HSLC Hero – Stuart Rockowitz

Stuart’s love of animals started when he was about nine years old with his first dog, Rusty. She was a mixed Wirehaired Fox Terrier and put Stuart on a quest to save as many dogs as possible. Fast forward to 2016 when he became a dog foster for the Humane Society of Loudoun County after attending an orientation. For his very first foster he was given Poe, a Plott Hound who could only walk in circles. Undeterred, Stuart kept signing up to foster, and at last count, he had fostered 20 dogs including his current foster, Willow. Undoubtedly, Stuart believes strongly in the mission to “adopt don’t shop”; he encourages others to foster and become the bridge between an animal’s past life and their forever life.