The Future of Animal Advocacy...

We think you know how much we love our volunteers, but it would seem that they love us too! We hope you’ll take a moment to read an essay written by one of our young volunteers as part of a scholarship application. We’d be lying if we said it didn’t bring a grateful tear to our eyes.

We couldn’t be more proud of her, and all our young, determined, and passionate volunteers. They are the future of animal advocacy and community outreach and we are honored to help grow their servant hearts.

“𝔸 𝕞𝕒𝕛𝕠𝕣 ℂ𝕠𝕞𝕞𝕦𝕟𝕚𝕥𝕪 𝕊𝕖𝕣𝕧𝕚𝕔𝕖 𝔼𝕩𝕡𝕖𝕣𝕚𝕖𝕟𝕔𝕖 𝕀 𝕨𝕒𝕤 𝕚𝕟𝕧𝕠𝕝𝕧𝕖𝕕 𝕨𝕚𝕥𝕙 𝕨𝕒𝕤 𝕧𝕠𝕝𝕦𝕟𝕥𝕖𝕖𝕣𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕨𝕚𝕥𝕙 𝕊𝔸𝕍𝔼 𝕆𝕙𝕚𝕠 ℙ𝕖𝕥𝕤. 𝕊𝔸𝕍𝔼 𝕆𝕙𝕚𝕠 ℙ𝕖𝕥𝕤 𝕚𝕤 𝕒 𝕟𝕠𝕟-𝕡𝕣𝕠𝕗𝕚𝕥 𝕠𝕣𝕘𝕒𝕟𝕚𝕫𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕦𝕤𝕖𝕤 𝕔𝕠𝕞𝕞𝕦𝕟𝕚𝕥𝕪 𝕠𝕦𝕥𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕔𝕙 𝕥𝕠 𝕡𝕣𝕠𝕧𝕚𝕕𝕖 𝕧𝕒𝕔𝕔𝕚𝕟𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟, 𝕓𝕒𝕤𝕚𝕔 𝕧𝕖𝕥𝕖𝕣𝕚𝕟𝕒𝕣𝕪 𝕔𝕒𝕣𝕖, 𝕤𝕡𝕒𝕪 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕟𝕖𝕦𝕥𝕖𝕣 𝕔𝕝𝕚𝕟𝕚𝕔𝕤, 𝕡𝕖𝕥 𝕗𝕠𝕠𝕕, 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕤𝕦𝕡𝕡𝕝𝕚𝕖𝕤 𝕗𝕠𝕣 𝕥𝕙𝕠𝕤𝕖 𝕡𝕖𝕥 𝕡𝕒𝕣𝕖𝕟𝕥𝕤 𝕚𝕟 ℂ𝕠𝕝𝕦𝕞𝕓𝕦𝕤 𝕨𝕙𝕠 𝕔𝕒𝕟𝕟𝕠𝕥 𝕒𝕗𝕗𝕠𝕣𝕕 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕔𝕒𝕣𝕖 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕟𝕖𝕖𝕕𝕤 𝕗𝕠𝕣 𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕚𝕣 𝕡𝕖𝕥𝕤. 𝕎𝕙𝕖𝕟 𝕧𝕠𝕝𝕦𝕟𝕥𝕖𝕖𝕣𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕒𝕥 𝕠𝕟𝕖 𝕠𝕗 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕤𝕡𝕒𝕪 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕟𝕖𝕦𝕥𝕖𝕣 𝕔𝕝𝕚𝕟𝕚𝕔𝕤, 𝕀 𝕙𝕒𝕟𝕕𝕖𝕕 𝕠𝕦𝕥 𝕗𝕠𝕠𝕕 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕙𝕖𝕝𝕡𝕖𝕕 𝕒𝕟𝕚𝕞𝕒𝕝𝕤 𝕣𝕖𝕔𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕣 𝕒𝕗𝕥𝕖𝕣 𝕤𝕦𝕣𝕘𝕖𝕣𝕪. 