Calling Animal Lovers: Send Your Nominees for Clear the Shelters' PAWSitively Good Awards
NBC and Telemundo stations across the country are looking for dedicated animal heroes for the monthly Clear The Shelters: PAWSitively Good Awards.
The Latest
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PAWSitively Good Honoree: Dale Rizzo
Dale Rizzo from Father John’s Animal House in New Jersey is the March 2023 PAWSitively Good Honoree. Dale has volunteered for over 10 years, was part of the team that rebuilt Father John’s shelter in 2012, helps the staff plan all their fundraising events and is one of the most dedicated kitten fosters.
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PAWSitively Good Honoree: Mary Rutlin
Mary Rutlin fron Southampton Animal Shelter Foundation is the February 2023 PAWSitively Good Honoree. She has been a volunteer for over four years and is always the first to sign up for special events and is often seen in her dog costume. She brings joy to the staff and the animals she cares for at Southampton Animal Shelter Foundation.
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PAWSitively Good Honoree: Patty Millin
Patty Millin is an extremely dedicated long-time volunteer at St. Hubert’s Animal Welfare Center. Patty spends every Sunday morning, including holidays, at St. Hubert’s cleaning dog kennels. Committed to keeping the dogs at the shelter happy and comfortable and is always willing to pitch in where she’s needed.
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Clear The Shelters: Muddy Paws Rescue
The team from Muddy Paws Rescue joins Lauren Scala to share puppies available for adoption and fostering through MuddyPawsRescue.org.
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PAWSitively Good Honoree: Barbara Repetski
Barbara Repetski is the May PAWSitively Good honoree. Barbara is one of The Sato Project’s longest running, most dedicated volunteers. She has been a core member of our team since 2012 and can often be found helping on Sato’s ‘Freedom Flights’ arrivals. She serves as The Sato Project’s Adoption Coordinator and helps to match the beloved satos to th... -
PAWSitively Good Honoree: Mike Malan
Mike Malan is the April PAWSitively Good honoree. Mike volunteers with the Pet Animal Welfare Society of Connecticut where he volunteers his time as a dog trainer to help the animals, their new owners as well as the shelter staff. Mike believes animals thrive with socialization and not isolation and has helped countless new pet owners.
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PAWSitively Good Honoree: Alex Kurkjy
Alex Kurkijy is the March PAWSitively Good honoree. Alex volunteers at the Danbury Animal Welfare Society in Connecticut where he assists with transports across the east coast and has helped to save over 2000 cats and dogs.
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PAWSitively Good Honoree: Debbie Debiasse
Debbie Debiasse is the February PAWSitively Good honoree. She volunteers with St. Hubert’s Animal Welfare Center in Madison, NJ. She’s a weekly transport volunteer and will walk dog at all hours of the day and is always on call to help the animals relax and teach them how to trust people.
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PAWSitively Good Honoree: Marianne Matus
Marianne Matus is the January PAWSitively Good honoree. She has been a volunteer for almost 30 years at Little Shelter and Animal Rescue and Adoption Center in Long Island, NY and has fostered over 1,000 cats and dogs during her time helping at Little Shelter.
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PAWSitively Good Honoree: Kent Waldron
Kent Waldron is the December PAWSitively Good honoree. A jack of all trades at Father John’s Animal House in Lafayette, NJ. He enjoys working with both dogs and cats in every capacity and helps in the shelter’s different aid transports to save animals.
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PAWSitively Good Honoree: Bill Spinelli
Bill Spinelli is the November PAWSitively Good honoree for his volunteer work at the Humane Society of Westchester in New York. Bill is retired from the FDNY, who served the South Bronx for almost 25 years. He is a lifelong animal lover who can be seen in the Westchester area walking dogs seven days a week.
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PAWSitively Good Honoree: Melissa Morgan
Melissa Morgan is the October PAWSitively Good honoree for her volunteer work at Bideawee in New York. Melissa loves what she does and as part of her volunteering she crochets blankets for the shelter animals.
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