layla. Cody Hoellerman, Animal Friends' chief animals at the shelter. community engagement officer, said. "We really hope that people have the Chris Kohan, The Healing Center's co- "We truly believe there is an animal for opportunity to reach out to us and let founder, said their new partnership with Animal Friends has been natural. "We've every family at the shelter." supported Animal Friends independently If you are considering adopting an animal, pet," he said us know what they are looking for in a in the past," he said. "We're excited to be Christine Findlay, Pharmacist at The To see the list of available Best Buds, visit Healing Center says that pets are a great thealmanac.net/bestbuds. To learn more about Animal Friends, their services and all of their current a part of this." adoptable companions, visit thinkingoutsidethecage.org. Sponsored content brought to you by ADOPTED! The Healing Center ADOPTED! ADOPTED! Layla Bexley Mellow ADOPTED! ADOPTED! ADOPTED! ADOPTED! Phoneix Eugene Rory Carrot Top Seven local animals find forever homes with the help of Best Buds By Francesca Sacco Animal Friends is grateful for the motivator for people. "Dogs, especially, support. Each year, they rescue and are great for encouraging owners to get The Healing Center and Animal Friends have rehome roughly 2,500 animals. Since exercise. This also helps those suffering teamed up to create happy tales for animals the pandemic began, they've had to from depression. Just by stroking and and families throughout the region. alter their adoption process as the cuddling a pet, the owner becomes With the help of The Almanac, the shelter is closed for walk-in adoptions. calmer. Caring for a pet also gives people medical cannabis dispensary and animal partners like The Healing Center, helps Also, when they walk their dogs, this shelter have launched an adoptable pet create vital awareness about the shelter often leads to conversations with other of the week program called Best Buds to and its services. publicize available dogs, cats and rabbits to help them find their forever homes. Exposure, especially from corporate a purpose and sense of feeling valued. dog owners." "We hope that this partnership and Best Buds will continue to be featured the resulting pieces will shed light throughout 2021. While Hoellerman The program launched in February has on the amazing animals that can be is hoping for more weekly success stories, he's optimistic this program already secured forever homes to seven found in a shelter and clear up any will create a trickle effect for other of their Best Buds - Rory, Eugene, Bexley, misconceptions about shelter animals," Phoenix, Carrot Top, Mellow, and Layla. Cody Hoellerman, Animal Friends' chief animals at the shelter. community engagement officer, said. "We really hope that people have the Chris Kohan, The Healing Center's co- "We truly believe there is an animal for opportunity to reach out to us and let founder, said their new partnership with Animal Friends has been natural. "We've every family at the shelter." supported Animal Friends independently If you are considering adopting an animal, pet," he said us know what they are looking for in a in the past," he said. "We're excited to be Christine Findlay, Pharmacist at The To see the list of available Best Buds, visit Healing Center says that pets are a great thealmanac.net/bestbuds. To learn more about Animal Friends, their services and all of their current a part of this." adoptable companions, visit thinkingoutsidethecage.org. Sponsored content brought to you by ADOPTED! The Healing Center ADOPTED! ADOPTED! Layla Bexley Mellow ADOPTED! ADOPTED! ADOPTED! ADOPTED! Phoneix Eugene Rory Carrot Top