Grace and I, the dog who survived the gas chamber, on the Floor of the Georgia House of Representatives on the day that Governor Perdue signed Grace’s Law into the Official Code of Georgia. (Picture by Valerie Hayes)
I am very active in animal welfare, advocacy, and rescue. I am one of the leaders of the no-kill movement in Georgia:
- Chairman of the Companion Animal Advisory Board (formerly the Animal Protection Steering Committee) at the Georgia Department of Agriculture.*
* I do NOT represent the official position or voice of the Georgia Department of Agriculture. - Founder of Cobb County Animal Advocates, Inc. - a public policy activist organization seeking to create a No-Kill Cobb.
- Leadership Team of Georgia Voters For Animal Welfare – the leading public policy activist organization for animal welfare in Georgia.
- Volunteer and foster parent for multiple animal rescuers and humane societies.
- Amateur animal behaviorist, specializing in rehabilitation of aggressive dogs.
I am currently in the process of writing a comprehensive book on animal advocacy, welfare, and rescue called Animal Advocacy. It will be a definitive hands-on how-to guide for animal rescue and political / legislative advocacy, and is intended to make these activities accessible to a general audience.
