Heroes Winners & Sucess Stories

Heroes Winners & Sucess Stories

NAIA applauds people who provide positive examples in working with animals and supporting human-animal interactions. If you know a hero, winner, or success story, please send details and contact information to heroes@naiaonline.org

 

CHRISTOPHER REEVE GETS PRESTIGIOUS AWARD

By Patti Strand | Published: 01/27/2012

The 2003 Mary Woodard Lasker Award for Public Service on behalf of medical research went to Christopher…


SENIORS SHINE IN AGILITY

By Ozzie Foreman | Published: 01/27/2012

Senior citizens make up a large percentage of great achievers in obedience and agility. In Cincinnati,…


RODEO GROUP EARNS 2003 EQUINE WELFARE AWARD

By Patti Strand | Published: 01/27/2012

The American Association of Equine Practitioners honored the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association with…


MERCK HELPS VANQUISH RIVER BLINDNESS

By Patti Strand | Published: 01/27/2012

In 1987, Merck & Company began a plan to donate its drug Mectizan to tropical nations suffering from…


EDEN BRINGS ANIMALS, GARDENS TO NURSING HOMES

By Patti Strand | Published: 01/27/2012

Everyone knows that animals bring pleasure to people. Many dog owners in particular belong to therapy…


IAMS IS NAIA’S “HERO OF THE YEAR” FOR 2004

By Patti Strand | Published: 01/27/2012

The National Animal Interest Alliance has selected The Iams Company as its 2004 “Hero of the Year”…


THE WILDS EXEMPLIFIES PARTNERSHIPS TO SAVE SPECIES

By Patti Strand | Published: 01/27/2012

In 1986, a coal company, a bunch of zoos, and an Ohio state agency formed a unique public-private partnership…


SPCA CINCINNATI SAVES KATRINA DOGS

By Patti Strand | Published: 01/27/2012

Dozens of organizations responded to a call for help when New Orleans was smashed by Hurricane Katrina…


THE STAMP COLLECTOR

By Patti Strand | Published: 01/27/2012

Ed Owens has been a stamp collector (or philatelist) for nearly 50 years, but his hobby has likely never…


IN PRAISE OF A WILDLIFE WARRIOR: A TRIBUTE TO STEVE IRWIN

By Patti Strand | Published: 01/27/2012

To some, he was as wild as the animals he caught on film.  To others, he was a consummate showman. …


A FANCIER FOR LIFE: MEET LORRAINE STILL

By Erin Ann Rouse | Published: 01/27/2012

The one red leaf, the last of its clan, That dances as often as dance it can. —Samuel Taylor Coleridge…


GOOD THINGS GIVEN RIGHTLY

By Erin Ann Rouse | Published: 01/27/2012

To win Best in Show at Westminster is a lifelong dream for most people in the AKC world of dogs. With…