Former Hatfield Resident Has Lifelong Love for Rescue Animals
Linda Kleinert has taken care of rescue animals all her life, and now also helps run the Smile from Jason Foundation.
When you walk into the Kleinert Family home, it’s likely you’ll have an enthusiastic welcome by four smiling faces, five wagging tails and various screeches and squawks by excited creatures donning feathers, scales and—yes—even more tails. “My neighbors refer to me as ‘The Rescue Lady,’” Linda Kleinert said. The Kleinert’s Douglassville home has a warm and cozy feeling to it, with lots of room to move around, which comes in handy considering the home’s many occupants. Living there are Linda and Greg Kleinert, their sons Brandon, 14, and Jason, 12, as well as: The Kleinerts also have a rescued iguana named Caesar; at least a half-dozen Zebra finches, saved from a divorcing couple; a hairless rat named Josephine, saved from being sold as …
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