Laura Hackett has always had a passion for animals. Her heart typically leads the way. When she was going to school she began volunteering at the Humane Society – and ended up working there. Then she volunteered at the Phoenix Zoo – and was hired as a zookeeper. She also volunteered at Liberty Wildlife, and today is the education manager and a wildlife biologist.

Liberty Wildlife is a nonprofit rescue, rehabilitation, education, and wildlife conservation organization. They work with more than 10,000 animal patients each year, treating and returning them back to the wild when possible. Those that can no longer survive on their own have the opportunity to become “animal ambassadors” to educate the public at the site, at schools, and at community events.

Liberty Wildlife’s vision is of a time when wildlife is recognized as an integral part of our natural world, to be protected and preserved, and a time when the community as a whole participates in the safekeeping of the natural world.

Click here to learn more about Liberty Wildlife: https://libertywildlife.org/ 

Original air date: July 10, 2025.