Monthly Archive for: "February, 2019"
Animal Rescue of the Week: Episode 5 – PawsCo in Colorado
This week we talk with PawsCo in Colorado where we learn how important leadership is in animal rescue and the impact it can have on your organization. In just 5 years, they’ve grown their team to 40 volunteers in leadership roles with an additional 300 volunteers who dedicate countless hours to PawsCo to ensure the health and well-being of animals in their community. No matter your background there is a place for you in animal rescue & through building relationships and getting to know your volunteers, your team can expand significantly in a short amount of time. http://cast.rocks/hosting/13917/EP5-Rescue—PawsCo.mp3 To Learn […] Read more »
Episode 79 – Artur Sousa
Artur Sousa created Adopets to help shelters and rescues amplify their online presence and manage adoption applications with just a few clicks. If you’ve ever adopted a pet, you know the application process is different for every rescue and shelter. Artur saw this and wanted to help streamline the process. Fill out one application and let the software do the rest. Adopets is a fantastic platform and was built with the animals in mind…best of all – It’s FREE! For more information, please check out Adopets today! Rachael Read more »
Animal Shelter of the Week: Episode 4 – Animal Care Sanctuary in Pennsylvania
The Animal Care Sanctuary is located in East Smithfield, Pennsylvania and has been around for more than 52 years. They take in animals from overrun shelters, areas hit by disaster, owner surrenders and those that are abandoned, mistreated or have special needs. Like many other animal rescues and shelters, they rely heavily on volunteers and donations. Joan talks to us about the amazing programs they have put in place and even some challenges they encounter as a rural animal shelter in Pennsylvania. http://cast.rocks/hosting/13917/EP4-Shelter—Animal-Care-Sanctuary.mp3 Learn more about Animal Care Sanctuary Rachael Read more »
Animal Rescue of the Week: Episode 4 – Lucky 7 Dog Rescue
Lucky 7 Dog Rescue, located in Green Bay, Wisconsin was started in October 2015 with just a few foster homes and no storage space for supplies. With the support of their volunteers behind them, they have added a rescue location where they hold fundraising events and community outreach programs and where their family and friends fill in to make sure the community has a place to go when they need help. After obtaining this new office location Lucky 7 still remains entirely volunteer-run and foster based. This means that the rescue is entirely operated on donated time and every animal […] Read more »
Episode 78 – Joellen Anderson
We talk with Joellen Anderson, a US Citizen who moved to India to start Peepal Farm with Co-Founder Robin. Peepal Farm is a stray animal rescue, a vegan organic farm, and a low impact farm stay. It is the home we have built in the Himalayan Foothills to accommodate recovering injured stray animals, people who want to do good work, and an organic garden to provide a little bit for all of us. Instead of putting in a swimming pool, we built a cow shed. Instead of a media room, we have a clinic. Instead of having master bedrooms, we […] Read more »
International Golden Retriever Day is today, February 3!
February 3 – A day to celebrate Golden Retrievers, the 3rd most popular breed It is somewhat fitting that today is February 3 and the Golden Retriever is the 3rd most popular dog breed according to the American Kennel Club. In case you’re wondering, Labrador Retrievers top the list at #1 and German Shepherds are not far behind at #2. The International Golden Retriever day is a mere 7 years old (1 year in dog years!) and was started after a young woman named Kristen realized there was not an official day to celebrate her favorite dog Quincy. There seemed […] Read more »