Rescue

 

Animal Advocacy  

I am passionate about animals, especially the homeless and unwanted.

In 2014, I founded and organized Sheltered, an art benefit for animals at risk, which was held at the Tsao Gallery at Davis Art Center, Davis, CA. The nationally curated art exhibit ran six weeks and helped raise awareness of the staggering number of homeless animals who will never find shelter. I was awarded a grant from The Pollination Project for media related to this project.

Animal Advocacy Profiles, Stories, and Articles:

• “Brothers,” Among Animals 3, the Lives of Animals in Humans in Contemporary Short Fiction, Ashland Creek Press, 2022
• “White Dog,” Fiction, A Quiet Shelter There, anthology of speculative stories about companion animals, Hadley Rille Books,  2015. Benefits Friends of Homeless Animals
• “Silver Hearts,” The Virginia-Maryland Dog, Fall 2013
• “Meet the Photographer,” The Virginia-Maryland Dog, Summer 2013
• “Dog Around Town,” The Virginia-Maryland Dog, Winter/Holiday 2012
• “HeARTs Speak–Synergy in Action,” The Virginia-Maryland Dog, Fall 2012
• Featured Rescue: SCDR, HeARTs Speak, September 2012
• “Don’t Let Pet Allergies Get You Down,” Culver City News, July 29, 2012
• Featured Artist: Lori Fusaro, HeARTs Speak, July 2012
• Featured Rescue: SABBR, HeARTs Speak, June 2012
• “Lucky Dog,” Essay, Modern Dog, Summer 2010

NorCal Collie Rescue

I was a board member and volunteer for NorCal Collie Rescue for many years. I fell in love with the breed after we adopted our first collie in 2007.  I love all dogs and could easily foster any breed, size, or age of dog, but I decided to volunteer for collie rescue, to put my efforts toward a specific and attainable goal–with the work of many others–helping an organization that’s mission is to ensure that not one collie is left in a Northern California animal shelter or euthanized because it does not have a home.

To learn more about dog rescue organizations, check out these sites:

NorCal Collie Rescue

Collie Club of America

American Kennel Club Breed Rescue

ASPCA Best Friends Animal Society

There are many more organizations devoted to the wellbeing of dogs and animals.

FOSTER ANIMALS

LUNA BELL
foster/adopt
10/19/19-3/20/22
Too Soon. My Heart.

To

LADDIE
foster
11/21/15-12/2015 Adopted!
RIP 7/2016

EMILY
foster
8/17/15-10/05/15 Adopted!

KATIE
foster
8/17/15-10/05/15 Adopted!

GINGER/SHILOH
3/20/15 – 3/22/15
Owner found!

LUNA
Foster
10/3/14-2/1/15 Adopted!

KODIE & PEPPER
Intake AC/Foster – 9/24/14
Pepper adopted 1/2/15!
Kodie adopted 6/7/15!

CAPTAIN JEAN-LUC, AC/Foster
4/2/14 – Sanctuary
2014 R.I.P.

EMMA, AC/Foster
3/20/14 – 11/14 Adopted
RIP sweet girl

DELILAH and DAISY, AC/Foster
1/7/14-Adopted!

CODY Transport/Foster
1/4/14-1/6/14  R.I.P

LILLY A/C 08.28.13–Adopted.
2015 R.I.P

SIMON A/C Foster
03.05.13–06. 00.13 Adopted
2019 R.I.P.

NOVA, courtesy foster between Taiwan and Cascade Collie Rescue

3.29.13–4.4.13

ANNA A/C Foster  12.19.12– 01.20.13  Adopted
RIP

KASSIE A/C Foster /Adopt
special needs/a very good girl.
9.9.12– 12.2021

KIKI   A/C     7.19.12–9.6.12    Adopted

SILVER    Foster/AC      6.10.12–8.3.12   Adopted

2013 RIP

MICAH Foster/AC   4.24.12–5.17.12  Adopted
RIP

 FINNIGAN foster/AC   3.3.12–3.19.12  adopted

NIKKA/LADY   foster/AC      1.19.12–2.18.12   adopted
RIP 2019

LUCY    sanctuary    10.3.11–ongoing special needs
RIP 12.25.13 Total Sweetness

RIO/SHADOW   foster    7.6.11–9.11.11   adopted

RIP

KOHL   sanctuary    7.11   R.I.P.

FRISCO    sanctuary      9.4.10–6.9.11  R.I.P.

HAYDEN/MERLIN     foster
May 2010   adopted
2014 R.I.P

ANNIE   foster    2009      adopted   R.I.P

IN RESIDENCE

SMOKEY JOE adopted 2013
RIP 2019

RUBY and JOLENE (missing)  adopted 2011

RUBY RIP 2018

LUCKY DOG (aka The Little General) adopted 2008
RIP 8/26/2022

TRACE   adopted   2007
R.I.P. 11.9.16

MAGGIE  (my heart dog) adopted   2007-2012 R.I.P

All God’s creatures deserve to go home.