Nina Bradford:  

By volunteering/serving on the Board of Directors at our local animal control/humane society and having almost daily contact with the animals and personnel, I see/realize the great needs of the animals and challenges a shelter faces. I have adopted numerous animals through the years and currently have 2 dogs and a cat; all are shelter alumni and now beloved family members. It is hard not to bring them all home but we do everything possible to find each and every one of them a safe, loving home, including spay/neuter, utilizing petfinder and working with 501(c)(3) rescue groups. I currently write 2 newspaper columns promoting our pets, shelter news, pet tips/care, and breed history, speak to clubs and civic groups, and am a shelter docent. I also take 300 pictures a week to display on petfinder, answer inquiries and maintain our shelter's site. Our shelter receives around 100 pets a week. Sadly we have many more pets than people to adopt them. The numbers won't change until people become responsible pet parents and spay or neuter their pets. The rest of my spare time is spent as a "pink lady" at our local hospital. I've been a hospital volunteer for a number of years. A hospital is a stressful place and sometimes the patients and families just need someone to talk to, someone to car...Expand for more