Monica Ailey

President/Animal Cruelty Investigator, Animal Investigation & Response

Monica's passion for emergency response and investigations started in 2005 when she spent several weeks in New Orleans rescuing displaced animals after Hurricane Katrina. That experience led her to obtain the credentials needed to continue such work in the animal emergency response field. In doing so, she has traveled all over the United States with national organizations like Red Rover, ARC, HSUS and ASPCA Response teams responding to disasters and large scale cruelty situations. In late 2010, Monica accepted the position of Texas State Liaison for ARC, focusing on cases of animal cruelty in the state of Texas. This position also aimed to build relationships with law enforcement, animal control officers, and animal organizations across the state, offering resources in cases of large scale animal abuse, neglect, hoarding, etc. Her work as State Liaison led to addressing needs outside the state of Texas as well, which resulted in a regional role that led her to become one of ARC’s Lead Responders throughout the country. Upon resigning from ARC in 2013, Monica returned to her roots to focus on investigations and response in her home state of Texas. Her work has resulted in the rescuing of thousands of animals in dire situations across the state. Not only do the animals thank her, but so do her colleagues, as she recently received the Justice Award from Legacy Humane Society for these efforts. Monica obtained her National Animal Cruelty certifications through the University of Missouri Columbia Law Enforcement Training Institute and is certified by the Texas Department of State Health Services as a Texas Animal Control Officer. She recieved her certification as a Euthanasia technician from the Texas Academy of Animal Control and overall holds 32 related certifications including FEMA, Red Cross, Pet CPR, and various animal cruelty and National Disaster Response certifications. Monica is owned by one bossy Schnauzer, two goof ball Pit Bulls and an OCD Shepherd mix.