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Codie Hammond -- Dog Adoption Coordinator and Foster
Post Date:
Tuesday, September 5, 2023
From a young age, my family have always enjoyed companionship of rescue German Shepherds. Growing up in a household where four-legged friends were not just pets but cherished family members, I loved coming home from school to cuddle up with our dogs. The German Shepherd we rescued while I was in High School was a particular favorite of mine. While we were still looking for a new pup to join our home, I said wanted to name our new dog Sadie. My parents insisted that you name a dog once you have met them, and we hadn’t identified a dog yet.
If you had told me 2.5 years ago that I would have 40 cats cycle through my 600 sq. feet apartment in the next 2.5 years, I would have said you were absolutely out of your mind. Not because I didn't like cats ... I thought cats were fine ... sometimes. But because I've always considered myself a dog person, and quite frankly, I had never had a cat. Plus, I was allergic.
To be honest, the story of my journey into rescue isn't very easy for me to write. Like many of the wonderful people that I work with in the animal welfare community, I've spent a lifetime loving animals. My childhood was heavily colored with experiences that included a variety of creatures, including ducks, chickens, rabbits, small mammals, cats, and dogs. But I never intended to dedicate my life to helping homeless pets.
Meg Carson -- Adopter Cat Foster, Cat Transport Driver and Chauffeur
Post Date:
Tuesday, June 6, 2023
My family did not have pets when I was growing up. (Raise your hand if you’ve ever heard the “but who’s going to pick up its poop at 6 in the morning??” spiel from your parents as you desperately beg them for a puppy). I knew that dogs and cats existed, I knew they were cute and (sometimes) cuddly, but I also knew they were a lot of work. And in my college years and early 20’s, I wasn’t about that high-maintenance, wake-up-early, spend-your-money-on-vet-visits-and-dog-food dog mom life, until…
It all began with our collie and boxer mixed dog named Beauty. Some years later the pet parakeets arrived, then, within a few years, a beautiful lost calico cat arrived which unknowingly to us was pregnant and a few weeks later delivered four kittens. Two were adopted and the other two lived with us. Soon enough along came four gerbils whom my sister volunteered to watch over the holidays for her grade school class.
Diana Indest -- Program Manager of Veterinary Care at Lucky Dog Animal Rescue
Post Date:
Tuesday, April 4, 2023
My first journey in rescue began when I was just kid bringing home strays to my parents' dismay. I realized the urgent, dire need for rescue when I began with trap and release program with the feral cat population in New Orleans. Spaying and neutering a dozen cats can prevent hundreds of starving kittens from entering the world. I found homes for many and watched them thrive.
Goose came into my life 4 years ago during my first period English class. I was living in a tiny village in rural South Africa teaching English at the time, and word had quickly gotten out that I was looking for a cat. Granted, I had never really interacted with cats, given that I had grown up in a dog family, but I was lonely and far from home and missing the companionship of an animal. I traveled too much to realistically adopt a dog.
Dr. Mat Glassman, VMD, DACVS, MBA, Founder & CEO, Dr. Cuddles & Friendship Surgical Specialist at Friendship Hospital for Animals
Post Date:
Thursday, February 2, 2023
My name is Mat Glassman and I’m a veterinary surgeon that worked at Friendship Hospital for Animals in Washington, D.C. for 12 years. I’m currently taking some time away from the operating room to build a company to help pet-parents take care of their pets better at home, Dr. Cuddles. Dr.
My journey into rescue started when I was young. My brother and I wanted a dog, and my mom told us we were going to rescue. As a seven-year old, I didn’t really know what that meant. However, when my brother and I went with her to the animal shelter and met Patch, we immediately wanted to take him home. To be honest, we probably would have felt that way about any dog. But Patch was available and Patch was good with kids.
