Rescue Myth vs. Fact: Animal rescues obtain their animals from breeders
Partially true: Animal rescues get their animals from breeders In the U.S., the problems and solutions for companion animals have changed over the years. Decades ago, tens of millions of companion animals were euthanized in local animal shelters to reduce the population. This tactic was not effective and when more progressive leaders in the industry introduced spay/neuter as a long-term strategy, the numbers euthanized annually started to reduce. Today, in the U.S. the estimates are that between 1 million and 1.5 million otherwise healthy companion animals are euthanized. This is still far too many animals killed annually. Yet while we […] Read more »
Episode 60 – Debbie Turner
Dog bites, either on humans or other animals can have scary and heavy financial consequences. Deborah Turner has developed canine liability insurance that covers not only dog bites, but many situations from – scaring people, tripping them or pushing them over, running in front of a car resulting in an accident and dog-on-dog or other animals. The Canine Liability Policy can be purchased at www.dogbitequote.com in 15 minutes or less. Rachael Wondra Read more »
Our pets are our family. Celebrate them on family day
It seems that every year, more and more people are calling their pets family members and treating them like they are their children. Spending time and money on companion animals continues to increase year over year and our pets benefit from better food, preventative care and attention to their needs. So today on national family day, we invite you to celebrate the fact that our pets have become part of our families and earned their rightful place in our households. Their unconditional love and joy that they bring to our lives every day reminds us what the true definition […] Read more »
Rescue Myth vs. Fact: Animal rescues do not have a physical facility
Myth: All animal rescues do not have a physical facility Many of our fact versus myth posts are difficult to write because the truth about the topic in question lies somewhere in the middle between two extremes. We cannot say that all animal rescues do not have a physical facility. We can say that the vast majority of animal rescues (90%+) operate out of a foster home network, instead of a central facility. What is an animal rescue? What is an animal rescue group? The term “animal rescue” is a generic term that is used by a lot of different […] Read more »
Arrgh matey. Today is talk like a pirate day!
It’s finally here. The day we’ve waited all year for. International talk like a pirate day. A day when we can release our inner pirate and dust off our favorite accent without every person we encounter thinking we’ve lost our marbles. You may not believe this but this day was originally created back in 1995 by a couple of guys who decided the world needed a day to talk like their favorite pirate in the workplace. It’s grown in acceptance each year and now you can hear many people around the world with their favorite “arrrgh…” and “ahoy matey” expressions […] Read more »
Episode 59 – Jo Lynn Kelley
Jo Lynn joins us today to talk about animal photography and her experience with animal rescue transport. If you love photography and animals, and want to help listen in as she talks about various aspects. She is also the creator of LKA Shooters, a photography group for any age or level. Rachael Wondra Read more »
Time to snuggle in with your cats for happy cat month
Does it seem to you like we have a lot of days and months focused on our cats? We’re not saying that’s a bad thing for sure and we’re beaming with pride to tell you about the fact that September is happy cat month! Yes, the whole month of September, all 30 days is focused on spreading education and awareness about the importance of our favorite feline companions. This day is brought to you by the CATalyst Council who are the ones that initially had the day formalized. As you might imagine, their mission is all about the feline, who […] Read more »
Accentuate the positive – National Positive Thinking Day
Our world is filled with negativity. Just turning on the news can overwhelm a person with stories about the pessimism and evil that exists in our world. But we’re not going to focus on that today because today, is national positive thinking day. Today is the day that we’re going to focus on all of the positive things happening in animal welfare and when we’re going to think about all of the positive improvements happening every day for animals. Back in the 80s, tens of millions of animals were euthanized and there was seemingly no end in sight to […] Read more »