Building Community

John Ramer started work in animal rescue November of 1999 and has worked or volunteered at sanctuaries all over the country. Exposed to laboratory research when rescuing 27 squirrel monkeys used in nicotine testing and transferred to a sanctuary in Florida he has tirelessly devoted himself to the transition of animals from labs to homes since.

Since taking over as Director of Kindness Ranch in 2019 he has coordinated the release of nearly a thousand animals from research.