There are a few volunteers at Atlanta Pet Rescue & Adoption who not only work hard at the shelter but are also hard at work behind the scenes. Sheri Budd is one of those jack-of-all-trades volunteers who are immeasurably important to our success.
Most volunteers and visitors to APRA know Sheri as a cat counselor on Saturdays. What most people don’t know is that Sheri has a huge soft spot for our canine companions, especially those little ones that enjoy assisting her as she tends to the feline flock. Sheri can also be found manning the most difficult spot at the shelter, the front desk, and jumping in to work with adopters as they go through the contract process. Outside of her hours spent at the shelter on Saturdays, Sheri helps to handle the online cat applications, manages shadow training for the cat program, and is a writer and editor for the monthly Pet Page newsletter.
Sheri started volunteering with APRA after she adopted her cat Milo from the shelter more than four years ago. She was so grateful that APRA saved him from a high-kill facility, she felt compelled to give back. Sheri says she gets as much out of her experience as she gives, and seeing animals get adopted into loving families is the most rewarding part of volunteering.
Sheri lives with three beautiful furry feline friends – Bailey, Milo and Scout (also adopted from APRA and shown in photo on his adoption day) – who give her the love that she so richly deserves as her reward for the kindness and love that she shares with the animals, volunteers, staff and visitors at APRA. Thank you for all that you do, Sheri!