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  • A Profile in Compassion: Dr. Christine Braun-Volunteer to Veterinarian

    2 years ago - By Alley Cat

    Dr. Braun with Maybell, a tortie kitten she spayed in CatNap's clinic. Maybell has since been adopted.
    From cleaning cages as a teenage volunteer to performing low cost spay and neuter surgeries as head veterinarian 13 years later, Dr. Christine “Chrissy” Braun, DVM, rose through the ranks at her nonprofit organization CatNap from the Heart with one goal: save as many animals' lives as possible.
    Braun grew up in the LaGrange Park, Illinois neighborhood right by CatNap and began volunteering when she was 15 and fresh into high school. CatNap, which functions as a limited-access shelter for...
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