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ORGANIZATIONS FEATURED IN THIS ISSUE + Alliance for Companion Animals + Almost There Rescue + Arizona Animal Welfare League + Arizona Humane Society + Heidi’s Village + Hospice of the Valley + Liberty Wildlife + New Life Center P.A.W.S. Program + Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust + PACC911 + Power Paws Assistance Dogs + Two Pups Wellness Fund + Whispering Hope Ranch Foundation 04 10 QUESTIONS Ginny Jontes, founder of Heidi’s Village 07 THE GOOD LIFE A Pet Paradise 11 WELL-HEELED Puppy Sanctuary 14 COVER STORY Building a Forever Home 20 NEXT DOOR What a Difference a Decade Makes 24 BEHIND THE LEASH Alessandra Navidad, president & CEO of Arizona Animal Welfare League 26 FURRY FRIENDS 2022 Animal Care & Rescue Resource Directory 32 LAST LOOK Cool Cats TABLE OF CONTENTS 14 26 FURRY FRIENDS 2022 | 3 |