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Dr. Dani McVety, hospice veterinarian

Duncan — Wed, 31 May 2017 04:00:59 +0000

Dr. Dani McVety—a Tampa native and veterinarian who co-founded Lap of Love Veterinary Hospice in 2009, and it’s since become the nation’s largest network dedicated solely to end of life veterinary care–recounts the history of the enterprise, launching Lap of Love mere months after graduating from vet school, the name deriving from an early case […]

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Joel Rockey, executive director of One Last Treat

Duncan — Wed, 02 Nov 2016 04:00:05 +0000

Joel Rockey—executive director of One Last Treat, a nonprofit founded by a group of veterans whose mission (carried out by veterans who volunteer) is “to provide comfort, compassion, and one last treat to severely at-risk and soon-to-be-passing animals”—discusses his own history, including growing up with various animals, but at that point, being indifferent to them. […]

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Amy Rowland, co-founder of Dogma Pet Rescue

Duncan — Wed, 14 May 2014 04:00:07 +0000

Amy Rowland—co-founder and co-director of Dogma Pet Rescue, an all-volunteer nonprofit organization based in Riverview, FL—recalls traveling the path from growing up dog-less, to adopting her first dog, Frankie, and then shortly thereafter, launching Dogma with co-founder Ann-Marie Pearson. She also describes the formative stages of Dogma Pet Rescue and developing its guiding principles, placing […]

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Dr. Hillary Hart, veterinarian

Duncan — Wed, 15 Jan 2014 05:00:15 +0000

Dr. Hillary Hart—a Tampa Bay Area veterinarian who operates Vet With Hart Veterinary House Call Practice—describes how she raised a family and then, when on the cusp of empty nest syndrome, decided to attend veterinary school, fulfilling a lifelong dream. Noting that vet school under those circumstances was both grueling and exhilarating, Hart explains how, […]

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Jane Hoffman, president of Mayor’s Alliance of NYC’s Animals

Duncan — Wed, 20 Nov 2013 05:00:55 +0000

Jane Hoffman—president and co-founder of the Mayor’s Alliance of NYC’s Animals, a coalition of more than 150 animal shelters and rescue groups—provides a wide-ranging assessment of the Alliance as it marks its 10th anniversary. She discusses its history, mission and the evolution of the organization, noting that when she and others launched the Alliance, the […]

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Dr. Dani McVety, hospice veterinarian

Duncan — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:00:26 +0000

Dr. Dani McVety–a Lutz-based veterinarian specializing in hospice care and euthanasia, whose practice is called Lap of Love Veterinary Hospice–discusses her background, how her veterinary school training and initial work as an emergency medicine vet prompted her to start her hospice practice. Noting that there’s typically little or no hospice curriculum at vet school, Dr. […]

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