by Mary Ann Bopp | Jun 4, 2013 | Tributes
The Starfish Award: Paul Johnson DVM Each year Pets Alive bestows our “Starfish Award”. The “starfish” award is so named because of an old parable: One day, an old man was walking along a beach that was littered with thousands of starfish that had been washed ashore...
by Mary Ann Bopp | Jun 4, 2013 | Tributes
Dottsie Perez is someone that you meet once and you don’t forget. We have all witnessed again and again a woman that doesn’t ever stop doing all she can to help find animals homes. Dottsie took on the role of Volunteer Coordinator at Pets Alive three years ago. In...
by Mary Ann Bopp | Jun 4, 2013 | Tributes
The Kameron Jacobsen Award: Spencer Roveto Kameron Jacobsen was a 14 year old boy with a very loving and gentle nature. He was kind, giving, and generous. He volunteered with his family at Pets Alive and had a special bond with animals – his compassion truly made a...
by Mary Ann Bopp | Jan 21, 2013 | Tributes
Today at Pets Alive, we lost our canine behaviorist. Today I lost one of my closest friends. Today the dogs of the world lost an amazing advocate. I’ve started and stopped this blog a dozen times because I don’t think there is any way that I can get the...
by Mary Ann Bopp | Jun 24, 2012 | Tributes
(Written by Pets Alive volunteer Monika Roosa) Earlier this Spring, I had heard about a Rottweiler that was brought in to Pets Alive by the police a few nights before. He had been brought in on a snare pole because the police weren’t sure if he was aggressive and they...
by Mary Ann Bopp | Jun 21, 2012 | Tributes
(Written by Jen Taylor, Executive Director of Pets Alive Westchester) I don’t typically write many blogs or personal view points. I am fortunate enough to have some of the most amazing animal welfare advocates I have ever met deeply and closely involved with Pets...
