Getting the ball rooooling!!

So, it has been a bit of time since I last BLOGGED. I have been inspired by all the information I have gleaned in  the past 2 months. I went to the No More Homeless Pets conference in Las Vegas and I also went to the Found Animals Forum in Los Angeles. WOW! there are so many inspiring people in the animal rescue and shelter world!! It is amazing what the Animal Farm Foundation is doing for Pit Bulls. I was so impressed by PAWS Chicago and the amazing change in  shelter euthanasia they have made in such a short amount of time. Found Animal is always inspiring and refreshing to see how active they are in changing the attitudes for a huge city like Los Angeles.  Seeing how smaller shelters can truly change life for homeless animals was encouraging. The Longmont Humane shelter and the Sounthampton shelter are great examples of the successes smaller shelters can have. I loved seeing Mike Kaviani  from the Southhampton shelter speak at No More Homeless Pets, considering I was working at the shelter that started it all for him back in the day.  :)
Now the question is.......What can I do?  What can I do to help animals in shelters, spread awareness, reduce overpopulation?  I feel the desire to connect people with animals and start them on their journey together. My matchmaking idea is growing!  With a few more plans I can get the ball rolling!!! whooohooooo!

Since I was a kid......

I am one of the lucky ones. Ever since I was a little girl I was in LOVE with animals. When I was just a sprout, if you asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up I would say something like a zookeeper or a horse breeder  or something like that. I never really wanted to be a veterinarian, I am not too fond of the blood and guts and needles and the whole "science" part of animal care. So I found myself lucky that I had the most awesomest opportunity to grow up and work at an animal shelter. I got to work at a job of my childhood dreams. Seriously. I found that my knowlege of dogs and cats increased, and my passion for rescued animals grew tremendously as the years at the shelter passed. I loved working with people to find them the "dog of their dreams" and their "cat fur baby".  Pet matchmaking was so rewarding and so fufilling it encompassed my life. I felt like I truly found my place. How many people can say that?  My days at the shelter are over and now I am starting off into my very own adventure in the same vein.  Pet matchmaking! LUCKY ME!  Watch my blog for more updates as my new adventure hopefully grows and expands and blossoms into bigger than my little girl dreams can imagine.