Our Experts List

Wendy Diamond

Featured in Chapter Three: Motherhood
 
Wendy Diamond is an Entrepreneur, Humanitarian, Endangered Animal and Rescue Advocate, World’s premiere Pet Lifestyle expert, Best Selling Author, and TV Personality. Wendy was born in Chagrin Falls, Ohio, studied at Pine Manor College in Boston and now resides in New York City with her children, Lucky and Pasha. As the tireless voice of disenfranchised animals, Wendy Diamond looks to improve the quality of lives for all animals homeless, sheltered, endangered, or otherwise.

Wendy has been heralded as the “Martha Stewart of the milk and bone dish” (The New Yorker), dubbed “Pet Diva” by the New York Post, crowned the “Canine Queen” by Forbes. Diamond is the pet lifestyle contributor for NBC’s Today Show.
 
Wendy has been rooting for the underdog long before it came into vogue. In 1999, after discovering that 12 million animals were being put to sleep annually, Wendy Diamond launched the premier lifestyle media company for animal lovers to support animal advocacy and rescue. Inspired by her rescued Russian blue cat, Pasha, along with the preeminent rescue Lucky, Wendy used her natural spirit, charm, and business acumen to start an animal lifestyle media company – Animal Fair Media. Animal Fair is the premiere lifestyle media company for animal lovers in support of fairness to animals and animal rescue. Animal Fair is dedicated to highlighting non-profit animal organizationsed Maltese, giving them the opportunity to tell their inspirational stories and connect them with Wendy’s viewers, readers, and followers in hopes of making a tangible difference in the lives of animals worldwide. Wendy believes that change is most effective on an immediate scale, and is especially passionate about helping the local animal rescue efforts across the globe.
 
Understanding that charity cannot succeed without a measure of levity, Wendy created the first-ever pet fashion show and first-ever cocktail party for people and their dogs, all to promote animal rescue. Diamond also created the first pet comedy shows and the Howl-o-ween charity events to help further her message. Of course, she is also no stranger to the heavier side of animal rescue. Wendy has served as the Chairperson of the Katrina Pet Memorial, which aided the animals whose lives were devastated in the wake of hurricane Katrina by reuniting them with their pet parents and finding homes for the abandoned. From being on the New York Columbus Day Parade float for GreenChimneys.org (a nationally renowned non-profit organization) to being Grand Marshal to the world’s largest dog parade - Barkus New Orleans Mardi Gras Parade, if it helps even one animal then Wendy Diamond is on board! Twelve years after beginning her crusade for fairness to animals (it is called Animal Fair after all), the number of animals euthanized annually has plummeted by a whopping 58% to 5 million and the pet life style has boomed into a 48 billion dollar industry!
 
Professional Website: www.animalfair.com
 
Favorite Charities: Humane Society of New York, Coalition for the Homeless, American Humane Association