𝔸𝕟𝕠𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣 𝕥𝕚𝕞𝕖 𝕀 𝕧𝕠𝕝𝕦𝕟𝕥𝕖𝕖𝕣𝕖𝕕, 𝕀 𝕠𝕣𝕘𝕒𝕟𝕚𝕫𝕖𝕕 𝕘𝕠𝕠𝕕𝕚𝕖 𝕓𝕒𝕘𝕤 𝕔𝕠𝕟𝕤𝕚𝕤𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕠𝕗 𝕗𝕠𝕠𝕕, 𝕥𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕥𝕤, 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕥𝕠𝕪𝕤, 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕀 𝕙𝕖𝕝𝕡𝕖𝕕 𝕕𝕚𝕤𝕥𝕣𝕚𝕓𝕦𝕥𝕖 𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕞 𝕥𝕠 𝕡𝕖𝕠𝕡𝕝𝕖 𝕚𝕟 𝕟𝕖𝕖𝕕. 𝕋𝕙𝕚𝕤 𝕤𝕡𝕖𝕔𝕚𝕗𝕚𝕔 𝕡𝕣𝕠𝕛𝕖𝕔𝕥 𝕔𝕠𝕟𝕥𝕣𝕚𝕓𝕦𝕥𝕖𝕕 𝕥𝕠 𝕞𝕪 𝕔𝕠𝕞𝕞𝕦𝕟𝕚𝕥𝕪 𝕓𝕖𝕔𝕒𝕦𝕤𝕖 𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕤 𝕠𝕣𝕘𝕒𝕟𝕚𝕫𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝕡𝕣𝕠𝕧𝕚𝕕𝕖𝕤 𝕙𝕖𝕝𝕡 𝕥𝕠 𝕡𝕖𝕠𝕡𝕝𝕖 𝕨𝕙𝕠 𝕔𝕒𝕟𝕟𝕠𝕥 𝕒𝕗𝕗𝕠𝕣𝕕 𝕥𝕠 𝕥𝕒𝕜𝕖 𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕚𝕣 𝕡𝕖𝕥𝕤 𝕥𝕠 𝕒 𝕧𝕖𝕥𝕖𝕣𝕚𝕟𝕒𝕣𝕚𝕒𝕟. 𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝕡𝕖𝕣𝕤𝕠𝕟𝕒𝕝𝕚𝕥𝕪 𝕥𝕣𝕒𝕚𝕥𝕤 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕀 𝕡𝕠𝕤𝕤𝕖𝕤𝕤 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕙𝕖𝕝𝕡𝕖𝕕 𝕞𝕖 𝕞𝕒𝕜𝕖 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕡𝕣𝕠𝕛𝕖𝕔𝕥 𝕒 𝕘𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕥 𝕤𝕦𝕔𝕔𝕖𝕤𝕤 𝕒𝕣𝕖 𝕔𝕠𝕞𝕡𝕒𝕤𝕤𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕖𝕞𝕡𝕒𝕥𝕙𝕪. ℂ𝕠𝕞𝕡𝕒𝕤𝕤𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝕚𝕤 𝕨𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕡𝕦𝕤𝕙𝕖𝕤 𝕞𝕖 𝕥𝕠 𝕙𝕖𝕝𝕡 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕡𝕖𝕠𝕡𝕝𝕖 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕟𝕖𝕖𝕕 𝕚𝕥. 𝕎𝕖 𝕒𝕣𝕖 𝕒𝕝𝕝 𝕒 𝕡𝕒𝕣𝕥 𝕠𝕗 𝕠𝕟𝕖 𝕔𝕠𝕞𝕞𝕦𝕟𝕚𝕥𝕪. 𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝕡𝕖𝕥𝕤 𝕚𝕟 𝕞𝕪 𝕔𝕠𝕞𝕞𝕦𝕟𝕚𝕥𝕪 𝕡𝕣𝕠𝕧𝕚𝕕𝕖 𝕒 𝕟𝕖𝕧𝕖𝕣 𝕖𝕟𝕕𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕤𝕠𝕦𝕣𝕔𝕖 𝕠𝕗 𝕦𝕟𝕔𝕠𝕟𝕕𝕚𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟𝕒𝕝 𝕝𝕠𝕧𝕖 𝕥𝕠 𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕚𝕣 𝕗𝕒𝕞𝕚𝕝𝕚𝕖𝕤. 