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A true champion for animals, Dr. Becky Rhoades, a veterinarian widely known as “Dr. Becky,” grew up in the Midwestern town of Pekin, Ill., south of Peoria, where she was active in the 4-H Club. After high school, Rhoades headed west to Colorado State University in Fort Collins, where she received zoology and teaching degrees. A part-time job as an animal control officer for Colorado’s Larimer County persuaded her to go to veterinary school, and her connections in the equestrian community brought her to an Oahu veterinary clinic in the summer of 1986.  In 1999, after joining the Oahu Humane Society, she took leadership of the Kauai Humane Society where she, with her crew of 28 staffers, protect and care for the animals of Kauai.  She is also the human for her dogs Sally and Stella.