You have to know that renowned photographer Sally Andersen-Bruce photographed her now-famous Adopt a Shelter Pet stamp subjects three years ago — more than two years before Halo was invited to participate in the Stamps to the Rescue campaign.

So when Andersen-Bruce discovered that Halo and Ellen DeGeneres were not only participating, but donating 1 Million Meals of Halo Spot’s Stew in celebration of her stamps, she couldn’t be happier. She had been feeding Halo to her pets for years.

It almost seemed like it was all meant to be! We were thrilled to learn that this passionate animal advocate had really done her homework on pet food. Here’s what Andersen-Bruce had to say:

“My husband Gordon and I adopted our 4th rescue dog, Brenna, she’s a ten-year-old Irish Setter. I want her to have a long healthy life; I researched and compared the “natural” pet foods. Halo pet food has high quality wholesome ingredients and no fillers so I bought two flavors of Spot’s Stew to see if Brenna would like it. I opened the bag and she sat down and held up one paw, as if to say, ‘I’m getting a treat, I’ll do a trick”. When I walk Brenna I am frequently stopped and asked what food I’m feeding her because her coat is so shiny and beautiful.

“I carry Spot’s Stew in my jacket pocket as training treats for her and all the dogs we meet on our walks. I’m so happy to know that she’s getting proper nutrition and wholesome food PS: Each time I reach to get the bag of Spot’s Stew she still runs to the kitchen, sits on a rug and holds up one paw-who says you can’t teach an old dog new tricks.”

Tomorrow, we’ll post a longer interview with Sally Andersen-Bruce to get her “insider” perspective on the campaign.