Our Team (small but mighty)
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Jeanne Perales
Jeanne has been an animal advocate, dog rescuer and dog foster for a majority of her life. She lives in the City of Long Beach, CA, and has volunteered at the Long Beach Animal Shelter, providing her an up-front and personal look at the suffering homeless dogs endure, particularly larger breed dogs, who are harder to place.
Through Jeanne's passion for helping these dogs, she has developed strong relationships with several dog rescues who tirelessly work to save dogs in Long Beach and its surrounding cities. Jeanne has also built an alliance with National Disaster Search Dog Foundation, helping evaluate shelter dogs for potential recruitment into their program.
Jeanne has been a resident of Long Beach for over 30 years, has earned a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, a Master in Science in Computer Engineering, provides Project Management Consulting for tech companies, and is a member of the Rotary Club of Long Beach. When she's not busy working, volunteering and assisting with dog rescues, she loves to spend time with her rescue dog Lady! -
Sara Azevedo
Sara has been a longtime animal lover and advocate, which began during her childhood growing up in Mexico City. She has earned a degree in Economics from Stanford University and upon graduating went on to live and work internationally for 12 years with her husband Tony, who played professional water polo.
At each location, Sara always became involved with a local shelter or animal advocacy group. She is now back permanently in Long Beach, CA, where she runs two companies: Azevedo Water Polo and 6-8 Sports. She has reconnected with friend Jeanne and together they have united their passion for helping animals through FURever. -
Sophia Perry
Sophia grew up with all kinds of animals - from dogs and cats to chickens and fish! She has always been an animal lover at heart. She is currently studying at Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. For Furever, Sophia manages the website and social media accounts so that more dogs can find a loving home.
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Lady
Lady was rescued in 2016 from a city shelter in the city of Los Angeles. Although she may look intimidating, weighing in at over 100 lbs, she's just a big fur baby who loves to hang out with people and dogs at the park. Lady didn't go to college, has no formal degree, but has earned a Masters in Love and Light. She has experienced some very dark days in the past, but is now living a beautiful life, brings joy to all who meet her and is an inspiration to FURever to help dogs who are currently deteriorating in city shelters.