Best Friends Animal Society Founders

He channeled this compassion into his work at the sanctuary where he spent his spring breaks and summers helping the organization get off.

Best friends animal society founders. Judah battista is a co founder of best friends animal society who began his journey with the organization when he was just 14 years old. Lucky for the group it wasn t long before they discovered that so many others felt as they did about animals. Anne s parents instilled the importance of kindness and generosity in their children. He lives at the sanctuary with 15 cats and two dogs.

Currently he is engaged in contact work via the telephone and speaking engagements. Silva battista is one of the co founders of best friends animal society. He was responsible for the cohesion and aesthetics of the sanctuary as a whole. Francis battista judah battista silva battista gregory castle gabriel depeyer jana depeyer.

In establishing the sanctuary he was its chief designer organizing the layout of roads and the positioning and design of the animal areas. Gabriel de peyer is a co founder of best friends animal society and the former chairman of its board of directors. Born and raised in england gregory is a graduate of cambridge university with a master s degree in gregory castle ceo best friends animal society. The daily tally was deposited into the organization s bank account to keep best friends operational.

Best friends animal society. She holds a degree in fine art from bristol college of art and worked as a graphic artist and horticulturalist including a stint in the gardens of buckingham palace. Francis battista is co founder of best friends animal society and today considered to be one of the foremost thought leaders in animal welfare. Biographies of best friends founders.

They founded a southern utah sanctuary for animals. Anne was born in toronto canada one of 10 children and the daughter of an english mother and a french canadian father. Co founders michael mountain and steven hirano created best friends magazine highlighting the positive news about the animals at the sanctuary. Gregory castle francis battista gabriel depeyer and more.

While growing up judah had an affinity for animals and was especially sensitive to those who were suffering. Born in chicago in 1970 judah was raised among many of the children of the adult co founders of best friends. Gregory castle is a co founder of best friends animal society and currently ceo emeritus. 27 years ago founders.

At the core of best friends work is the dream that one day animals will no longer be killed in america s shelters. A nne mejia is one of the co founders of best friends of animal society and currently sits on the board of directors. That group of friends who cared so deeply about animals grew and flourished and became best friends animal society a 501 c 3 nonprofit organization and animal welfare society.