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Meet Pity4Paws Founder Elizabeth Naqvi
Elizabeth Naqvi is the founder and President of "Pity 4 Paws". Her passion for animals started at a very young age and by the age of five, she had rescued her first cat; since then, she has been connected to the cause of animal welfare. While other children in the neighborhood were playing hide and seek with their friends, Elizabeth was taking care of her various pets (some rescued and others adopted) to include rabbits, turtles, lizards, fish, hamsters, and dogs. At an early age, she developed a passion for riding horses and encouraged by her family, had the opportunity to take it up professionally.
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ELIZABETH NAQVI
Founder
After graduating college with a BA in Broadcast Journalism and an MA in Psychology she eventually began working as a television reporter for various NBC affiliates around the nation. With her journalism work she helped shut down two animal control facilities illegally using gas chambers to euthanize animals in Texas, which led to her establishing herself as a respected animal activist. Whether she reconnected a lost dog with their owner or uncovered animal abuse, each story made some difference in an innocent animal’s life.
In December 2012, while covering a story on animals and cold weather in Georgia, Elizabeth came across what would be her first pit-bull rescue and stepping stone to her mission in life. A helpless black pit-bull already on the euthanasia list at the local shelter had only two days to live. Needless to say the two year old pit better known as Lilly went home with Elizabeth and her love for rescuing and helping animals emerged with a stronger passion than before. Shocked by the rate at which these animals are being killed she is determined to making a difference; reporting and working with local shelters and the communities to help save lives and stop abuse. Elizabeth has also been recognized for her work with the humane society to stop dog fighting in the south and bringing to light the atrocious abuse and neglect pit-bulls endure.
Elizabeth quickly recognized that someone needed to give these animals a voice and using her skills acquired in reporting that is exactly what she is set out to do. She left television journalism in late 2014 to pursue her passion. Now Elizabeth fosters animals yearly and has made a promise to help all animals in need. Pity 4 Paws is driven by her passion to save, protect and provide comfort to animals in need.