Not a week goes by without Jean being contacted about an animal that needs a home, and she finds this quite disturbing. Many people do not have any regard or respect for animals. Animals are not disposable. When you make a commitment to an animal, you must take responsibility to see it through. Jean feels that cruelty against animals and human beings is all the same mentality, and cruelty to animals often leads to mistreatment of human beings.
Animals have no capacity for hatred or cruelty.
They are kind, loyal, faithful, and give unconditional love, yet we ridicule them. If we modeled ourselves after them, we would all be better off. Jean is active in local politics in her own effort to help improve and maintain the quality of life we all desire. She enrolled in a paralegal program last year and plans to continue to be deeply involved in legislative issues that are important to her. She would like to speak with young children about caring for animals, hoping to instill in them a sense of understanding and caring that would carry through their adult years.