Best Friends Animal Society Utah Cult
But more than three decades ago its key founders formed a movement that was accused falsely they say of being a satanic cult.
Best friends animal society utah cult. Self proclaimed as the richest and largest animal sanctuary in the united states meet best friends animal society aka the process church of the final judgment aka the four p movement aka the foundation church of the millennium aka the foundation faith of god aka best friends animal. I have supported best friends for a number of years. The best friends lifesaving center in sugar house is an adoption force in salt lake city dedicated to giving homeless pets their best chance to find forever homes. The best friends animal society runs the nation s largest no kill shelter in utah and raised 19 9 million last year alone.
I spent two days volunteering in cat world doing a variety of functions. Best friends animal sanctuary located in beautiful angel canyon just five miles north of kanab utah is a place like no other. I am a golden circle supporter. Best friends a 501 c 3 nonprofit organization operates the nation s largest sanctuary for homeless animals.
How to tell the best friends animal society from the cult who built kanab by merritt clifton of animal people march 2004 provides a history of the best friends transformation and describes how michael mountain formerly known as father aaron and later president of best friends was one of eight cofounders of the foundation faith church of the millennium which incorporated as the process church of the final judgment in 1967 to conduct spiritual and occult research. Best friends is no friend of mine. Best friends is promoted on the animal liberation front website. I also had a dog.
I came to kanab to volunteer at the animal sanctuary. But the best friends animal society now with annual revenues and assets each exceeding 100 million is loosely descended from a cult of sorts some of whom drifted to california during the 1960s along with hundreds of thousands of other unfocused youth trying to find themselves and figure out what they wanted to be when they grew up. Best friends animal society in utah is working collaboratively with animal rescue groups city shelters and passionate individuals who are all dedicated to the mission of making utah a no kill state. I had volunteered at the best friends annual conference for two years and felt it was time to go to the sanctuary.
The group does outreach nationwide with shelters rescue groups and members to promote pet adoption no kill animal rescue and spay and neuter practices. When you arrive in the canyon you immediately feel the peace and tranquility of a place where ancient peoples who considered the land sacred gathered in centuries past.