And I'm in very good company, too — alongside Harry Shubin, a Virginia patent attorney and
volunteer coordinator for Lost Dog and Cat
Rescue Foundation in Arlington; Al Chernoff, «Alley Cat» from
Rescue Ink; and Jackson Galaxy, star of
Animal Planet's My Cat From Hell and author of the recently released Cat Daddy: What the World's Most Incorrigible Cat
Taught Me About Life, Love, and Coming Clean (which I reviewed for Moderncat).
In addition to her work, she has
volunteered for various
animal rescue groups and The Conservators» Center for big cats, and she has
taught multiple pet first aid courses.
Before her death, she registered her parents and siblings as
volunteers in the
Rescue's new Open Paw Program, a reward - based training system that focuses on
teaching animals behaviors that might help them get adopted.