Mark and Linda Greenberg

Mark and Linda Greenberg started their animal rescue efforts in typical fashion, picking up stray dogs and cats from the street. There was Triboro, a German Shepherd found running along the Triboro Bridge, Yankee the cat found outside Yankee Stadium, and Eggy, rescued from a garbage can outside the back door of a Chinese restaurant. Then there was Ashley, a dog with more bad habits than good, who was adopted after Linda saw an ad for her in the newspaper. Over time Ashley was reformed, and today she is enjoying her "golden years" as a member of the Greenberg pack. The list goes on and on... 

As the years passed, the Greenberg house became more and more crowded with rescued animals. After rescuing Simon, a German Shepard in desperate need of love and care, Mark and Linda decided to take their animal rescue endeavors to the next level. They purchased a larger house with a bigger yard, to accommodate their animals, and founded The Simon Foundation, Inc. The Simon Foundation was a bare-bones operation in the early days. Mark and Linda posted photos and bios of the animals on Petfinder and other web-based adoption services, and then personally delivered each and every one to their new forever home.

Capacity to house the animals had always been an issue, so they began searching for a piece of land that could accommodate the world-class rescue facility they had been dreaming of. After a two year search and months of planning, their dreams have finally come true! With the opening of the Bloomfield facility, animals who would have otherwise been abandoned, neglected, abused, or euthanized through no fault of their own, can now find new, loving, forever homes, or live out their lives in peace in the sanctuary of The Simon Foundation, Inc.