Karyn Novak

Karyn Novak Caravan Member Karyn is an avid animal lover and advocate.  She enjoys helping her wife, Peg and looks forward to becoming more involved in caravan trips once she retires at the end of this year.  She lives with her 4 rescue fur babies and her wife, Peg in...

Peg Taylor

Peg Taylor Caravan Member Peg is a Jersey Shore native and has been involved with Animal Aid for many years.  Shen has a deep passion for saving animls and is always willing to go the extra mile to rescue an animal or animals in need.  Peg has traveled all across the...

Jeane Stein

Jeane Stein Caravan Member Jeane lives in South Jersey where she worked in the pet care industry for 20 + years. Her family fosters for local Animal Aid rescue partners. She began traveling to Georgia in 2021.  Jeane’s first rescue trip was in 2005 to New...

Sam Wheaton

Sam Wheaton I am married to Stefanie and have a son Jack. I retired in 2009 from the NJ Department of Corrections. Retirement has allowed me to devote time to rescue. We started our rescue journey in 2015 and we have fostered 100 puppies/dogs. We are very proud to...

Rachel Monaghan

Rachel Monaghan Rachel first learned of Animal Aid in the summer of 2016 after losing her beloved pitbull, Apollo to cancer after 10 1/2 years. She has always been an animal lover and also needed to do something to heal her broken heart. After attending an arrival,...

Jacquie Hampshire

Jacquie Hampshire Jacquie has been an Animal Aid volunteer for over 4 years. On her first trip to Georgia, she experienced a “fly-away” and she has been hooked ever since. Jacquie helps with Animal Aid fundraisers and advocating for adoption. She has...