Our programs in Utah have always been positioned as a proving ground and leader in innovation for Best Friends and
the entire field of animal welfare, all with a primary goal of ending shelter killing and mainstreaming the no - kill movement.
From helping
animals displaced by Hurricane Sandy to leading efforts to establish community cat programs and high - quality, high - volume spay / neuter clinics, Dr. Sarah Kirk is an
animal welfare and shelter medicine leader, and has worked her
entire career as a shelter veterinarian, consultant, and emergency responder, most recently as the Medical Director
of the ASPCA
Field Investigation and Response emergency team.