![]() ![]() I think because I am an educator by trade, I like education the best. lobbying, letter-writing, petitions, volunteering, protests, etc.) ![]() What are your favorite types of animal advocacy activities? Why? (i.e. Since then I have been very active with C-SNIP and am currently the president of the board.ģ. However, the moment I turned in my packet for tenure, I was on the board. I had my intro to marketing class do a project for them, and some other small things. Until I got tenure here at GVSU, I mostly just volunteered for events and with marketing assistance. I had not been directly involved prior to that with animal causes but had been a financial supporter of the HSUS and other animal causes for a number of years. I first got involved with C-SNIP shortly after I moved to West Michigan because a good friend of mine was on the board and asked me to help develop a survey for them. Prior to moving to West Michigan, most of my animal welfare work has been one shot type of deals, helping out where I could. When, how, and why did you first get involved with the animal welfare/rights movement? I also talked her into getting the cat vaccinated by saying that the woman’s son could get ill from an unvaccinated cat (rare possibility I know, but you gotta do what you gotta do).Ģ. I finally talked her into getting the cat spayed by pointing out that if she did not, she would have a dozen cats in short order. When I asked what kind of care she was going to get the cat she was very non- committal-she felt feeding it was enough. The one incidence that struck me the most was when a friend of mine had started to feed a stray because her son was fascinated with it. There was a cat colony at the university where I was studying, and I would help feed them and donate to the one and only no kill shelter in the area. A couple of years after I got home from Taiwan, I moved to South Texas, where unfortunately the attitude towards animals was not that different from Taiwan. There were many dogs and cats living on the streets and when I asked what could be done, I was basically told nothing-there was no real system in place for animal rescue. Animals in Taiwan are either pampered pets or strays. While I was living in Taiwan it really starting to hit home how hard lives could be for animals. It put animal issues a bit more on my radar. It was an experience for me to see all the animals and the owners’ care and concern for their pets. The summer after I graduated from high school I worked in a vet’s clinic as a receptionist. It was natural for me to be at least somewhat aware of animals around me growing up. We were raised with the cats and taught respect for animals from a very young age. My parents had cats (all fixed) before they had children. I do not think there is just one experience for me that had THE impact on me, just a series of events that led to being involved with C-SNIP at the level I am. What was your first experience with animals that had an impact on you? Pope shares her home with three cats (all fixed of course).ġ. She was elected president of the board in January 2012. She has been involved in C-SNIP for most of the past nine year since moving to Grand Rapids, and formally joined the board just over three years ago. She has been the faculty advisor for the Humane Society Grand Valley since its inception three years ago. She moved to West Michigan from Texas, where she had completed her PhD in Marketing and International Business. Pope has been a marketing professor at Grand Valley State University since 2003. ![]()
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