April 27, 2009
Among Other Successes, 11-Year AHS Employee, Team Found Foster Homes for 4,000 Animals in 2008
Until Tacy Pastor can find more hours in the day than there are animals to save, the 11-year Arizona Humane Society employee just wont slow down.
That dedication to their well being and commitment to finding foster care for animals in dire need of extra care of attention are only two of the reasons the Arizona Humane Society has named Pastor its 2009 Employee of the Year.
Tacy with a shelter companion
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Over the past year, Pastor and her team secured foster homes for 4,087 animals needing extra care and have grown AHS Rescue Partners to nearly 125 animal welfare groups which collectively saved almost 2,000 animals not adoptable through AHS.
Tacy has no spare time because shes always on the move, Collison said.On a daily basis she spends countless hours searching lost-and-found websites in hopes of reuniting pets with their owners.
Pastor also collaborates with terminally ill clients of Agnus Fund to ensure that their companion animals receive veterinary care at AHS facilities.She also secures foster services through the AHS Project Safe House program for animals whose owners are taking refuge in a domestic violence shelter.
You would think thats enough to keep anyone busy for an entire day, but Tacy doesnt stop there, Collison said.As manager of our Disaster Relief Program, she and her team provide services to people who have undergone life-changing events from illness, injury or the loss of a home due to fire or flood.
After Hurricane Katrina hit, Pastor spent hundreds of hours on the phone with contacts along the Gulf Coast, ultimately reuniting 70 animals with their owners.
Shed engage anyone she could, from utility workers to postmen, to get the animals back to their owners, Collison said.Even the airlines couldnt say no to her request to fly animals back to their owners.
Tacy is an incredibly caring, compassionate and concerned human being and a dedicated employee who is most deserving of this recognition, he added.
About Arizona Humane Society
Founded in 1957, the Arizona Humane Society is the state’s largest nonprofit animal welfare and protection agency. The mission of AHS is to improve the lives of animals, alleviate their suffering, and elevate their status in society.
Contacts
Ashleigh Goebel, Public Information Officer, Arizona Humane Society
(602) 997-7586, ext. 1020; cell: (602) 359-7997
Steve Carr, The Kur Carr Group, Inc., (602) 317-3040 (cell)
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