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“The Hero
Dog awards
were created to
honor some of
the world’s most
extraordinary
heroes,” said Dr.
Robin Ganzert,
pre si de nt
and CEO of
American Lois Pope
Humane. “This George Elmore and Marti John Vaglica and Leigh Anne Larry Strickland and Carol
year’s finalists have gone above and beyond the call LaTour Herb and Rita Krauss Kazma Robbins
of duty, saving lives on the battlefield, comforting
children, and seniors, and inspiring us to overcome our
own challenges. All are heroes, but I am overjoyed to
congratulate Ethan on winning this year’s top title. We
hope his story will encourage people to value our animal
friends and recognize the healing power of the human-
animal bond.”
Medicare

open enrollMent Robert, Robin and Jocelyn Ganzert JoAnne Berkow, Jim Murphy and Caroline
Harless

for 2023

cHecK For Robin Ganzert, Carson Kressley, Jeff
Callaway, and Ethan, winner of the

eXcItInG Tova Leidesdorf and Lois Pope Ron Abel and Sunny Sessa 12th Annual American Humane Hero
Dog awards
Based on more than one
million votes by the American
neW PLanS public and the deliberations of
a VIP panel of dog experts and
and celebrity animal lovers, Ethan
who was left for dead on a
aLL neW cold January day in 2021 and
was nominated in the Shelter
Dogs category sponsored by
BeneFItS Lulu’s Fund, was named this
year’s American Hero Dog, the
highest honor in all the canine
YoU are world. Also in attendance at the Marilyn Pelstring and Peter Nancy and John Payne
gala were the other category
winners of the 2022 Hero Dog Sharon and Herb Jablin
Feinman
entItLed to awards including: American Humane Chairman John Payne and wife, Nancy
• K-9 Riggs, the 2022 Law Enforcement and Detection Hero
Dog from Kenosha, Wis. Payne; American Humane Board members Dawn Assenzio,
neW! • Recon, the 2022 Service Hero Dog from Suffolk, Va., Amanda Bowman, Nelva Bryant, Sharon Jablin, Rear Admiral
Tom Kearney (ret.), Herb Krauss, Marilyn Pelstring, Larry
sponsored by Window World
maY cHanGe PLanS • Cole the deaf dog, the 2022 Therapy Hero Dog from Strickland, Abigail Trenk and David Webb, among multitudes of
others, walked the red carpet and greeted each of the Hero Dogs.
Millville, N.J., sponsored by American Airlines
JanUarY 1 tHrU marcH 31, 2023 • Iiken M090, the 2022 Military Hero Dog from Casa Grande, About American Humane
caLL WItH QUeStIonS Ariz. American Humane is the country’s first national humane
• Keb, the 2022 Search and Rescue Hero Dog from Edmonds,
organization and the world’s largest certifier of animal welfare,
Wash. overseeing the humane treatment of more than one billion
• Kinley, the 2022 Guide/Hearing Dog from Austin, Texas animals across the globe each year. Founded in 1877, American
Peter Gratzon Attendees of the Gatsby-themed affair enjoyed music from Humane has been First to Serve™ the cause of animals and
multiple Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter Michael for 145 years has been at the forefront of virtually every major
toP IndePendent Bolton, as well as entertainment provided by the Danny Beck advance in the humane movement. For more information or to
support our lifesaving work, please visit AmericanHumane.org,
Band. Emmy-winning television star Carson Kressley, who
medIcare aGent hosted the inaugural broadcast of the Hero Dog Awards, returned follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram and subscribe to
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561-361-7173 Sponsors and notable guests, including gala chair Lois Pope; about the animals with whom we share our earth.

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