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GREATEST PERSON
OF THE WEEK
HUFFINGTON
06.24.12
COURTESY OF DR. GOOD
We’re trying
to change how
people think
about animal
shelters.”
where school clubs and business
clubs were sponsoring dogs and
could feel good when they visited them,” he says. “Now, these
animals are healthy and happy
because they’re in a place where
they get care and food. If they’re
in a high kill shelter, you can see
it — they know the clock is ticking and they look depressed.”
“When the community gets
involved, it’s a better experience.
We’re trying to change how people think about animal shelters,
in general,” he adds.
Even though each of Good’s endeavors has grown in both reach
and size throughout the years, he
still doesn’t make any money from
them. He says that’s OK, though,
because he was never concerned
about the money.
“I don’t need to take anything
out of it because that was never my
mission,” Good says. “My number
one mission from the beginning
was to do this for all those animals
I had to euthanize back on my first
day at that shelter.”
“I made that oath,” he says.
AJ Barbosa contributed
to this report.
Dr. Good puts
a dog on the
“Underhound
Railroad,”
which ships
area dogs to
parts of the
country with
fewer strays.