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About Us

Michele Antonia - President

Michele has been involved in animal welfare for as long as she can remember. Over the course of her work on numerous projects, including a campaign to end greyhound racing, a campaign to end the use of gestation crates for pigs and a petition to protect the lowland gorillas of Camaroon, Michele has brushed shoulders with the likes of Jane Goodall and Dian Fossey. Michele has been trapping cats and promoting alternatives to euthanasia for 20 years. Her current activities in animal welfare include serving as the president/cofounder of Animal Compassion Project, the president of Collier Community Cat Coalition and the chairperson for the DAS Citizens’ Advisory Board. Michele is also an educator, teaching at Immokalee Technical Center and serving on the FL DOE’s standing committee for GED and AAAE.
Tina Bland - Vice President

Tina, a native Floridian, has always been an animal lover with a particular fondness for cats. She began trapping cats behind a local restaurant where she worked and has been trapping and promoting alternatives to euthanasia ever since. She is also a private chef, works at a local hospital, enjoys gardening and has a passion for folk art and all things creative.  Tina is married to a man named William who is from Maine, is a great cat daddy and shares her interests and passions.

Danielle Dillon - Secretary

Danielle was born and raised in South Africa.  She has traveled extensively, and originally came to the U.S. to work for the South African Embassy in Washington, D.C.   Since then, she has lived in Miami, San Francisco and Naples, where she was fortunate enough to meet Michele Antonia and become involved with the Animal Compassion Project.  She has had an ongoing love affair with animals all her life, and has been involved in rescue for many years.  She is owned by 5 cats and would have many more if circumstances permitted.