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Dr. Dusty, a lover of animals like few of us has ever met, moves from Georgia to New Mexico because of the beauty of the state. Instead of realizing her desire to become a spiritual potter, Dusty spends her own money and her next 38 years rescuing and rehoming thousands of animals from the dumps and village streets. She forms her own rescue organization, which sponsors educational and spay and neuter sessions in previously uncharted territory. Most everywhere she goes, she is faced with indifference and defiance, but this spirited woman perseveres. Her story of success is that of which fairy tales are written.
About the author
A New Mexico native and graduate of University of New Mexico, Kate was a secondary teacher in New Jersey and New Mexico. As Education Director for Animal Humane Association New Mexico and Watermelon Mountain Ranch Shelter, she and her assortment of performing blind and deaf dogs delivered her award-winning K-12 curriculums, You and Your Pet Are Forever, to thousands of classrooms, civic and social organizations across the state for many years. All of her books were nationally recognized by Dog Writers Association of America and Best Books USA. Each received 5-star ratings by Readers' Favorites. She and husband Wally have resided in Albuquerque, New Mexico since 1965, enjoying the company of their varying number of loving, "thrown-away" pets. Her reason for writing? "I write to enlighten our caring Americans of the scandalous plight of the multitudes of abandoned and abused pets. Once aware, they can use their talents, resources and votes to improve and protect these precious lives. I write to make a difference!"
