Then, Lauren crosses her fingers and hopes the pictures will reach people with warm hearts for cold noses. Or those who can t resist a good portrait, for Lauren s pictures certainly capture a pet s personality. She manages to catch the grin of a golden Labrador or the playful look of a poodle mix. Even orange and gray kittens named Thelma and Louise stop their silliness long enough to look at the camera when Lauren s behind it. Maybe the animals sense Lauren s dedication to their cause.
Humans certainly do.
She really does a lot to benefit neglected animals, said Laural Filz, a pet groomer in King George. I wish we had more kids like her. She pets Sabrina, a beagle mix. Lauren, her mother, Bambi Haywood, and several other residents founded the King George Animal Rescue League in 1998. They were concerned about all the pets that end up at the shelter and never make it out alive.