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.
- Founder of Animal Advocacy Inc. - a statewide non-profit organization that supports local no-kill movements throughout Georgia.
- Leadership Team of Georgia Voters For Animal Welfare – the leading public policy activist organization for animal welfare in Georgia.
- Volunteer and foster parent for Cherokee County Humane Society.
- Volunteer at Southern Hope Humane Society (currently inactive).
- Amateur animal behaviorist, specializing in rehabilitation of aggressive dogs.
