Foster-based rescue in Columbus, Ohio

I founded For the Love of Jane for my sweet girl, Jane. She inspired me to pursue rescue and rehabilitation, specifically with neonatal animals. I started working with neonates in wildlife rehabilitation and then applied many of the techniques I had learned to the care of domestic species. I enjoy using veterinary medicine to make an impact in our community and to ensure adoptable animals are healthy and prepared for adoption.

I became involved with FTLOJ a few months after we adopted a kitten from the rescue in early 2023. I started out as a volunteer using my previous experience in human healthcare to assist with vet care, and over time, became more involved in the day-to-day activities of the rescue. I was very impressed with FTLOJ’s emphasis on foster-based home care, high quality nutrition, integrative veterinary care, community outreach, and the specialization in neonatal care and am so grateful to have found the perfect intersection of my interests and love for the medical field, animals, people, and caring for the vulnerable in my community.

I became involved with For the Love of Jane during my second year of vet school as I was becoming known as a crazy cat lady of my class. I was spending all my free time doing TNR and rehoming friendly cats, while providing them vet care through my moms veterinary practice. A board member reached out and asked if I would be interested in volunteering with the rescue. I really loved the rescues mission because I am especially drawn to helping the neonatal population. I grew up with my mom always having kittens in our spare bathroom that she was nursing back to life. Neonates tend to be forgotten and our rescue is equipped to provide them the care they need to survive.  I enjoy being able to give all the tiny bottle babies a chance and love seeing them become adopted to loving homes. 

I started working with For the Love of Jane because I couldn’t stop myself from rescuing stray animals in need. Teaming up with FTLOJ provided me with a supportive team to continue the rescue work I enjoy while learning new skills and ways to help more animals and community members in need. I love that FTLOJ helps fills a need in animal rescue that other rescues struggle to offer by caring for homeless neonates. For me, there is no better feeling than helping a stray animal get the veterinary care they need and ultimately find a loving home!

I have always loved animals, but for most of my life I worked primarily with dogs. Three years ago, a little grey kitten was born under my porch and my journey in the feline world began! Now my forever baby, Marty, opened my eyes to the importance of TNR work and local cat rescues. I began fostering with FTLOJ in 2023 and have had the honor of loving on many furry friends since. I now coordinate and run our community events and our social media pages.