This article originally appeared in the Winter, 2001 Issue of World Ark.
                                                   This article was re-formatted from the original.

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The Ultimate Pet Sitter

Animal lover Kerri Hunter-Woodman regards Noah of biblical fame as the “ultimate pet sitter.” Kerri has used Noah as her role model since she began operating her own Philadelphia-based pet sitting business in 1995.  Forced to scale back her business after being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1998, Kerri began searching for a way to incorporate her caring for animals and people into a mutually satisfying way. She found Heifer International.     Kerri, the first inductee into the National Association of Professional Pet Sitters Hall of Fame, challenged friends, coworkers and fellow pet sitters to help her raise $5,000 for a Kerri's Pet Sitters Ark through Heifer. She exceeded her goal and was presented a gift ark plaque in September from Pamela Stone, Heifer International Northeast Region director.

        * Kerri's comments, there were two errors in this article that were not discovered until after the magazine went to press.  Kerri's buissness started in 1988, not 1995.  The article also neglected that 85% of the money raised for Heiffer by Kerri's was donated through the generosity of Kerri's valued clients.

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