The American Dog Magazine Humanitarian Awards Nominees

Exemplary Animal Shelter

• Best Friends Animal Society (bestfriends.org)
• Hearts United for Animals (hua.org)
• Hillsborough County Animal Services
• Marin Humane Society (marinhumanesociety.org)
• Operation Kindness (operationkindness.org)
• Orange County Animal Shelter (NC)
• Oregon Humane Society (oregonhumane.org)
• Pets Alive in Middletown, NY (petsalive.com)
• Rolling Dog Ranch & Sanctuary (rollingdogranch.org)
• Santa Cruz SPCA (santacruzspca.org)
• Stray Rescue, St. Louis, MO (strayrescue.org)
• Tompkins County SPCA (spcaonline.com)
• Washington Animal Rescue League (warl.org)
• Western PA Humane Society (wpahumane.com)

Innovative No-Kill Animal Shelter

• A Place To Bark in TN (aplacetobark.com)
• Animal Ark Shelter in MN (animalarkshelter.org)
• Animal Friends, Pittsburgh (thinkoutsidethecage.org)
• Austin Pets Alive! (austinpetsalive.org)
• Best Friends Animal Society (bestfriends.org)
• DAWG Santa Barbara (sbdawg.org)
• Nevada Humane Society (nevadahumanesociety.org)
• Operation Kindness in Texas (operationkindness.org)
• PAWS Chicago (pawschicago.org)
• Pets Alive, Middletown NY (petsalive.com)
• Philadelphia Animal Welfare Society (phillypaws.org)
• Stray Rescue St. Louis MO (strayrescue.org)

Rescue Organization Saving Dogs

• A Place To Bark (aplacetobark.com)
• Austin Pets Alive! (austinpetsalive.org)
• Bad Rap (badrap.org)
• Boston Terrier Rescue of Greater Houston
• Carolina Care Bullies in NC (carebullies.org)
• Dogs Deserve Better (dogsdeservebetter.org)
• Diamond Dachshund Rescue of TX (ddrtx.org)
• East Coast Asian Dog Rescue (asian-dog-rescue.org)
• Hello Bully, Pittsburgh PA (hellobully.com)
• Hope For Paws (hopeforpaws.org)
• Lone Star Shih Tzu and Lhasa Apso Rescue, Houston, TX
• Karma Rescue (karmarescue.org)
• Mid-Atlantic English Springer Spaniel Rescue
• Namaste Dog Rescue (namastedogrescueinc.com)
• Pit Stop Bully's Rescue in Tampa (pitstopbullys.com)
• Rolling Dog Ranch (rollingdogranch.org)

Individual Saving/Adopting Dogs

• Dawn Ashby (Dogs Deserve Better)
• Bernie Berlin (Founder A Place To Bark)
• Kristina Bowman (puppy mill rescue/protester)
• Ashlie Burke (Founder Pit Stop Bully''s Rescue)
• Julie Chadwick (Planet Heart)
• Erica Daniel (mom to Dolly the Pit Bull)
• Jason Flatt (Founder-Friends to Forlorn Pit Bull Rescue)
• Dr. Ellen Jefferson (President of Austin Pets Alive!)
• Debbie Lipscey (President of MAESSR)
• Amanda Liston (President Carolina Care Bullies)
• Whitney Knowlton (Last Chance Animal Rescue)
• Christine McEntyre (DDRTX )
• Tyler Z Nasise (rescues abused Pitties)
• Kristy Schroeder (founder Namaste Dog Rescue)
• Rhonda Sims (Freedom Train Transports)
• Tamira Thayne (Founder Dogs Deserve Better)
• Elle Wittelsbach (Founder of Strangest Angels)

"Spokesdog" for a Charitable Cause

• Amazing Grace (gvaw.org)
• Billie Valentine (billievalentine.com)
• Doc Barker Buchinder (Make A Wish Foundation)
• Dolly the Pit Bull (Pit Bull Awareness)
• Dougie, Lone Star Shih Tzu Rescue (shihtzu-rescue.com)
• Emma Zen Chiapuzio (emmazen.com)
• Faith Stringfellow 2-legged dog (faiththedog.info)
• Gianna Marie Souza (therapy dog for hospice care)
• Rainbow Diamond (ddrtx.org)
• Sarge Wolf-Stringer (elderbulls.blogspot.com)
• Surf Dog Ricochet (surfdogricochet.com)

Service/Therapy Dog Who Gives Unconditionally

• Apollo Brunot (facebook: Apollo Brunot)
• Bocker the Labradoodle (bocker.tv)
• Doc Barker (Make A Wish Foundation)
• Emma Zen Chiapuzio (emmazen.com)
• Ruby the Pit Bull (Rubystale.com)
• Sarge Wolf-Stringer (the elderbull)
• Surf Dog Ricochet (surfdogricochet.com)
• Xander The 3-Legged Wonderdog

