TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) – The Tallahassee Animal Shelter Foundation honored some of the capital city\u2019s most passionate animal advocates on Monday by announcing its 2025 Round of A-Paws award winners.<\/p>\n
The Animal Shelter Foundation<\/a> honored people who do everything from rescuing and fostering animals to those who provide critical medical care. <\/p>\n WCTV\u2019s Madison Glaser was among those honored Monday night for her efforts to encourage pet adoption and expose animal maltreatment. <\/p>\n \u201cMadison continues to elevate animal welfare in our region – embodying the true spirit of the Helping Hand Award through her compassion, professionalism and unwavering advocacy,\u201d ASF President Kathy Mairona said. <\/p>\n More Tallahassee news:<\/p>\n The winner of the biggest award – the Founder\u2019s Award – was Dr. Sandi Huffman, whose team at Tally Spay surpassed 10,000 spay and neuter surgeries this year. <\/p>\n \u201cI was floored,\u201d Huffman said of the award. \u201cIt\u2019s so important in my opinion to reach out to people about responsible pet ownership and learning what you need to do when you do adopt a pet. It\u2019s very important that you know what they need so you can provide it for them.\u201d<\/p>\n The Tallahassee Animal Service Center\u2019s Joey Best was recognized with the Animal Advocate award for the exercise, enrichment and companionship he provides to every dog at the shelter in hopes of helping them find forever homes. He attended the awards ceremony with his dog Duke, whom he adopted from the shelter himself.<\/p>\n The Animal Aid Society was recognized with ASF\u2019s Community Partner Award, Tallahassee City Commissioner Jack Porter received its Animal Welfare Champion Award and the Tally Cat Cafe was recognized for helping more than 1,800 cats find permanent homes. <\/p>\n This is the second year that ASF has recognized animal advocates in the community. <\/p>\n WCTV\u2019s Julie Montanaro was the inaugural recipient of the Founder\u2019s Award for her weekly Furry Friday segment<\/a>, which has helped hundreds of dogs find new homes. <\/p>\n To keep up with the latest news as it develops, follow WCTV on Facebook<\/a>, Instagram<\/a>, YouTube<\/a>, Nextdoor<\/a> <\/a>and X<\/a> (Twitter<\/a>).<\/p>\n Have a news tip or see an error? Write to us here<\/a>. Please include the article\u2019s headline in your message.<\/p>\n Be the first to see all the biggest headlines by downloading the WCTV News app. Click here<\/a> to get started.<\/p>\n Copyright 2025 WCTV. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n