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Shelby Bobosky
Shelby is a distinguished advocate for animal welfare and a legal educator with a career defined by legislative reform and community leadership. From 2011 to 2026, she shaped Texas' animal welfare laws in another c4 non-profit helping animals at the Capitol. Under her visionary leadership, she championed and passed critical state statutes, including the Anti-Gas Chamber law, the Mandatory Canine Encounter law, the Safe Outdoor Dogs Act, and the Texas Dog or Cat Licensed Breeder Act. Currently, Shelby serves as an Adjunct Legal Professor at the SMU Dedman School of Law, where she has taught Animal Law and Wildlife Law. A recognized authority on the subject, she frequently presents courses on Texas animal cruelty laws, Texas animal shelter laws, and the intersection of animal abuse and interpersonal violence to judges, attorneys, and law enforcement professionals.
Deeply rooted in the Dallas community, Shelby has provided pro bono legal counsel and strategic consulting since January 2026. She advises Texas animal rescues, pet owners, elected officials, and nonprofits, dedicating her expertise to protecting animals and empowering the people who care for them.
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Maggie Hill
With a strategic blend of legislative experience and professional communication expertise, Maggie brings a wealth of advocacy knowledge to the board. Currently the founder and president of Friends of Animal Care Services San Antonio, she maintains a vital partnership with the municipal shelter to improve outcomes for local pets. Maggie previously served on the Bexar County Animal Control Board and founded a grassroots animal advocacy group to bridge the gap between policy and the community. Professionally, she leverages a background in brand management and communications to amplify the mission of animal welfare. At home, Maggie is a dedicated advocate for animal rescue, sharing her life with six dogs and two cats.
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Lindsay Bartula
Lindsey is a dedicated advocate for animal welfare and a passionate supporter of making the world better through legislation and advocacy. With a background as an attorney for a public university, Lindsey brings expertise in transactional law and the Texas legislative process to support the group's initiatives.
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Becca Arizmendi
Rebecca is the Chief Operations Officer of Yaqui Animal Rescue, located in the Rio Grande Valley, a border region where the animal overpopulation crisis is among the worst in the country. She leads daily operations and frontline rescue efforts, overseeing animal care, coordinating medical treatment, and fundraising for a sanctuary home to over 200 animals, including dogs, cats, horses, pigs, and cattle.
Rebecca also builds strategic partnerships to address animal cruelty, veterinary care accessibility, humane education, and community engagement, while helping advocate for animal welfare legislation in Austin. Her professional background includes experience working within courts of law, local and federal agencies, and alongside municipalities to improve public resources, community functions, and economic development.
She holds a Bachelor's degree in Psychology from the University of Houston and a Master's in Public Administration from the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, bringing both compassion and strategic leadership to her work.
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Amy Hickox
Bio coming soon!
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Abby Allison
Abby Allison is a project manager in the health benefits technology industry. Her professional experience includes consulting, business transformation, and project management across the transportation, pharmaceutical, professional services, and home services technology sectors. Outside of her professional work, Abby is an advocate for animal welfare and humane public policy. She has been actively involved in animal protection efforts across North Texas, supporting initiatives focused on shelter advocacy, responsible pet ownership, and legislative reform. She also volunteers her time supporting local shelter adoption efforts and has fostered dogs, puppies, kittens, and cats, including medically complex cases. Her advocacy work has been featured by publications including The Dallas Morning News and KERA.
Abby earned her Bachelor's degree from Oklahoma State University's Spears School of Business, where she received the Raymond D. Thomas Award, presented annually to the top business graduate. Her undergraduate honors thesis examined deceptive business practices in the retail sale of dogs and cats and their impact on animal welfare. She is committed to advancing practical, compassionate solutions that improve the lives of animals and strengthen the communities that care for them.