All posts tagged Sherry Silk

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…

Sherry Silk and Cathy Bellatin, from The Humane Society of Tampa Bay

By | March 2, 2011 | Adoption, Rescue | No comments

Sherry Silk–executive director of The Humane Society of Tampa Bay (HSTB)–discusses how the animal welfare/rescue landscape has shifted in the 2 1/2 years since our last interview, including the effect the economic climate has had on donations & adoptions, as well as newer wrinkles and trends, like the growing impact and value of Facebook.  Read more…

Sherry Silk–Executive Director of the Humane Society of Tampa Bay

By | November 5, 2008 | Adoption, Rescue | No comments

Sherry Silk–Executive Director of the Humane Society of Tampa Bay–discusses the history and chief mission of the organization, the Fall Adoption Expo slated for Nov. 15, HSTB’s myriad efforts in the area of animal adoption (including MAC, a 32-foot Winnebago outfitted as a mobile adoption center), Read more…