Angela has always had a love of animals, knowing from a young age that she wanted to grow up to help them. During her first job, delivering newspapers in adolescence, her favorite houses were those with dogs and cats that she could interact with. When she was in high school, she got a job at a vet clinic in her hometown where she could work in the kennels and assist the veterinary technicians. She continued to pick up hours at the clinic while she was in college, eventually working full-time in the treatment room as a veterinary assistant.

Angela moved to Santa Rosa in 2004, where she continued to work for vario...