Ranked #1
Gene Baur, co-founder and president of Farm Sanctuary
Gene Baur, co-founder and president of Farm Sanctuary
Gene Baur–co-founder and president of Farm Sanctuary, which Baur helped launch in 1986—responds to the observation that,... Read more
19 Jul 2023
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Ranked #2
Susan Hanus, executive director of Cat Depot
Susan Hanus, executive director of Cat Depot
Susan Hanus–executive director of Cat Depot, a unique feline-only shelter in Sarasota—recalls when she first became a ca... Read more
12 Jul 2023
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Ranked #3
Kathy Finelli, director of Gainesville Rabbit Rescue
Kathy Finelli, director of Gainesville Rabbit Rescue
Kathy Finelli–the director of Gainesville Rabbit Rescue (GRR), a nonprofit organization founded in 1998 by two Universit... Read more
5 Jul 2023
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Ranked #4
Valerie Benka, Director of Programs for the Alliance for Contraception in Cats and Dogs
Valerie Benka, Director of Programs for the Alliance for Contraception in Cats and Dogs
Valerie Benka–the Director of Programs for the Alliance for Contraception in Cats and Dogs (ACC&D)—recalls being som... Read more
21 Jun 2023
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Ranked #5
pattrice jones, co-founder of VINE Sanctuary
pattrice jones, co-founder of VINE Sanctuary
pattrice jones–co-founder of VINE Sanctuary, sprawling across 100 acres in Springfield, Vermont, and a self-described “L... Read more
14 Jun 2023
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Ranked #6
Donna Kalil, python hunter
Donna Kalil, python hunter
Donna Kalil–a python removal contractor (aka “python hunter”)—recalls growing up in Venezuela, with close proximity to t... Read more
31 May 2023
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Ranked #7
Jane O’Hara, animal advocate and artist
Jane O’Hara, animal advocate and artist
Jane O’Hara, the animal advocate and artist–whose paintings tend to celebrate animals or explore animal issues—recalls a... Read more
24 May 2023
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Ranked #8
Susan Tellem, executive director of American Tortoise Rescue
Susan Tellem, executive director of American Tortoise Rescue
Susan Tellem–executive director of American Tortoise Rescue (ATR), a nonprofit established in 1990 for the protection of... Read more
17 May 2023
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Ranked #9
Diana Goodrich, co-director of the Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest
Diana Goodrich, co-director of the Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest
Diana Goodrich–co-director of the Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest, located not far from Seattle, and housing 15 chimps—sa... Read more
10 May 2023
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Ranked #10
Eleanor Spicer Rice, author of “Unseen Jungle: The Microbes That Secretly Control Our World”
Eleanor Spicer Rice, author of “Unseen Jungle: The Microbes That Secretly Control Our World”
Eleanor Spicer Rice, PhD–an entomologist by training, and the author of multiple books, focused on ants and spiders—reco... Read more
3 May 2023
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