She loves ARC‘s ability to balance structure and flexibility, making it possible to pivot quickly and always put the needs of the animals first. Amy rescued her first dog at age 22 and has been hooked ever since, protecting animals professionally for over a decade. The Animal Control and Rescue Center partners with the Companion Animal Alliance of Baton Rouge (CAA), 2550 Gourrier Ave. Amy serves as the primary liaison with law enforcement partners, including the creation of detailed evidence packages to aid in prosecutions. In 2018, Amy began overseeing all field deployments and transports and serving as Field Commander for major rescue operations. In 2016, her role at Animal Rescue Corps expanded to include Logistics and Investigations. At the time, she was the Executive Director for a shelter (one of ARC’s placement partners) and spay/neuter clinic, having transitioned her logistics and efficiency skills from managing a large customer service center at a North American telecommunications company. Tim lives in Virginia with his husband and their rescued animals in addition to his other advocacy work for animals, he promotes the compassion and joy in eating a plant-based diet.Īmy Haverstick, Director of Operations, first began volunteering with Animal Rescue Corps in 2012. The national animal law advocacy group, Animal Legal Defense Fund, recognized Tim as one of America’s Top Ten Animal Defenders in 2020. He is just as comfortable conducting fieldwork and liaising with Sheriff’s offices as he is working at a desk. Tim loves the dedicated teamwork, partnerships, and compassionate supporters that are the hallmarks of Animal Rescue Corps, and key to the success of the organization. In 2009, Tim left the for-profit sector to work full-time for the benefit and protection of animals and shortly after became a founding member of ARC. Tim has worked in operations and administration for more than 30 years, specializing in building companies from the ground up with integral positions at several successful financial service startup companies in the greater San Francisco Bay area. After eight years serving as ARC’s Chief Operations Officer, Tim assumed leadership of the organization in 2018 and has strategic and operational responsibility for Animal Rescue Corps’ staff, programs, growth, and mission impact. Pet Rescue Team is a 501(c)3 Non-Profit Foster based Rescue Organization that is dedicated in rescuing neglected, abused, abandoned and homeless companion. He was driven to help start the organization after learning how few resources exist for situations of large-scale animal suffering. Due to the lack of any anti-cruelty legislation and animal protection policies in the Iranian constitutional law, the huge task of protecting. Some of these organizations also have spay/neuter programs, and some help stem the overpopulation of stray and feral community cats in NYC through Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) programs.Tim Woodward, Executive Director, is a key member of the team responsible for the genesis of Animal Rescue Corps in 2010. Mehregan Group consists of a group of kind-hearted and hardworking animal lovers who work constantly to protect, rescue, treat and feed a large number of stray animals in Tehran, the capital of Iran.
Each organization has an active adoption program to find homes for the animals in their care. New York City area animal shelters and rescue groups take in dogs and cats (and some take in other animals, such as rabbits, exotics, and birds) from the public, and/or pull animals from Animal Care Centers of NYC (ACC) as New Hope Partners. Animal Shelters & Rescue Groups in the NYC Area