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| Author's Bio |
| This is Tabitha, my standard poodle. She is a Delta Society registered therapy dog |
| About the Author: Michelle A. Rivera is the author of Do Dogs Have Belly Buttons?(Adams Media); Hospice Hounds, Animals and Healing at the Borders of Death; Canines in the Classroom, Raising Humane Children Through Animal Interactions (Lantern Books); The Simple Little Vegan Slow Cooker (Book Publishers, Inc.) and is a contributor to Voices in the Garden (S. Towns, Lantern Books) She was a journalist with Animal Writes and has been published in Veterinary Technician Magazine, The Latham Letter and Animal Sheltering Magazine. She is a regular contributor to the Pets Page of the Palm Beach Post. Michelle is the co- founder/executive director of Animals 101, a Florida non-profit organization dedicated to humane education. She co-founded Pawsibilities Unleashed, a cell-dog program in Palm Beach County that teaches inmates to raise and train puppies for Canine Companions for Independence. She has received the prestigious Superintendent’s Award for Excellence in Education and Palm Beach County’s Animal Kindness Award. She is a past member of the Dog Writers Association of America and past boardmember of the Association of Professional Humane Educators (APHE.org). Michelle is a licensed Delta Society evaluator and a volunteer with Siamese Cat Rescue and Busch Wildlife Sanctuary and coordinates a program with domestic violence shelters to help animal victims of family violence. She is currently employed as Humane Education Coordinator with the Humane Society of the Palm Beaches (hspb.org) She resides in South Florida with her husband John, an attorney, three rescued cats, a rescued Golden Retriever named Murphy and a Standard Poodle named Tabitha. |
| Loving the snow in Vail, Colorado, on a book tour in February 2007. This Florida Girl can't get enough of the snow!!! |
| After giving a presentation in Denver, CO, on animal laws, the author (on the right) poses with colleague and friend Janice Mininberg, humane educator for the Women's Humane Society, PA. |
| Murphy, the most loving Golden in the world! Murphy is a certified Delta Society Pet Partner. |