Take Me Home - Pet Adoption and Animal Rescue - Pet Life Radio Original

Take Me Home - Pet Adoption and Animal Rescue - Pet Life Radio Original

Take Me Home is an animal & pet adoption and rescue podcast. When you're looking to add a pet into your life, consider adopting a homeless animal . When you adopt a rescued pet, you are giving an animal a second chance at a new life. You also are bringing a new family member into your home, so it's not a decision you should take lightly. It's easy to look at pictures and find a cute dog or cat. But as with people, looks aren't everything. Having a good understanding a dog or cat's personality before you adopt is an important key to selecting the right pet for you. Join host Angela Marcus as she talks to guests about some of their favorite adoptable pets. These pets might be "diamonds in the rough" that may have been overlooked, but still need a great loving home. We'll shine the light on these pets and share their personalities, quirks, and stories with you. Because each pet is an individual, we'll talk about their special needs and offer educational information so you can easily deal with common problems such as a dog that jumps on people or a cat that scratches the furniture. Like people, no pet is "perfect." But the goal of Take Me Home is to promote happy adoptions. We'll showcase wonderful pets, tell stories, and even throw some pet education into the mix. So tune in and find out why the "pet adoption option" can be a great way to add a furry companion into your life. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/take-me-home-pet-adoption-and-animal-rescue-pet-life-radio-original--6670995/support.

Episodes

July 24, 2019 33 mins
Today we are going to speaking with Marla Stahl, author and animal advocate. 3.9 Million… that’s the number of homeless dogs in American shelters at any given time. There are another 3.4 million cats as well. While many of us in the animal welfare space and beyond are aware of the enormity of those numbers, it takes a special person to decide to do something to combat the issue. And that’s where Marla Stahl enters the frame. S...
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Angela Marcus interviews Catherine Malkemes, Executive Director and Jack Griffin, Director of Shelter Services from Women’s Animal Shelter in Bensalem, PA. 2019 marks the 150th Anniversary of the Animal Sheltering and Adoptions movement in America. It began in Philadelphia in 1869. And it began with women – thirty of them to be exact, who formally joined forces on April 14, 1869 to establish Women’s Animal Center. Outraged by the c...
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Angela Marcus interviews Steven Mornelli, CEO and Founder of Waggle. There’s nothing worse than not being able to afford veterinary care for a beloved family member, and Steve and his team are setting out to change this harsh reality. Their new platform makes fundraising for a specific medical need for your pet possible and does it in a way that is responsible and secure for all parties involved. Waggle is the only pet-dedicated cr...
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Angela Marcus interviews Susan Russell, Executive Director for the Animal Care and Control Team of Philadelphia. Being an open-admission shelter, ACCT Philly doesn’t have it easy. With thousands of animals entering their facility each year, Susan and her team face hard decisions every day. But this doesn’t discourage them – they see opportunity. Learn about what it really means to be a “no-kill” community and how Susan and her team...
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PLUS: Meet Olympia, a Special Gal Looking for a New Home!

Angela Marcus interviews Kasey Chayeb, Marketing Manager for Austin Pets Alive! and her colleague, Jamey Burgett, American Pets Alive!'s Senior Coordinator for Conference Marketing and Sponsor Acquisition. Kasey shares some of APA!’s secrets for turning Austin, TX into the country’s largest No-Kill community. Learn about APA!’s targeted programs for at-risk animals, educatio...
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Angela Marcus interviews her longtime friend and former colleague, Rob Rosa. Rob is the Associate Vice President of Prison Programs for New Leash on Life, one of the country’s most unique prison-dog training programs. Their program is dedicated to improving the life of inmates and saving the lives of dogs. By pairing these two unlikely groups, they are saving the lives of at-risk shelter dogs by training prison inmates to care for ...
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Angela Marcus interviews Crystal Moreland, California State Director and Kate MacFall, Florida State Director, both for the Humane Society of the United States.

On Election Day, Proposition 12 officially changed the future of how chickens, pigs and veal calves will live in the state of California. Crystal, who was at the forefront of this groundbreaking legislation, breaks down Proposition 12 – also coined The Prevention of Cruelt...
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Angela Marcus talks with Dr. Jill Lopez, Director of Marketing for Essentials Pet Care. Offering a new approach to veterinary care, Essentials Pet Care in Port Richey, FL is just the first of many veterinary clinics to be housed inside of Walmart Stores across the country. Their mission is to improve the lives of pets and their families by providing affordable and accessible, high quality veterinary care. This holiday season, Dr. J...
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Angela Marcus interviews Pennsylvania State Director for the Humane Society of the United States, Kristen Tullo. With Angela’s previous experience working alongside the Humane Law Enforcement Team of the Pennsylvania SPCA, she’s seen the first-hand need for continuing to fight for more, stronger legislation for animals. Luckily, Pennsylvania has Kristen Tullo at the forefront of that battle.

