September 26, 2024 • 18 mins
Get ready to be inspired by Bari Mears, is the president and founder of PAC 9 1 1, a nonprofit organization dedicated to a mission that will warm your heart. In this episode, Bari will share with us the incredible story behind PAC 9 1 1 and provide invaluable ways and how you can get involved. Bari is a true trailblazer and a beacon of hope and a voice for the voiceless, she is changing the face of rescue for critically injured homeless pets.
Connect with Bari Mears Mission by links below:
Glimmer of Hope 2024 and Sponsorships
Glimmer of Hope : A luncheon to benefit critically injured homeless pets
Sunday, november 3, 2023
11am-2pm
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Theresa Cesare (00:05):
Hey guys.
Welcome to Heart to Talk thepodcast.
I am the host and creatorTheresa Cesare My intention for
this podcast is to deliver toyou wisdom, inspiration, and
consciousness.
Through solo episodes andconversations amongst insightful
people.
It is my greatest honor to bringto you talks that come from the.
(00:31):
Today.
We have a very special guestrejoining us.
Barry Mears, the inspiringpresident and founder of PAC
911, the Phoenix animal carecoalition.
Barry is known for makingincredible strides in uniting
the pet rescue community.
Bringing together over 140rescues under one umbrella to
(00:52):
create a powerful force foranimal welfare.
In this episode, Barry is goingto share her mission and shed
light on the current state ofanimal welfare.
She'll discuss the challengesfacing our furry friends and how
you can make a differencethrough PAC 911.
Barry, welcome to Heart to Talkonce again.
(01:13):
Thank you so much, Teresa.
I started PAC 911 25 years ago.
And at that time.
I absolutely had no vision thatI would be sitting here today,
25 years later, talking aboutthe world that has opened up to
me and to others because of thatsmall idea that I had at the
(01:36):
moment, which was to fulfill aneed that had gone unfulfilled.
And that was that there was norescue community and wouldn't it
be smarter to bring togethereveryone involved from the
smaller rescues and 25 yearsago, there were only a few and
the big shelters and let's worktogether.
(01:57):
So that's how this started.
And at the time I was inbroadcast.
I was not just doing nothing.
I had a full time job.
So, uh, that little idea, 25years later, has morphed to be
the most important thing thathas happened in animal welfare
(02:19):
in the state of Arizona.
And, uh, I say in the state ofArizona because we keep it to
that, but we have been asked totravel and spread what we have
done elsewhere.
I wish I had time to do that.
I've had phone conversationswith people in other states, and
hopefully some of the ideas willgerminate and spread.
(02:40):
And they'll take off and do somethings similar, but, this was
just a journey that happened.
It unfolded as it needed to.
It wasn't a written plan and itwasn't even anything I conceived
in my head to be what it istoday, as I said.
So we brought together the, thesmall rescues at that time.
We worked in tandem with thecounty rescues, with the humane
(03:04):
societies and, Mainly what wedid back then was have adoption
events and everyone was welcomebecause people normally, the
public hesitated to go to thedepressing shelters, so we
brought the animals to them inpleasant venues and parks and
businesses where we could andpeople came.
(03:27):
If you build it, they will comeright.
And here we are today from avery small fledgling.
Idea, a fledgling organization,all volunteer, of course.
today we have 140 rescues underour umbrella and I have a staff.
So what, what, what is PAC 911'smission?
(03:48):
Well, initially our mission wasto unite the pet rescue
community.
And we did that many years agoand grew on that.
Today, we've more or lesschanged the mission statement
and basically we say, changingthe face of rescue.
And let me explain that in thebeginning we were fluff, the big
(04:08):
shelters, the humane society,they were the main players and
we were the fluff today.
Is the main deal.
And let me tell you thesituation today for the animals
is worse than it's been indecades.
Here's why our population in thestate of Arizona has morphed.
(04:34):
Maricopa County has become thefastest growing county.