Service Dog Training Organization

• 4 Paws for Ability
• Canine Support Teams
• Delta Society
• Fidos for Freedom
• Guide Dogs for the Blind
• K9 Buddies
• Paws For Friendship, Inc
• Puppies Behind Bars

Volunteer at an Animal Shelter/Rescue

• Dawn Ashby
• Daisy Balawedjer (Hello Bully)
• Ariel Dagastino
• Nadezda Damevska
• Sean and Holly Hirshberg (DDRTX)
• Judith Langmaid (last Chance Animal Rescue)
• Debbie Lipcsey, President of MAESSR
• Christine McEntyre (Diamond Dacshund Rescue of Texas)
• Anthony Trott (Pets Alive in NY)

Foster Family for an Animal Shelter/Rescue

• Dawn Ashby
• Kristina Bowman
• Theresa Daley
• Gale Frey, Mutts and Stuff
• George & Tina Hartman, Humane Society, Clarksville, TN
• Sean and Holly Hirshberg, DDRTX
• Debbie Lipscey (Pres of MAESSR.org)
• Candi Lynn, MAESSR Foster Volunteer
• Judy Nguyen, Walkin' the Bark
• Carole Sax

Dog Rescue Transporter

• Cloud Nine Rescue Flights (cloudninerescueflights.org)
• Renee Fenn (Diamond Daschund Rescue)
• Lynn and Al Frischman (animalfriendarescue.org)
• Debbie Lipscey (Mid Atlantic English Springer Spaniel Rescue)
• Pet Airways (petairways.com)
• Pilots n Paws  (pilotsnpaws.org)
• Lea Elise Swartz (helping dogs in FL)
• Rhonda Sims (Freedom Train Transports)
• Eva VanStratum (Mid Atlantic English Springer Spaniel Rescue)

Animal Welfare Lobbyist

• Lisa Carter
• Ryan Clinton
• Carole Davis & Carole Sax
• Terry Hobbs
• Connie Johnson
• Tamira Thayne
• Ledy Van Kavage
• Nathan Winograd

Animal Advocate for Dogs

• Dawn Ashby, IL (Dogs Deserve Better)
• Daisy Balawedjer (Pres of Hello Bully)
• Ryan Clinton (Fix Austin)
• Karen Delise (Natl Canine Research Council)
• Jackie Denton (Dogs in Danger)
• Scotlund Haisley (advocate saving animals)
• BD Malone (Beastie Darlings )
• Christine McEntyre (Diamond Daschund Rescue)
• Pamela Perry (animal investigator in FL )
• Rescue Ink (battles animal abuse and neglect)
• Stephanie Shain (Washington Humane Society)
• Tamira Thayne (Dogs Deserve Better)
• Nathan Winograd (No Kill Advocacy Center)

Animal Welfare Blogger

• Bernie Berlin, A Place to Bark
• Ryan Clinton, Fix Austin
• Preston Peabody Phelps (prestonspeaks.com)
• Donna Reynolds, BAD RAP
• Sarge the Elderbull, Pit Bull advocate
• Tamira Thayne, Dogs Deserve Better
• Brent Toellner, KC Dog Blog
• John Tribley, Pittsburgh PA
• Nathan Winograd, No Kill Advocacy Center

Animal Welfare Website

• APlacetoBark.blogspot.com
• BadRap.org
• BanPuppyMills.com
• DogsDeserveBetter.com
• DogsInDanger.com
• HelloBully.com
• PinupsforPitbulls.com
• SantaCruzSpca.org
• TheNoKillNation.com

Voice for Saving the Pit Bulls

• Animal Farm Foundation
• Bad Rap
• Best Friends Animal Society
• Ashlie Burke, Pit Stop Bully's Rescue
• Carolina Care Bullies (CCB)
• Dolly the Pit Bull
• Jason Flatt, Friends to the Forlorn Pit Bull Rescue
• Dierdre Franklin, Founder Pinups For Pitbulls
• Hello Bully, Pittsburgh PA
• Karma Rescue
• Amanda Liston (Carolina Care Bullies)
• Love A Bull
• Mutts 'N Stuff - Fay's Phoenix House
• Cathy Nakayama, Pit Bull On My Pillow author
• Pets Alive in Middletown, NY
• Rescue Ink
• Shorty Rossi, Pit Boss on Animal Planet
• Kim Wolf

