Wendy Fleming DexterWendy Fleming Dexter lives in central Illinois with her five cats. A lifelong animal lover, she began to volunteer at a rescue after losing her job in 2009. Seeing the fear and wariness in the many animals that came through the rescue opened her eyesto the difficulties that the cats and dogs endure. The surrendered pets were the hardest to see because their sad eyes bore the wounds of being abandoned. Dexter decided to use her escapades with Pinky to try to educate people about the importance of spaying/neutering and adopting not shopping.

In 2018 an estimated 1.5 million domestic animals were euthanized in the United States. Untold millions of animals are abandoned in rural areas and left to fend for themselves, while others are used as bait in dog fighting. In telling Pinky's story, Dexter hopes to change hearts and minds.

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