T’was the night before Christmas and all through the sanctuary
Not a creature was stirring, not even a canary

Paw stockings were hung next to kennels with care
By the staff of Best Friends, an organization quite rare

The dogs all were nestled all snug in their beds
While visions of milk bones danced in their heads

The cats in their houses; the birds in their nests
Had just settled down for a long winter’s rest

The donkeys were dozing; the horses asleep
Not even the pot- bellied pigs made a peep.

One thousand five hundred pets call this home
This big spread in Utah, in Angel Canyon

Cast away or mistreated, their backgrounds are varied
But many came here from places less merry

There are cats that were hoarded and dogs used for fighting
And horses gone lame, their best days behind them

Surrendered or dumped or seized from bad masters,
Some displaced by hurricanes and other disasters

There’s April, a dog, I’m happy to’ve met her
Whose poor homeless owner thought she deserved better

There’s Angel a horse, a miniature one
Who got hit by a trailer that broke most her bones

Jack’s a most handsome pot-bellied pig
Who seemed quite excited to show off his digs

He has pig eyes that twinkle and a giant pot belly
That shakes when he walks like a bowl full of jelly

There’s also Trixie and Kona, and Marmaduke and Judah
There’s Mr. Hope, Zeke, and Bill and Luna

Volunteers on vacation come from far and from near
To help with the chores and spread cheer all year

They walk, feed and groom; they clean out the coops,
And they scoop away, scoop away, scoop away poop

It’s heartening to know that for each Michael Vick
There’a a thousand-fold more folks who treat dogs like St. Nick

At Best Friends it’s Christmas for pets all year round
From cathouse to horse pen, to what they call Dogtown

It’s a non-profit group, and it runs on donations.
It’s for no more homeless pets, no more euthanasia

Santa comes and he goes, and some doubt he is real
In world that is troubled, some lose their zeal

But pets are warm in their beds on this Christmas Eve
It’s places like Best Friends that make you believe