I remember as a child spending the weekends with my family camping outdoors, bird watching, hiking, and naming woodland creatures. If someone found a hurt bird, turtle, snake or even squirrel, it would somehow end up at our home and we would nurse it back to health.  I have been encouraged all my life to help all types of animals.  As an adult, this tradition has continued. My passion has transformed into helping local rescue groups and animal shelters.  I began volunteering my time and soon learned that:

Every year, 2.7 million pets in animal shelters in the United States are euthanized mostly due to illness, aggression, or overpopulation.