Orazie Slayton-Cook is a daughter, a sister, an aunt, and a wife and she begrudgingly holds the title of stepmother. Hence the title. More important than those labels, Orazie is a public health advocate and animal rights proponent for marginalized groups and people enabling them to make the decisions that are best for themselves and their families. She is the founder of Praline’s Backyard Dog Services, which provides dog walking and pet sitting services in the Metro Atlanta Area. Because she wanted to do more than provide a great service in her community but wanted to give back to the broader community she founded Praline’s Backyard Foundation, whose mission is to provide temporary housing for the pets of domestic violence survivors anywhere in the United States via pet boarding facilities and countless pet fosters, while survivors are in transition to a new home.