Hello! My name is Karen Lee Stevens, founder and president of ALL FOR ANIMALS, INC. I founded AFA in January 1997 as resource for animal lovers in Santa Barbara, California. Over the years, our mission has always been to help shelter animals get adopted through our Adoptable Pet Photo Gallery and, more recently, through our Adoptable Pet Videos on YouTube.com.
Of course, I couldn't do all this work alone. In addition to having a terrific Board of Directors, I also owe oodles of credit to AFA's co-founder and my beloved feline friend, Cassidy, who passed away in March, 2000.
I must also send a shout-out to Miss Bella, my rescued British Shorthair cat (that's her next to the All for Animals logo above). I adopted "Belle" from Forever Homes Pet Rescue of Simi Valley almost three years ago (where does the time go?!). At the time, a British Shorthair cat breeder went out of business and (gulp!) 100 of her cats were suddenly homeless. This British beauty had never lived anywhere but a cattery, so it took her some time (OK, a loooong time!) to acclimate to living in a real home. To this day, she prefers keeping all fours on the floor (translation: she detests being picked up--presumably, a testament to her traumatic kittenhood), but she loves being petted and she gives the sweetest little kisses (mostly when she's trying to wake me up in the morning).
The site is updated on a regular basis, so please bookmark us now and visit often! Your comments and suggestions are always welcome. Send me an email message at karen@allforanimals.com.
May the Fur Be With You,
Karen Lee Stevens
