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A personal triumph for Petrillo came last fall, when she successfully lobbied Allentown to ban the sale of dogs, cats and rabbits that come from breeding mills. She pushed for the ordinance following her own undercover investigation that she says brought her to tears. “That says to me, one person can make a difference,” Petrillo says. Easton adopted similar legislation in March.

Her work hasn’t gone unnoticed. In May, Petrillo was honored by the national chapter of the Humane Society with the Advocates We Love Award. “Animal Defenders is on my mind 24-7. I’m always trying to think of what else can I, can we do to make a difference in our animal friends’ lives,” she says. And, as you might expect, Petrillo has a brood of her own, made up of the furry (two dogs, two cats, six bunnies and a chinchilla) and the not so furry (one snake).