All posts tagged Humane Society of Tampa Bay

Cathy Unruh, co-founder of MEOW Now

By | July 24, 2019 | General | No comments

Cathy Unruh—a co-founder of MEOW Now (the acronym stands for Managing & Ending Overpopulation Wisely), which is devoted to helping reduce the community cat population in Pinellas County—addresses the impetus for Unruh and her co-founders launching, in 2014, an organization with such a specialized focus. Read more…

Barbara Trask Lovett, president of Save Nosey Now!

By | July 25, 2018 | Advocates, Captive, Elephants, General | No comments

Barbara Trask Lovett—the president of Save Nosey Now! (SNN), an organization that helped a high-profile, long-suffering circus elephant (Nosey) win freedom from the neglectful, exploitative treatment of her owner…and seeks to educate the public about the plight of captive elephants, and pursue elephant-related litigation, legislation, protests, and other measures designed to improve their lives—recounts a childhood replete with animals, including on a family farm in Maine. Read more…

Patti Ragan, founder of The Center For Great Apes

By | September 6, 2017 | Advocates, General, Primates | No comments

Patti Ragan—the founder of The Center For Great Apes, a 120-acre sanctuary in Wauchula, FL that houses nearly 50 chimpanzees and orangutans—recalls how she first became interested in great apes. Read more…

Alison Eastwood, actress-director-animal advocate

By | March 1, 2017 | Actors & Filmmakers, Advocates, Cats, Dogs, General, Pets, Rescue, Spay/Neuter | No comments

Alison Eastwood —the actress, director and animal advocate whose Eastwood Ranch Foundation recently launched FosterFurkids.com, a website that connects rescue groups and animal shelters with a nationwide network of pet fosters and transporters—discusses a childhood growing up amidst an array of animals. Read more…

Helena Kriel, founder of Baby Rhino Rescue

By | March 16, 2016 | Advocates, Captive Exotic, Educators, Rescue, Sanctuaries | No comments

Helena Kriel—founder of Baby Rhino Rescue, which seeks to raise awareness of the rhino poaching crisis, and raise money for the care of baby rhinos who’ve become orphaned through that poaching—recalls her formative years in South Africa, growing up with a strong affinity for animals. Read more…

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