Three New Humane Companies Launch
Nearly six months ago, three individuals from very different backgrounds began our online Mentorship Program with a shared goal: learning how to help people resolve conflicts with wildlife humanely, effectively, and without poisons.
Today, all three have launched their own humane wildlife control businesses!
And that’s exactly what the program was designed to accomplish—to go beyond online instruction and personally guide students, step by step, through the process of starting their own businesses and offering services.
We’re not simply teaching methodology; we’re helping create capable humane wildlife control professionals who can bring these much-needed services to their own communities.
Three Students. Three Businesses.
When we launched our first Humane Wildlife Services Mentorship Program, we wanted participants to leave with much more than information – we wanted them working… and just six months later, all three have launched and begun providing services in their communities. Meet the graduates:
Kynzie DeLeon — Humane Way Wildlife Control
Kynzie came to the program through her work in wildlife rehabilitation and animal care in Washington State. Her organization regularly receives calls from members of the public looking for help with wildlife conflicts, and Kynzie saw an opportunity to provide something more. She recognized how valuable it would be to have the knowledge and skills to offer not only advice, but hands-on field services—helping the individual animals involved while also addressing the circumstances that caused the conflict in the first place. And by offering these services professionally, she could generate income that could help support and sustain the work she was already doing.
During the mentorship, Kynzie created Humane Way Wildlife Control, designed and built her own website, and began taking her first calls in Washington’s Olympic Peninsula region.
Anthony Garcia — Wild Kind
With a background in design and years of experience as a woodworker, Anthony was already finding ways to combine his creativity with his interest in wildlife and the environment – from building bird nesting boxes to exploring naturescaping.
When Anthony began looking for a way to expand on those interests while creating another source of income, humane wildlife control made sense. It offered something that brought together problem-solving, hands-on work, creativity, and his concern for animals and the environment.
During the mentorship, Anthony launched Wild Kind in Monterey County and began taking real calls while he was still learning. A few initial referrals led to additional jobs and word-of-mouth business. In just the past couple of months, Wild Kind has already generated more than $5,000 in revenue.
For Anthony, the investment in learning a new profession is already paying for itself – and he’s only getting started.
Dominic Booker-Pomata — California Wildlife Services
Dominic’s story is a bit different. He was already advertising conventional wildlife removal services in the Pasadena area when our founding director, Rebecca Dmytryk, came across his business. Rather than simply passing it by, she reached out with an offer:
“Let us teach you another way.”
He said yes. 🎉
Today, Dominic has launched California Wildlife Services, developed a new website, and is beginning to establish his humane wildlife services throughout the Los Angeles area – all while continuing his full-time work with the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
Dominic’s journey demonstrates another important purpose of the mentorship program: helping people who are already in the industry discover that there is a better way – one that can be humane, effective, and lucrative.
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We’re tremendously proud of what Kynzie, Anthony, and Dominic have accomplished, and we’d love for you to join us in celebrating them at our virtual graduation ceremony this September! Friends, colleagues, and supporters are welcome. The date will be announced soon, so email us if you’d like an invitation.
Interested in a new career? Our next Humane Wildlife Services Mentorship Program begins September 30, 2026, and runs through March 2027. Applications are due September 20, 2026.
Learn more about the Humane Wildlife Services Mentorship Program https://www.humanewildlifecontrol.org/training/humane-wildlife-services-mentorship/→