Gail Moerkerken RRP As a graduate of the Douglas College Social Work program I began my career as a Vocational Counsellor over 20 years ago. During the span of my career I obtained the qualifications of Registered Rehabilitation Professional (RRP), Certified Life Skills Coach, Community Management and Leadership Development, Conflict Resolution and Mediation. I worked in the not for profit field throughout the lower mainland and coupled this with a successful private practice as a Vocation Rehabilitation Consultant holding contracts with the Worker's Compensation Board, Disability Management, ICBC and Douglas College.

During the development of professional aspirations I was also pursuing goals of volunteering in the field of animal welfare and currently hold the positions of:

President, Big Heart Rescue Society, a registered non-profit organization that is dedicated to assisting companions throughout the province with a special focus in Bella Bella, a small First Nations Reserve where deadly diseases such as Parvo and Distemper are present and pet overpopulation is a massive concern.

Coordinator for Noah's Wish, an emergency disaster response organization for animals. During the Fire Storm 2003 I volunteered in both Kamloops and Kelowna working with livestock and companion pets. I have also provided workshops on Disaster Preparedness to the SPCA, Boarding Kennels, Farm Operators, Groomers, Rescue Organizations, Veterinarians and interested individuals.

Emergency Social Services (ESS) Pet Care Coordinator for Gabriola Island which involves community disaster planning and response. Big Heart: http://www.bigheartrescue.com/

GROWLS (wild life rescue) Gabriola Island volunteer with a major focus on seal pups and fawns.

My dedication to the companion animals of this Province has lead me through years of frustrating encounters with the BC SPCA and this is why I speak for those who have no voice. I speak of the horrors of chaining and neglect, of abuse and death, of full-fledged bureaucracy and lack of communication, of transparency and accountability, of the deaths of six dogs at the Surrey SPCA, of useless laws and the powers of the PCA Act and for this I am the subject of a costly legal action launched by the Board of Directors and the CEO of the BC SPCA.