Cynthia Bathurst (born in Birmingham, Alabama) is an animal welfare advocate, winner of a national veterinary award, and founder and director of Safe Humane Chicago, a nonprofit which includes the first of its kind Court Case Dog Program.
[3] The Chicago Tribune, in a profile of Bathurst, wrote, "Over a quarter-century, she has built relationships with law enforcement and child and animal welfare officials, government and church leaders, and people in the business world, and she draws on that pool of expertise when there's a problem to be solved."
Working with local judges, the program educates youth and rescues, trains and finds homes for dogs confiscated from owners in criminal court cases.
[12] She was quoted in a February 2011 article on Major League Baseball's news site, MLB.com, in support of Buehrle and his wife's efforts to help people and their pets.
[19][failed verification] She spoke before the Federal Communications Commission at a July 13, 2011, public hearing about consideration of a merger between Comcast and NBC Universal effecting TV coverage of Safe Humane Chicago's events and programs.