Kristen share’s the miraculous story of...
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Angela Marcus interviews Danae Davis, executive director of FACE Foundation, whose mission is to enhance and preserve the quality of life of animals by providing access to necessary, lifesaving medical care. Angela defines “economic euthanasia” and Danae explains how FACE’s program works to put an end to it in their community. The lifesaving funding that FACE provides is only one part of the process – their success is also depende...
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PLUS: Meet Floyd, once neglected and forgotten, now living life to the fullest! Angela Marcus interviews Sondra Rolison, owner of Blitz Pet Professionals and highly sought-after dog training professional. Sondra tells us about her background - how she turned a passion into a career - and makes some genius analogies for how training dogs can be like having a three-year-old in your home. Listen to learn the importance of crate traini...
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Join host Angela Marcus as she interviews lifelong animal advocate and dedicated animal shelter volunteer Krystal Subers. Krystal will talk about her experience as a volunteer for the largest open admission shelter in Philadelphia, the Animal Care and Control Team of Philadelphia. Krystal shares why she finds volunteering so rewarding and what you can do to help, even if you can’t get to the shelter in person. Krystal also introd...
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Meet new host Angela Marcus, Co-Founder of getyourpet.com, as she kicks off her first episode with an introduction about herself, her background and discusses the future of the “Take Me Home” podcast (don’t worry – it’s still all about getting pets adopted!).

In this episode, we meet two pet owners using getyourpet.com to rehome their pets: Onyx and April.

More details on this episode MP3 Podcast - Meet Our New Host Angela Plus ...
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Susan Daffron talks to Melissa Lee Prescott from Daisy's Animal Rescue League in Massachusetts about a three-year old spayed female pit bull mix named Lucy. This sweet girl was named after Lucille Ball because of her red hair. Right now, she's underweight, but she's a healthy fun-loving active dog who loves to play. Lucy was dumped on the streets in Marlboro, Massachusetts but was picked up by Peter Nikitas the Animal Control Off...
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Susan Daffron talks to Darci Pfeiffer from the All Fur Love Animal Society in Las Vegas, Nevada about a three-year old female calico cat named Kallie. This sweet kitty loves dogs and people, although she's not a big fan of other cats. Kallie loves to be petted and will come over to you and start to rub and purr at you. If you stop petting and she wants more, she will reach out and lightly touch you as if to say, "Did you forget s...
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Susan Daffron talks to Lisa Morabito from Animal Rescue and Care Shelter (BARCS) in Maryland about a dog named Valentino who is available for adoption. This brown and white pit bull terrier mix is about two years old, housebroken and a favorite around the shelter because he's such a great all-around dog. Valentino was rescued by animal control who took him out of the horrid living conditions he was staying in and brought him to B...
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Susan Daffron talks to Vicki Korobkin from Pet Connect Rescue in Maryland about a dog named Ollie who is available for adoption. Pet Connect Rescue was founded in 2005, in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. After saving and adopting out dogs displaced by the hurricane, they continued to work to save homeless animals the are in danger of euthanasia at animal shelters. The animals are brought into rescue from over-extended local shelte...
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Susan Daffron talks to Mindy Kelley, the cat volunteer coordinator from the Pet Welfare Adoption Center in Florida about a male gray tabby cat named Cyber who is available for adoption. Pet Welfare is located on the Eglin Air Force Base and often takes in animals from military families who are deployed to locations that make it unfeasible or impossible to bring their pets. Cyber was adopted from Pet Welfare when he was a kitten a...
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Susan Daffron talks to Judy Ambrose from the Neponset Valley Humane Society in Massachusetts about a two-year-old female short-haired cat named Ruby. This beautiful pure white kitty has striking amber eyes and a few extra toes on her feet, so according to Judy, she looks like a "ballerina" when she walks. Ruby was found as a stray and was close to death when she was first rescued. She has a flea allergy, so she had skin problems ...
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Susan Daffron talks to Abbi Collins from the Cat Care Society in Colorado about a female buff and white tabby named P.J. who is available for adoption. P.J. is a sweet cat who loves to cuddle up with people. She's a bit shy at first, but warms up to people once she has spent a little time with them.

The Cat Care Society is a cageless shelter, so right now P.J. is staying in the Cat Care Society's copy room because she's on a spe...
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