Even as a child, Sharon Tamplin deeply loved animals and wanted to help animals and people. Her mother told her she couldn’t save them all when she kept trying to bring home every stray animal she found. She spent as much time as possible at her grandparents’ farm in north Alabama, where she helped tend the livestock. Dr. Tamplin attended Auburn University and grew more interested in research. She received her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine in 1993. Since then, she has been in private practice, corporate veterinary medicine, theriogenology, and regulatory veterinary medicine. Dr. Tamplin also stayed busy rescuing horses, cats, and dogs while breeding and showing horses. In her “free” time, she has volunteered for many non-profit organizations, served on committees, Boards of Directors, and in other elected positions, where people recognized her hard work, dedication, and organizational skills. Sharon now has two dogs, five cats, several hens, and two ducks. She also has four human children and is “MiMi” to four grandchildren.
