beloved pets, one of the stars of hustlers and champion of families belong together, julia steils. in 2005, a young woman with a lifetime of bruises and scars on her body showed up at the shade tree domestic violence shelter in las vegas. she held a garbage bag filled with her clothes in one hand and in the other, the love of her life, a cat in a carrier. staci listened to this woman decla declare the only one who stood by her was her cat. staci built noah s animal s house on the shelter s grounds. inside, there are kennels, an on-call veterinarian, and cuddle rooms for belly rubs, ear scratches, and quiet time to just be. so far 1,700 pets have been