I grew up on Long Island, born and raised on the north shore in Nassau county. I’ve lived many places, from North Carolina, to the Caribbean, to Texas, and no where feels more like home than Long Island, New York. At the house where I grew up in Great Neck we had a pond, woods [...]

Animals were part of my life at a young age. We always had family dogs growing up but with me around that quickly progressed to include family cats, birds, gerbils, hamsters, rabbits and fish. My parents also fostered young puppies and kittens from the nearby shelter, which often involved bottle feeding and around the clock [...]

Originally from Northern California, my love of animals started at a young age. One of my fondest grade school memories is when I was selected to be the school liaison for the SPCA. I accompanied Blueberry, the service dog, to different classrooms and helped teach about animal welfare. I remember obsessively watching BBC nature shows [...]

I grew up on a small farm in Upstate New York. We had pigs, cows, cats, dogs, vegetable gardens and lots of beautiful, dense woods surrounding it all. As a young girl I worked alongside my sisters and parents caring for our animals. Hard work, kind animal care, and being outdoors was my childhood, and [...]

My love of nature and animals began at a very young age. Growing up on the edge of Oyster Bay atop a woodsy tree covered hill, many homes including ours had small pastures and paddocks, horse barns, assorted farm animals, and lots of wildlife. I was blessed with parents who encouraged my curiosity and accepted [...]