by Duncan | May 14, 2014 | Advocates, Dogs, Pets, Spay/Neuter
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...
by Duncan | Sep 25, 2013 | Adoption, Advocates, General, Pets, Rescue, Spay/Neuter, Spay/Neuter
Vicki Kilmer—Director of Brand Management & Business Intelligence for Best Friends Animal Society, which operates the nation’s largest sanctuary for abused and abandoned animals—outlines a bit of Best Friends’ history and mission.As part of that summary,...
by Duncan | May 15, 2013 | Adoption, Cats, Dogs, Spay/Neuter, Spay/Neuter
Ian Hallett—Director of Hillsborough County Animal Services—discusses his formative years in Riverview, the sort of animals he grew up with and around, including becoming a staff vet tech at 16. He explains how his educational path took him to Austin, where he...
by Duncan | Nov 14, 2012 | Advocates, Rescue
Laurie Crawford–president of the Animal Network, Inc., a nonprofit based in Manatee County, FL–discusses the history and evolution of the organization, starting out creating new dog parks. Describing the Animal Network as primarily a lobbying group,...
by Duncan | May 5, 2010 | Adoption, Rescue
Shelley Thayer–Executive Director of Sarasota’s Cat Depot, one of the largest non-profit, no-kill feline rescue and adoption centers in the country based in Kingston, Canada–discusses some of the traits that distinguish the organization, including...
