animal shelter operations

Caryn Fugatt | Building Trust Before Crisis Happens

Rexson Bernal on July 9, 2026

Caryn Fugatt shares how a volunteer dog-walking opportunity evolved into a leadership career in animal welfare, and why preserving the human-animal bond is at the heart of everything Pope Memorial Humane Society does.

Kate Hurley | Bringing Shelter Medicine Out of the Dark

Rexson Bernal on June 18, 2026

Starting as an animal control officer before becoming a veterinarian, Kate witnessed firsthand how shelters often lacked the medical knowledge, resources, and systems needed to properly care for animals.