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P EOPLE RESPOND IN VARIOUS WAYS WHEN THEY LEARN ABOUT SOCIETY'S ILLS AND INJUS- TICES. SOME SHRUG THEIR SHOULDERS AND SAY, "NOT MY PROBLEM." SOME MIGHT GET OUT THEIR CHECKBOOK AND DONATE TO A CHARITY. A SELECT FEW ARE MOTIVATED TO GET OFF THE SOFA, ROLL UP THEIR SLEEVES AND GET TO WORK. MELANIE SCHERER IS ONE OF THOSE. ALARMED BY THE STAGGERING NUMBER OF DOGS AND CATS THAT ARE EUTHANIZED IN THE UNITED STATES EACH YEAR, SHE CHOSE TO FOCUS HER FORMIDABLE ENERGIES TOWARD THE CAUSE OF PRO- VIDING LOW-COST SPAY AND NEUTER SERVICES TO PET OWNERS. C A R M E L M A G A Z I N E • W I N T E R 2 0 1 9 175