About the Author

Kathy Strouse is the animal control officer at the center of the Michael Vick "Badd Newz Kennels" dog fighting case. Working with the undercover operative known only as Dog Angel, she has written the compelling and exciting story of how Michael Vick and the other members of "Badd Newz Kennels" operation were brought to justice. Kathy Strouse has worked in the animal care and control field for 26 years. She currently serves as the Superintendent for the City of Chesapeake, Virginia Police Department Animal Control Unit, a position she has held since 1994. Prior to that time she was an animal control officer and later the director of an SPCA. Kathy serves on the Board of Directors for the Virginia Animal Control Association (VACA) as the Legislative Liaison and is a member of the Board of Directors for the Virginia Animal Fighting Task Force. Kathy teaches regularly for the Chesapeake Public Safety Academy, for the Virginia Animal Control Association (VACA), the National Animal Control Association (NACA), and for the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS). She is committed to promoting the welfare of animals, the safety of the public and the improvement of the animal control officer profession. Kathy lives in Virginia and shares her home with two dogs, three cats and four birds.