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...]
Laura
As a kid I spent my days building makeshift agility courses for my family dogs...boxes duct taped in a row for tunnels, and 2x4’s precariously balanced across cement blocks as jumps. My dogs were my constant companions on every adventure and my trusted allies….partners in mischief. Several decades later and not much has changed. I got involved in rescue about 5 years … [Read more...]
