Welcome to The Jaeger Fund! We are shelter volunteers who have found a way to help animals in need by making it fun and exciting. We volunteer to walk and socialize dogs and cats, help put on social events, foster animals not yet ready for adoption, give the animals and shelter publicity, and educate others about current topics.

We hope to give you an inside look at what it is to be a volunteer, what they are faced with in their work, and how they overcome obstacles. Many of the topics included are written through our experiences working at the shelters and taking care of the animals. Each has her own battle and her own way of dealing with it. If we are to help them find their perfect homes, we need to understand their battles. Included in this site are what we have come to understand about the animals we work with and how we have helped them become adoptable.

We encourage fellow animal lovers to volunteer and most of all, have fun with it. The best way to help an animal in need is to always go to work with a smile on your face. Positive attitudes and good outlooks on the future not only help the animals deal with their predicament, but add to your life-saving powers.

By following our course through volunteer stresses, problem solving, and fun, we hope to spread the kindness.

Tracy Dawson, Founder, tracy@thejaegerfund.com
A life-long animal lover with a passion for community outreach, veganism, and no kill programs, Tracy started The Jaeger Fund with the mission of educating others. She recently graduated from Humboldt State University with a degree in Zoology. Tracy plans to continue expanding The Jaeger Fund online and in her local community of Columbus, Ohio.

Joshua Eckroth, josh@thejaegerfund.com
Currently engaged to Tracy, Josh learned the ways of animal compassion early in their relationship. He is now the proud co-guardian of Jaeger and helped with the fosters mentioned throughout this site. Vegan first, life-long academic second, Josh is also pursuing his PhD in Artificial Intelligence at The Ohio State University; when time is available, The Jaeger Fund is his “solitary hobby.”