West Valley Humane Society reported the death of Executive Director, Karly Cantrell, today in a Facebook post.
The post said, "Karly was the heart and soul of West Valley Humane Society, and a fierce advocate for both animals and people in need. She was a kind, compassionate and empathetic friend, mother, wife, grandmother and daughter. Her impact on the world moves far past the animal shelter and directly into the hearts of the many she took under her wing."
West Valley Humane Society's board president, Tammy Dittenber, has known Karly for the last seven years.
She says Karly really helped turn the shelter around.
She and Karly's friends are sharing on social media her compassion made a huge impact on the community, and touched so man lives - human and animal - throughout the Treasure Valley and beyond.
Cantrell's colleagues at the humane society describe her as a kind, compassionate and empathetic friend, mother, wife, grandmother and daughter.
Dittenber tells me Karly started programs at the humane society that have been recognized nationwide as model programs. She says Karly even did trainings for shelters across the country.
She says her friend had a way of bringing people into the organization, collaborating with them, and empowering her staff.
She started out as an animal care attendant, then worked her way up, eventually leading the West Valley Humane Society with passion and dedication - playing a key role in transforming the shelter into the organization it is today.
She helped take it from a county-run holding facility for stray animals, to a self-sustaining non-profit and a leader and resource in animal welfare.
Friends say she always made time for people in their times of need, adding the contributions she made serving the animals of Canyon County will last long beyond her time.
Dittenber says she'll remember Karly always surrounded by animals - her own dogs, ones up for adoption, and a macaw bird always hanging out with her in her office.
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