𝔼𝕞𝕡𝕒𝕥𝕙𝕪 𝕒𝕝𝕝𝕠𝕨𝕤 𝕞𝕖 𝕥𝕠 𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕖𝕣𝕤𝕥𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕨𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕠𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣 𝕡𝕖𝕠𝕡𝕝𝕖 𝕚𝕟 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕔𝕠𝕞𝕞𝕦𝕟𝕚𝕥𝕪 𝕘𝕠 𝕥𝕙𝕣𝕠𝕦𝕘𝕙 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕙𝕠𝕨 𝕀 𝕞𝕚𝕘𝕙𝕥 𝕓𝕖 𝕓𝕖𝕥𝕥𝕖𝕣 𝕒𝕓𝕝𝕖 𝕥𝕠 𝕙𝕖𝕝𝕡. 𝕊𝕒𝕧𝕖 𝕆𝕙𝕚𝕠 ℙ𝕖𝕥𝕤 𝕣𝕖𝕔𝕠𝕘𝕟𝕚𝕫𝕖𝕤 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕟𝕠𝕥 𝕠𝕟𝕝𝕪 𝕒𝕣𝕖 𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣𝕖 𝕡𝕖𝕠𝕡𝕝𝕖 𝕚𝕟 𝕟𝕖𝕖𝕕, 𝕓𝕦𝕥 𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕚𝕣 𝕡𝕖𝕥𝕤 𝕒𝕣𝕖 𝕚𝕟 𝕟𝕖𝕖𝕕 𝕒𝕤 𝕨𝕖𝕝𝕝. 𝕋𝕙𝕚𝕤 𝕡𝕣𝕠𝕛𝕖𝕔𝕥 𝕙𝕖𝕝𝕡𝕖𝕕 𝕞𝕖 𝕘𝕣𝕠𝕨 𝕒𝕤 𝕒 𝕡𝕖𝕣𝕤𝕠𝕟 𝕓𝕖𝕔𝕒𝕦𝕤𝕖 𝕚𝕥 𝕒𝕝𝕝𝕠𝕨𝕖𝕕 𝕞𝕖 𝕥𝕠 𝕤𝕖𝕖 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕤𝕥𝕣𝕦𝕘𝕘𝕝𝕖𝕤 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕠𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣 𝕡𝕖𝕠𝕡𝕝𝕖 𝕗𝕒𝕔𝕖 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕥𝕠 𝕡𝕦𝕥 𝕞𝕪 𝕠𝕨𝕟 𝕤𝕥𝕣𝕦𝕘𝕘𝕝𝕖𝕤 𝕚𝕟𝕥𝕠 𝕡𝕖𝕣𝕤𝕡𝕖𝕔𝕥𝕚𝕧𝕖. 𝕊𝕠𝕞𝕖𝕥𝕚𝕞𝕖𝕤 𝕨𝕖 𝕒𝕣𝕖 𝕤𝕠 𝕗𝕠𝕔𝕦𝕤𝕖𝕕 𝕠𝕟 𝕠𝕦𝕣 𝕠𝕨𝕟 𝕝𝕚𝕧𝕖𝕤, 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕨𝕖 𝕝𝕠𝕤𝕖 𝕤𝕚𝕘𝕙𝕥 𝕠𝕗 𝕨𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕚𝕥 𝕞𝕖𝕒𝕟𝕤 𝕥𝕠 𝕓𝕖 𝕡𝕒𝕣𝕥 𝕠𝕗 𝕒 𝕓𝕣𝕠𝕒𝕕𝕖𝕣 𝕔𝕠𝕞𝕞𝕦𝕟𝕚𝕥𝕪. 𝕎𝕖 𝕞𝕒𝕪 𝕟𝕠𝕥 𝕓𝕖 𝕒𝕓𝕝𝕖 𝕥𝕠 𝕗𝕚𝕩 𝕒𝕝𝕝 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕡𝕣𝕠𝕓𝕝𝕖𝕞𝕤 𝕨𝕖 𝕤𝕖𝕖, 𝕓𝕦𝕥 𝕚𝕗 𝕨𝕖 𝕥𝕒𝕜𝕖 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕥𝕚𝕞𝕖 𝕥𝕠 𝕔𝕒𝕣𝕖 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕥𝕠 𝕤𝕖𝕣𝕧𝕖, 𝕨𝕖 𝕞𝕒𝕪 𝕓𝕖 𝕒𝕓𝕝𝕖 𝕥𝕠 𝕞𝕒𝕜𝕖 𝕠𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣𝕤' 𝕝𝕚𝕧𝕖𝕤 𝕒 𝕝𝕚𝕥𝕥𝕝𝕖 𝕓𝕖𝕥𝕥𝕖𝕣. 𝕋𝕙𝕚𝕤 𝕖𝕩𝕡𝕖𝕣𝕚𝕖𝕟𝕔𝕖 𝕙𝕒𝕤 𝕒𝕝𝕝𝕠𝕨𝕖𝕕 𝕞𝕖 𝕥𝕠 𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕖𝕣𝕤𝕥𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕙𝕠𝕨 𝕗𝕠𝕣𝕥𝕦𝕟𝕒𝕥𝕖 𝕀 𝕒𝕞 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕙𝕒𝕤 𝕒𝕝𝕝𝕠𝕨𝕖𝕕 𝕞𝕖 𝕥𝕠 𝕙𝕖𝕝𝕡 𝕡𝕝𝕒𝕪 𝕒 𝕣𝕠𝕝𝕖 𝕚𝕟 𝕞𝕒𝕜𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕞𝕪 𝕔𝕠𝕞𝕞𝕦𝕟𝕚𝕥𝕪 𝕒 𝕓𝕖𝕥𝕥𝕖𝕣 𝕡𝕝𝕒𝕔𝕖.”