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Arfriend
is a California public benefit corporation and a 501(c)(3) non-profit
organization. It was created in 2005 in honor of a dear friend —
Bart, a Beagle— who always met his friends with a cheerful greeting,
a wagging tail and total acceptance.
The
organization's purpose is charitable and educational, benefiting both
humans and animals. This is accomplished by raising public awareness
about humane welfare issues and by promoting compassion for all living
beings.
Arfriend
is involved in providing and distributing educational materials regarding
animal health, safety, disaster preparedness, spay/neuter information
and storm drain pollution/waste disposal solutions; pet loss and grief
support; and service animals/animal assisted therapy.
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We
are located in West Hollywood, California which is an active, thriving
and wonderful place to be, save for one very important detail. It
has no animal shelter. Lost animals are taken to the Los Angeles
County animal shelter in Downey, many miles away. A very important
goal for Arfriend is to help facilitate the opening of a West Hollywood
Animal Shelter.
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Cole
Founder
& President
has
been the friend of cats, birds and dogs Snowball, Tweet, Dexter,
Byron, Alex, Bart, the Finches, Molly, Charlie, Humphry,Teddy and
Spike.
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Louise
Henning
Executive
Vice President
has been the human
of dogs, cats and horses Curly
Bill,
Ty, Daisy, Visa, Shadow, Rocky, Molly, Chutney Bob, Sunny, Huey, O'Neill,
Rosebud, Oscar, Grey Kitty, Slick and Flame.
She
is a founder and former officer of Second Chance SPCA in Plano, Texas.
Andrea
Sellers Reichardt
CFO
has been the
protector of dogs and cats Buffy, Nicky, Erin, Serena, Claude, Jazz, Maxwell,
Cole, Ziggy and Ansel. |
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Bob
Hall
has been the guardian of dogs, cats and birds Claudine, Aja, Sunchi, Jetta,
the Doves, Muffin, Sasha, Barrington, Remington and Skeffington.
Lauren
Meister
has been the
mother of dogs Spike, Molly and Brandy and the aunt of cats Grace, Petey
and Sheba. Spike is the mascot of the West Hollywood Public Safety Commission
and Lauren is its chairperson.
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Pam
Peck
has been the
companion of dogs and cats Hans, Fritz, Rory, Gadget, Penny, Winston and
Pierre.
Christine
Schroeder
has been the
parent of dogs, cats and horses: Zed, Jake, Chance and Chelsea.
She founded the Therapeutic Horseback Riding program at Macomb
Oakland Regional Center in Mt. Clemens, Michigan, and coordinates the
annual Santa's Barn Sale there.
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