Hi! I’m Barbara. I am a confirmed sucker for animals. My parents loved animals and passed that along to me. We always had dogs as I grew up and they were a part of the family. I always dreamed of helping animals when I grew up. Raised in NJ, with an AA degree in liberal arts from a Bible College, I had no idea what I wanted to do “when I grew up”. But the idea of working … [Read more...]
Andrea
Andrea Cerqua (pictured with Roscoe) I'm the Vice President at the Amherst Shelter. I've been with the shelter for 17 years wearing a second hat as the Rescue Coordinator. I've always been a big fan of teamwork. It takes effort to help the homeless animals in our surrounding counties. Any organization or group that goes above and beyond to help our community with helping … [Read more...]
Robbie & Joy
My name is Joy and I have been volunteering since the summer of 2013. I started volunteering to fill community service hours required by my college for graduation. I saw a plea on facebook asking for cat volunteers and that is where I started off. A few months later, I fostered my first dog (who ultimately became my first foster failure - I adopted him!) I fostered several … [Read more...]
Amber
Ever since since I could crawl and walk animals had always been my point of attention. I was constantly crawling under porches, sheds, wood piles, you name it to rescue kittens and any other critter I could find that needed help. Fast forward 20 years later and not a single thing has changed. I'm always the first to pull over on a busy highway with a leash to grab that dog in … [Read more...]
The Muhoro Family
Hi, my name is Emily! I have one resident dog and her name is Ellie. She is an English Mastiff and basically my child. Yes, I am THAT dog-mom and no, I am not ashamed. I started volunteering by fostering dogs in 2014, for Christian Service credit when I was a student at Liberty University. Laura (our founder) works at the vet’s office that I take my dog to and she is … [Read more...]