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
