Darcy Del Castillo is the Director of Traveling 4 Paws Rescue. With over 20 years of experience in the animal welfare industry, Darcy has worked as a vet tech, foster, rescuer, shelter manager and evaluator, animal control officer, animal cruelty task force member, and animal advocate. She has also assisted in training police officers and Union County to become better humane law enforcement officers.

Darcy is well-known in the animal welfare community and has been a rescue resource for many years. Her passion for animals inspired her to start Traveling 4 Paws and continue the ongoing work of rescuing.

In this episode…

In a world full of uncertainties and challenges, finding one's passion and turning it into a career can be a daunting task. It becomes even more challenging when one has to juggle personal and family responsibilities alongside professional ambitions.

For Darcy Del Castillo, an animal care expert, this was her reality after suffering injuries in an accident that entirely changed the course of her life. Her discovery that she could turn her natural caregiving instinct into a career led her to become an animal control officer and eventually the ACO supervisor. Darcy's experience shows that pursuing a passion can lead to great things.

In this episode of the Family Hustle Podcast, hosts Alec Borenstein and Amanda Abbou sit down with Darcy Del Castillo, an animal lover and entrepreneur who has built a successful career in animal care despite facing numerous obstacles. Darcy shares her journey of discovering her passion for animals, teaching herself how to turn that passion into a career, and overcoming the challenges of running a business and being a caregiver.