Marisol, 14-year foster vet tech. Greenfield County Municipal Shelter. Tuesday morning.
Every county shelter in this state runs out of time before it runs out of animals.
We're the people who show up anyway — at fairgrounds, at statehouses, at 2 a.m. when the intake list goes critical. Pull up a chair.
1,240
animals placed this quarter
38K
miles driven by volunteers
7
bills supported this session
What showing up
actually looks like.
Every number here is a name we know, a road we've driven, a vote we've counted.
1,240
Animals placed this quarter
dogs, cats, and a few surprises
38,400
Miles driven by volunteers
transport runs across 6 states
94%
Live release rate
in partner shelter network
7
Legislative bills supported
this session alone
312
Active fosters right now
spare bathrooms, spare bedrooms
2,800+
Spay/neuter surgeries
via rural caravans this year
This is what a rescue network
looks like from the inside.
Deb's spare bathroom. Three litters running simultaneously.
"I retired thinking I'd slow down. Instead I have a heating pad in every room and a rotation of bottle babies that would make my old clinic envious. The shelter called me at midnight. I was already awake."
Deborah Kamau
Harlan County
Fostering since 2019 · 47 bottle-fed kittens placed
14
Spay-neuter caravans
across rural zip codes
6
County fairground events
adoption & intake days
23
Kill-list interventions
animals pulled before countdown
Marcus. I-65 South. 4:40 a.m.
"My mileage spreadsheet is embarrassing. My wife stopped asking where I'm going on Saturday mornings. The dogs in the back seat don't care that I've been up since three — they're just glad someone showed up."
Marcus Osei
Jefferson County → Nashville
38,000+ transport miles logged · 214 animals moved
312
Active fosters
across the network right now
89
Transport drivers
on call any given weekend
41
Legislative advocates
who've testified this session
Priya and Jonah. State Capitol. Third hearing this month.
"We drove four hours to testify about a bill most senators had never read. We had three minutes. We used all of them. The bill passed committee. We drove home and had class at eight."
Priya Anand & Jonah Whitfield
State Capitol · Tuesdays
7 bills supported this session · 3 signed into law
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