Researching The Founders: Lynn Cuny

I first visited Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation (WRR) in 2014, the week I was in San Antonio for a NAPSA conference. This was also the week I interviewed for a position with NAPSA. Thankfully, I ended up being offered the position a short while later, but at the time all I knew was that I wanted to work there very badly! As a result, I was pretty much a nervous wreck during the conference and though I was very impressed by what I saw of the sanctuary tour of WRR, I know I didn't absorb everything that I would have, had I not been interviewing for the job of a lifetime.

When I was at WRR back then, one thing I recall was being in awe of the signage reminding visitors to respect all lives on site, no matter how small.

I was very much looking forward to my return visit as I researched The Founders.

WRR is not a NAPSA member sanctuary, so I don't interact with them as much as I do with some of the other sanctuaries. However, I do speak with them rather often to place primates in need. I have always been very grateful for their willingness to help in this way.

The sanctuary is known for its unique design, created to grant the rescued animals as much wildness back into their lives as possible. Though they are still captive in a sense, their enclosures are designed over vast spaces (sometimes many acres) that give them the ability to live in social groups, much like they would in the wild.

I won't give away too much - I want you to read the book, after all - but Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation is indeed a precious resource granting dignity to many deserving individuals, and it will be an honor to tell the story of its founder, Lynn Cuny.

I extend much gratitude to New England Anti-Vivisection Society for funding the travel for The Founders.