I’m Susan Smith, a former teacher and mother of four. We have two dogs, a 5 year old Yorkie named Violet and a 5 month old Redbone Coonhound named Clementine.   When animals kept showing up at my house or even running out in front of my car that needed some help, I knew I was supposed to do this and it was time to jump on board. I enjoy animals of all types … [Read more...]

I'm Brandi Evans and I work as a Collections Officer at a local bank. I started volunteering in rescue about 5 years ago. I love both cats and dogs, (who am I kidding, I'm crazy about ALL animals!!) and my husband and I are lucky "parents" to our 2 fur babies, Smallboy & Babs who are both rescues from local shelters. I was born and raised in the Central Va area and can't … [Read more...]

Hi! I’m Barbara. I am a confirmed sucker for animals. My parents loved animals and passed that along to me. We always had dogs as I grew up and they were a part of the family. I always dreamed of helping animals when I grew up. Raised in NJ, with an AA degree in liberal arts from a Bible College, I had no idea what I wanted to do “when I grew up”. But the idea of working … [Read more...]

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...]