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Featured Critter 
California Kingsnake This California Kingsnake is available for adoption. Isn't he handsome? With proper care, he could live to be over twenty years old! Please note, you must be an adult (or 16 with parental supervision and consent) and have previous experience with reptiles in order to be considered as a potential adopter. Reptiles have many care requirements, so our reptile adoption policies are a bit more strict. To see other critters in need of homes, click the "Adoptable Critters" button above. Click here for website maintenance issues.
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Board Members
Meet the Group
Recognized as one of the best in the area by the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, the local police agencies, and the Greater Indianapolis area (Marion County and its contiguous surrounding counties), she is known as the "go-to-girl" when they have injured wildlife or a wildlife situation where an expert is needed. She has also organized several large rescues of animals in need or animals being neglected. Not only does she help locally, but she also fields calls from people across the country that need advice or help with an animal. Sometimes, she is able to help with advice over the phone. If not, she is able to direct them to their appropriate local agency. In addition to saving animals and providing education, Michelle is also involved in the legal aspects of helping animals. She served as a representative for wildlife on the Hamilton County Task Force Committee for 3 to 4 years. She now sits on an advisory board for the Marion County prosecutor in charge of animal cruelty cases.
Jane A. Grummann was born loving animals. She was never allowed to have a pet as a child, so she has made up for that, big time, as an adult. She has early memories of "saving worms" from the street after a rain or "finding stray dogs" and bringing them home. She has spent her whole life in a love affair with God's creatures. Jane presently has six cats and one dog...but that could change at any moment. She has raised five kids and always had at least that many animals. Jane became a Vet Tech late in life, after her kids were grown. She worked with a couple of vets in Indianapolis, before traveling to Israel to work in the Jerusalem Zoo. She worked at the Jerusalem Zoo as their quarantine specialist, for seven years and returned to the States in 2003. She then worked for a year at the Indianapolis Zoo, before having to take over as president of her Father's business when he passed away. Rachel M. Simon is an artist, activist, and philanthropist. Her involvements include many community outreach organizations - locally, nationally, and globally. She is a recent graduate of the Herron School of Art and Design and as an artist, she states, "Deeply rooted within me lies a need to be an instrument of change, even if that only means I can influence others to discover a new understanding or accept a new perspective by speaking in a foreign language; the visual language." Rachel serves as an Honorary Board Member of A Critter's Chance, Inc. and possesses a strong passion for animals and their well-being. Sandy Morrical worked as treasurer for Highland Swim Club for two years and was President and Treasurer of a dance club called "Swing Club" for around four years. She was at Solutions for 1 year receiving computer training for her upcoming job at the bank (Forum), where she has been since 2006. She works as a teller, does loans, accounts, assists co-workers, and many other tasks. This is where our president, Michelle, met Sandy, as our ACC account is there. Michelle and Sandy formed a bond, and one day Sandy mentioned she loved to work with money. Michelle jumped for joy and asked her if she would like to be the treasurer for ACC. Michelle spoke with the board, everyone was in agreement, and a year later, she is still our treasurer. (Because Sandy is now our treasurer, she cannot handle most of our transactions.) Sandy has worked fostering and assisting in working with feral cats through Indy Feral, although not so much anymore. When we were at Indy AC, the Tour for Life event, Sandy adopted 'Wiggles' a very loving female kitty, who stole all of our hearts. One last important fact, at the Christmas Gift & Hobby Show (2009), again with Indy AC, Sandy was volunteering at the ACC booth and held a tarantula!! She is terrified of spiders, so this was HUGE for her!
Tracy Eads is our Volunteer Captain of Rescue/Rehab. She currently lives in Carmel, Indiana with her husband Bill and their many critters. They have a veteran son named Zach who is currently attending college. Tracy has undergone training through Noah's Wish and earned several FEMA certificates for animal search and rescue in disaster areas. She began rescuing animals at an early age buying feeder rats and feeder fish to save them and moving up to "mercy buys" (ie. buying the neglected, or ugly animals to make sure they had a good home). Tracy has always had a "way" with animals and is quoted as saying, "I feel like I'm doing what I was put here on earth to do." Join her and "Precious" the Tortoise along with other volunteers and animals at the many events A Critter's Chance takes part in. |
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Michelle Manker worked as a vet tech for the Avian Exotic Animal Clinic for approximately
ten years and has been working with exotics and wildlife her entire life. In order to
continue her education and stay up-to-date with the latest information, she attends as many
training seminars and classes as she is able to. Michelle also trains others and has been
doing her own education programs for over 10 years. She has provided training to local
police and fire agencies on how to help animals or who to call in certain situations. She
received the Channel 6 Leadership Award in 2005 for her efforts in saving local wildlife
and for the education classes she teaches at local shelters and schools.
Amy J. Hodge has been rehabilitating wildlife for ten years with Michelle Manker.
She is a Master Gardener, Master Naturalist, and a Backyard Wildlife Habitat Steward with the
National Wildlife Federation. Amy enjoys teaching people about wildlife and how they can help
wildlife. Ever since she was a little girl, she has loved animals. Growing up in the
country, she always had dogs, cats, and rabbits. She recalls her Aunt DeeAnn caring for some
orphaned baby raccoons, and her dad rescued a Great Horned Owl that had its leg caught in
an inhumane trap. After a brief stint in the U.S. Army, she started working as an X-ray Tech and has
been with Unity Physician Group for the past nineteen years. Her true passion is nature and wildlife. She
also enjoys hiking, nature photography, and driving her Sandrail with her husband. She is also a big
Tony Stewart and Indianapolis Colts fan.
Stacy Hill is our Webmaster. She currently works as a software tester. Stacy actually volunteered to do some updates for the website when she was asked to completely rewrite it! She managed to learn HTML and redesign the site. She is currently working toward earning a business degree, as well as working full-time, but tries to keep the site updated between everything else. Stacy volunteers with several animal shelters and rescues and tries to help animals as much as she can. She fosters cats, and has several rescued pets of her own: two dogs, a rabbit, and a chinchilla. Her pit mix, Minnie, is pictured with her.