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Amy Christiansen is the Executive Director of the Companion Animal Resource and Adoption Center (CARAC). CARAC is located in the upper level of Southridge Mall and is dedicated to saving the unclaimed strays from the Milwaukee Area Domestic Animal Control Commission.

Amy grew up on the South Side of Milwaukee and now lives in Muskego with her husband and son and their three cats and three dogs. She also takes in the occasional foster dog.



Recent Articles
 
 Living - January 3, 2009
 Humane Milwaukee pet of the week: Rollo & Jackson
 Rollo and Jackson are silent victims of the unstable economy. Their family left them behind when they were forced from their residence. The boys spent about a month at animal control listed as "abandoned" and scheduled for euthanasia.
 
 Living - November 4, 2008
 Humane Milwaukee Pet of the Week: Nala
 We can't quite decide who is more in love with Nala: the humans who serve her or Nala herself! If there is one thing we can all agree on, it is that Nala knows exactly what she wants and it is nothing short of everything.
 
 Living - October 19, 2008
 Humane Milwaukee pet of the week: Aaden
 I'm often asked how or why I first got involved in animal welfare. While that is an interesting story and one I may share in the future, I am more interested in explaining why I've stayed and gradually increased my involvement.
 
 Kids & Family - September 20, 2008
 Companion Animal Resource Center pet of the week: Netta
 Netta is a 2-year-old, distinctly marked black and white cat. She is spayed and current on vaccinations and also microchipped. She has been at the Adoption Center for about four months and is one of our gold star cats. Gold star cats are a select group of cats that are allowed free roam of the adoption center during closed hours.
 
 Kids & Family - September 2, 2008
 Companion Animal Resource Center pet of the week: Natalie
 Every once in a while, a dog enters our program that all of the volunteers fall for and several even contemplate personally adopting!
 
 Kids & Family - August 26, 2008
 Companion Animal Resource Center pet of the week: Carson
 "I was destined to be a statistic but now I am Carson!"
 
 Kids & Family - August 12, 2008
 Companion Animal Resource Center pet of the week: Sal
 Apparently Sal thinks there is a revolving door in front of animal control, as he has been there at least three times in the last year.
 
 Kids & Family - July 12, 2008
 This pet of the week has no name
 This week the "Pet of the Week" has no name. She is a nameless, faceless unclaimed stray. She is one of 138 animals in the first six days of this month alone that have already been euthanized at animal control.
 
 Kids & Family - June 28, 2008
 Companion Animal Resource Center Pets of the Week: Roscoe and Riley
 Roscoe has character beyond what we've seen in a cat in a very long time. At just eight months, this young cat has gone from abandoned stray to treasured pack member.
 
 Kids & Family - June 16, 2008
 Companion Animal Resource Center Pet of the Week: Ellie
 Fortunately for Ellie, the hardest part of her journey is over. She is safe. Secure in a loving foster home with the Companion Animal Resource and Adoption Center, she has no idea her stop is a temporary one until her forever family is established -- but she doesn't care.
 


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