Laura Simpson

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About Laura Simpson

Counting sheep’ has become something of an art form for Laura Simpson who spends nights fine tuning the blueprints for an international race to save the lives of one million animals. Simpson spent more than a decade warming up for this event during her career as United States Director of the World Society for the Protection of Animals where she specialized in educating Americans about the needs of animals across the globe. Simpson ‘rang the bell’ on more than $30 million in donations to build sanctuaries for abused bears in Asia and Eastern Europe, develop free spay/neuter clinics in rural Kenya, support lion conservation work around Tanzania’s Ngorongoro Crater and dozens of other projects. She’s also been instrumental in securing disaster relief for the animal victims of earthquakes, forest fires, hurricanes, volcanoes and war. Simpson is a top ten graduate of Northeastern University’s School of Journalism and spent time at the Boston Globe and United States Environmental Protection Agency before beginning her work with animals. Today she lives in New England with her husband Howard, their daughter Sabrina and a colorful array of four legged companions.