Glory Bardin MS » Team

Glory Bardin has loved animals as long as she can remember.

Her first dog, a Dachshund named Little ‘D was of great inspiration to her and stoked her interest in training, behavioral science, and generally how we can better understand the animals in our care.

It wasn’t until her second dog, Teddy Bear, that Glory really began to understand the problems facing companion animals. Teddy Bear was the cutest puppy you ever saw but due to circumstance was set to be euthanized at only six weeks of age along with his 7 sisters. Luckily, Teddy was saved by a rescue group and made his way to the Northeast and eventually Glory, however, upon hearing this story she was surprised and realized her passions lay in helping animals like Teddy.

Glory started her career in rescue – aiding homeless animals – but she found herself wanting. She felt as though rescued, while playing a very important role – only scratched the surface of the issue. It was a band aid for a much more fundamental problem – how people relate to and understand animals. As she continued to pursue this line of thought, she came to the recently coined area of study: Anthrozoology.
Anthrozoology, the study of the human animal bond, seemed like exactly what she had been doing for most of her life and just did not have a name for it. Through Anthrozoology Glory hoped to educate individuals from all backgrounds about their animals and how to better live with them. Since there are so many aspects of pet care, Glory set out to experience as many as she could to form the basis for a good knowledge base. She has worked in the animal fields of rescue, nutrition, retail, training, veterinary, law enforcement, day care, grooming, and pet insurance. This multipronged approach allowed Glory to understand a fuller picture of the experience of a pet and their human companion as well as illuminate some of the challenges they may face.

Glory’s current dream is to create an integrative clinic that brings in as many of these fields of animal experience as possible. The point being that a pet owner could visit one location to see all these professionals who would work in tandem to answer any questions, inform, and at times create health/training plans for a pet/pet parent pair.

A former intern with PAN Works, Glory finished her Masters in Anthrozoology at Caninius University in 2024, and is preparing to pursue a PhD in Anthrozoology. Her current area of interest for research is the potential moral injury, trauma, and stress that is experienced by veterinary staff workers, and which go largely unaddressed by both the veterinary and outside communities.