1) Tell us about the Hunter Stephenson Felines & Canines Rescue Center: The Rescue Center is an innovative life-saving animal shelter. We rescue dogs and cats from animal controls across Northern Alabama that have very limited options for animals to make it out of their shelters alive. We rescue five days a week and bring them to the Center where they receive the physical, emotional and medical care needed to be happy and healthy. They're then transported each week to high-volume adoption centers in the Midwest where they're placed into loving, permanent homes! Since our inception in June 2018, we've saved more than 17,500 dogs and cats through our shelter.
(2) Why is this center close to your heart? It means the world to me - I've worked professionally in animal welfare for the past 16 years and have never felt so proud or honored to be a part of something so wildly impactful.
(3) Why are rescue animals special to you? Domesticated animals rely almost entirely on us humans to choose to do right by them for the entirety of their lives. It is such a humbling feeling to earn the trust and love of a rescue animal.
(4) How can people get involved? We are 100% donor-funded as a 501(c)(3) non-profit. The greatest way to support the Center is by donating to our program at www.FCRescuecenter.org. You can also join us at our annual fundraiser "Barktoberfest" at Burritt on the Mountain on September 21, 2023! Visit www.Barktoberfest2023.org for details.