Voice for Ending Puppy Mills

• ASPCA
• Best Friends Animal Society
• Companion Animal Protection Society
• Carole Davis and Carole Sax (they're a team)!
• Rainbow Diamond
• Scotlund Haisley (animal advocate)
• Hearts United for Animals
• The Humane Society of the United States
• Christopher Murphy

Voice for Ending Chained Dogs

• Coalition to Unchain Dogs
• BD Malone, Beastie Darlings
• Middletown Pets Alive
• Operation Fido's Freedom
• Rescue Ink
• Tamira Thayne, Dogs Deserve Better
• Nathan Winograd

Voice for Banning Greyhound Racing

• ASPCA (aspca.org)
• Austin Greyhound Rescue (greyhoundrescueaustin.org)
• Cheryl Carroll, Central Illinois Greyhound Adoption
• Going Home Greyhounds (goinghomegreyhounds.org)
• Grey2K USA (grey2kusa.org)
• Greyhound Friends, Inc (greyhound.org)
• Valerie Williams

Voice for the No-Kill Movement

• Best Friends Animal Society (bestfriends.org)
• Ryan Clinton (fixaustin.org)
• Nathan Winograd (nokilladvocacycenter.org)
• Debi Day (no kill nation)
• Matt DeAngelis (Pets Alive in NY)
• Valerie Hayes (no kill revolution)
• No Kill Nation (thenokillnation.org)
• Bett Sundermeyer (no kill houston)

Voice to Stop Illegal Dog Fighting

• ASPCA (aspca.org)
• Bad Rap (badrap.org)
• Ashlie Burke, (pitstopbullys.com)
• Dierdre Franklin, (pinupsforpitbulls.com)
• Hello Bully, Pittsburgh Pa (hellobully.org)
• Humane Society of the United States (hsus.org)
• Indy Pit Crew (indypitcrew.org)
• Knock Out Dog Fighting (knockoutdogfighting.org)
• Pets Alive (petsalive.org)
• Rescue Ink (rescueink.org)

Role Model - Dog Food or Treat Biz

• Blue Buffalo (bluebuffalo.com)
• Blue Dog Bakery (bluedogbakery.com)
• California Natural (californianaturalpet.com)
• Canidae (canidae.com)
• Evangers (evangersdogfood.com)
• Halo Pet Foods (halopets.com)
• Pedigree (pedigree.com)

Role Model - Pet Store or Groomers

• The Animal Rescue Site (shop.theanimalrescuesite.com)
• Bark Place Spa & Boutique (barkplacesouthend.com)
• Barking Mad Grooming Salon (barkingmadllc.com)
• Fifi & Fidos Boutique in San Antonio, TX (fifiandfidos.com)
• Healthy Spot in Los Angeles (healthyspotonline.com)
• Metro Mutts Boutique in DC (metromuttsdc.com)
• Mouthful's Pet Boutique in Denver (mouthfuls.net)
• Pet Empawrium & Spaw in CO (petempawrium.com)
• Wags and Wiggles in Tustin CA (wagsandwiggles.com)

Role Model - Daycare/boarding/trainer

• Tom Allen, Sage Valley Pet Center (sagevalley.com)
• Cam Bexten, trainer (Bonafidedogacademy.com)
• Leah Booker, Attaboy Dog Obedience and Behavior
• Tammy Colling, Pets Inns & Outs in Belleville, IL
• Lucy's Doggy DayCare and Spa in San Antonio, TX
• Jeff Mitchell, Bonafide Dog Academy
• Kathi Molloy, Bark Place (barkplacesouthend.com)
• Sheila, Endless Love Pet Palace in Warner Robins, GA
• Leigh Siegfried (Dog trainer at Opportunity Barks)

Role Model - Artist/Photographer/Vet

• Dr. Trish Ballard (Alternative Veternary Hospital in TX)
• Kristina Bowman (Kristina Bowman Photography)
• Michael Kloth (Michael Kloth Photography)
• Tamandra Michaels (Photographer Heart Dog Studios)
• PawMazing Rob (Pawmazing Photography)
• Lisa Presnail (Little Pet Project )
• Rachel Rosenthal, Artist
• Steve Surfman (Steve Surfman Photography)

Role Model - Philanthropist

(dog or person that continually gives)

• Emma Zen Chiapuzio (canine fundraiser)
• Elaine Hendrix (celebrity actress, model, animal welfare)
• Jack Leslie (board member/volunteer Karma Rescue)
• Debbie Lipcsey (MAESSR)
• Surf Dog Ricochet (canine fundraiser)
• Carol Roquemore (Canine Support Teams)
• Tamira Thayne (Dogs Deserve Better)
• Patti Triola (Animal Physical Therapist )
• Bronx and Kim Skrovanek