Meet the Director

My name is Palena Dorsey. I am the founder of the Sanctuary. It has been an amazing journey for me. I have learned much from each animal that has crossed the path of my gates. Met many people who have made my journey possible. Endured loss from hurricanes, tornadoes and the loss of animals that I have grown to love very much. I have felt my heart almost burst with great joy as I watched life come into the eyes of an animal that had none, and felt it plumet into the depths of hell as I have watched life flow from the eyes of those that had no chance. I am asked often why I take in such hard cases, those that most do not want and I never can find an answer that can fully express my passion. A friend of mine, who is an actress and a wonderful entertainer with her voice, sent me a CD of her music. As I listened to the very last song on the CD I began to cry. In it was the answer to why I do what I do. The only way I can express why the Sanctuary does what it does is by the movie I created with the music of Tres Hanley. There are so many to thank and everyone knows who they are. The Board of Directors is the best anyone can ask for. Always standing by my side I know that not only am I blessed by them but the animals here are also blessed. A very special thanks to Maria Brito of Photography by Brito. Her love and commitment to rescue and or animals has all too often captured the true soul of the animals that reside here. A huge thankyou to the special angels that have believed in me and my passion over the years and help support us and a huge thank you to my family, who may think me odd but still stand up for my beliefs. Enjoy the show. I hope the music and the pictures touch you as they do me. Please click the words Meet the Director above (or on the movies list to the right) to see video and hear the words that so touched my soul, "Because of You I Have Been Changed "For Good". Thanks to Kanjii the deaf bull mastiff in the above picture for enduring years of abuse and still having faith in the world of humans. He has now learned total sign language and has taken us down one more branch of the Changed for Good Path

Rescue.......Rehabilitate......Educate