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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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Vicki Kilmer, Best Friends Animal Society

Duncan — Wed, 25 Sep 2013 04:00:36 +0000

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, she touches on Best Friends taking in some of the Michael Vick dogs and the “DogTown” TV series […]

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Ian Hallett, Director of Hillsborough County Animal Services

Duncan — Wed, 15 May 2013 04:00:44 +0000

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 began volunteering at the animal shelter there, taking on various volunteer roles, […]

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Laurie Crawford, President, Animal Network, Inc.

Duncan — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 16:00:20 +0000

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, Crawford went on to describe other of the group’s earlier efforts, including working in concert with animal services and […]

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Shelley Thayer–Executive Director of Sarasota’s Cat Depot

Duncan — Wed, 05 May 2010 15:00:16 +0000

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 its 10,000-feet, state-of-the-art facility (with recessed litter boxes); and the lifetime guarantee for any cat they adopt out; outlines the history […]

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Jane Hoffman–President of the Mayor’s Alliance for NYC’s Animals

libby — Mon, 06 Jun 2005 15:00:45 +0000

Jane Hoffman, president of the Mayor’s Alliance for NYC’s Animals–which brings together more than 60 non-profit animal care groups based in and around Manhattan, with a collective goal to make New York City “no kill” in a two-stage, five/10-year plan–discusses the history and evolution of the Alliance, how a 60-group collective can and does work […]

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