Our Heroes

About: Nels Lennarson has acted in more than thirty feature films including blockbuster films such as Sean Penn"s "The Pledge", the Wayans Brothers' "Scary Movie", James Wong's "Final Destination III", Stuart Townsend's "Battle in Seattle", Joss Whedon's and Drew Goddard's "Cabin in the Woods", "The Traveler" starring Val Kilmer, "Faces in the Crowd" starring Mila Jovovich, "Horns" starring Daniel Radcliffe, and the upcoming "The Nineth Life of Louis Drax". He has also performed in more than forty TV shows including "Supernatural", "Stargate SG1", "Stargate Atlantis", "Psych", "Masters of Horror", "Smallville", "ER", "Sanctuary", and the Scott Free Productions dramatic series, "The Andromeda Strain".

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"Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened." - Anatole France, French Poet​

Adrienne came to Vancouver for university and has since settled here, but it was only after she adopted her cat that she truly felt she had made Vancouver her home. Her love of animals has been passed down from her parents, who rescued stray cats and taught kindness towards all living creatures. She states that she is proud to be involved in an organization that advocates for animals that need our help.

Mr. Chehil is a high school student in Vancouver. Mr. Chehil loves animals and is a strong advocate of animal rights.

Mr. Bhangu is a entrepreneur who strongly believes that our treatment of animals will reflect how we treat each other as people.

Mr. Arora is an entrepreneur who lives and works in the Vancouver area. Mr. Arora is a vocal advocate for animals and enjoys a vegan diet.

When Mr. Moller isn't re-building high end race cars, he enjoys relaxing with his Chihuahua. Mr. Moller strongly supports helping animals in need.

Cassandra is a real estate agent in the Greater Vancouver region, she has a deep love for animals and believes in helping them in anyway possible.

Greg is a lifelong animal lover and pet owner. He is a native Vancouverite who now lives in the Philippines along with his Bernese Mountain Dog - Bella.

SHL Leung & Co. Inc. is a professional accounting firm providing bookkeeping, tax and financial statement preparation, business consulting, tax and estate planning, all statutory filings etc…

Larah is an accountant who grew up in a pet loving family surrounded by dogs. She believes that every animal should be free from cruelty and should be treated with compassion and TLC.

I worked at the Philippine Senate for 20 years before immigrating to Canada with my family. My children grew up with three pet dogs back home and we were all saddened that we had to leave them behind and find them a new place. I would like to return to society the same treatment that our pet dogs are enjoying now, and for all the pets that are left behind – to be loved and welcomed again by someone into their lives.

Mo Ahmad is an expert in cross-border tax issues and manages the Vancouver office of Westmark Tax Group.

Mo is a member of the Law Society of Upper Canada and received his law degree from the University of Toronto. He also sits on the Vancouver Board of TiE (The Indus Entrepreneur), an organization dedicated to promoting global entrepreneurship. Mo is married with two kids. In his spare time he enjoys playing squash, cycling and spending time outdoors.

Nikki has worked tirelessly to save homeless, abandoned and injured animals for over a decade through her work as the Founder and President of Action for Animals in Distress Society – a registered not-for-profit no-kill animal rescue.

Nina Arora is a retired business person who believes strongly in people helping animals in distress.

Susan McKellar has resided and worked in the Langley area for many years and can’t remember a time in her life that did not include a dog as part of her family. Currently attached at the heart to a 15 year old cockapoo named Bailey, she is a firm believer in the Roger A Caras quote, "Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole."

Tina Mihoc is a former commercial and civil litigator at the law firm of DLA Piper (Canada) LLP. She has been an animal lover her entire life and has raised funds for animal charities both in Canada and in Japan. She has fostered and adopted homeless animals and currently shares her home with her beloved German Shepherd.

Varinder Guraya is a Computer Programmer and Web Designer. He has grown up on a family farm caring for multiple family pets. Currently Varinder is actively involved with loving and nurturing Coco, his family Labrador.