In the United States.
Now I'm saying this from recordsa few months ago.
We're looking at the fastestgrowing County in the United
States and a sheltering systemthat is totally inadequate.
(04:54):
For the numbers of animals thatare now residents in our state.
The growth is so enormous thatwe too are full.
We can continue to grow becausethe rescues can always engage by
getting additional foster homesand so forth.
We don't live between our wallsas they do, because the shelters
(05:17):
are full, if we can't, they willcall on us to take their
euthanasia list animals.
I get lists every day fromalmost every county.
Pima, Pinal, Maricopa, and theHumane Society.
They're all good people tryingto save the animals in their
systems.
These animals are going to die.
We don't want them to.
Can you help?
(05:38):
So we spread that word to all ofour partners.
Appropriately, I'm not going tosend the Chihuahua people the
pit bull need, but we send it tothe appropriate rescues and hope
we can save some, but as I said,now that we are full, there's
nowhere for many of theseanimals to go.
There are solutions, I'm sure.
(05:58):
I have a few in mind to try andimplement moving forward, um,
trying to help our rescuesexpand their capacity by
offering, money to them if wecan, you know, so that if each
partner could take in 10 moreanimals and then adopt them out,
take some more, that can help.
That's one little idea.
(06:20):
Um, there, there are many ideasfloating in my head.
I haven't, haven't had time.
To address the whole issue.
Be good Samaritans.
you know, take in the strays,try and find places to put them,
offer to foster.
A key ingredient is spay andneuter and spread the word of
spay and neuter.
(06:40):
The last thing we need areaccidents and, and more animals
because they're being born todie.
And that's the truth.
But you know, if you have thethought you want to become a
rescue, look into it.
Maybe you can make that happen.
And, and the more rescues wehave, the more chances we have
to save more lives.
Last year, to give you somenumbers, collectively, the PAC
(07:05):
911, 140 rescues took in, totheir rescues, 36, 000 animals.
And we were, as I said, we werethe fluff way back, 36, 000.
The county last year took in 16,300.
(07:28):
And so that's what I'm saying,that what has happened in animal
welfare.
And we said, changing the faceof rescue is our new motto
because it is.
And.
We have, we have changed theface of rescue because if we
counted only on, you know, thebig shelters, look at all the
animals.
(07:49):
That would not have been saved.
And I'm not talking about thoseeuthanized out there.
These are the ones saved.
And unfortunately there's a bignumber we couldn't save, but we
did.
We did good.
Barry, you all have thisincredible annual event that
really allows all of uslisteners to join and really
(08:11):
connect with you, connect withothers, the same passion and
make a big difference.
Tell us about your event.
what it does and how we canparticipate.
Oh, I would love you all tocome.
Our event is called Glimmer ofHope.
And I think it's a veryappropriate name.
Looking back over the years, wehave been the Glimmer of Hope.
(08:31):
And so the event will be thisyear at the Camelback Inn in
Scottsdale.
On November 3rd, it's a Sundayand it's always a luncheon.
So, uh, it's, it's a delightfulday.
Come have lunch with us.
We have a fabulous silentauction and an even more
(08:51):
fabulous live auction.
And the presentation.
Is amazing.
Um, and for those new to PAC, ittells you who we are and you,
you can't help but leave andfeel that you haven't learned
something and you haven't beentouched because you will be, I
(09:12):
guarantee you will be ticketsare 175.
A table is 17.
50.
Uh, right now we're about halfsold out and we're two and a
half months out.
So there's time to get eithertickets or a table and join us.
I promise you, you will have awonderful, wonderful experience
(09:34):
coming to Glimmer of Hope.
And at the event, we want totalk about our Toyota raffle.
The Valley Toyota dealers lovewhat we do.
And last year was our first,time ever getting a vehicle from
them.
And they were so pleased withour performance and selling
tickets.
(09:54):
They gave us a better vehiclethis year.
Last year, we had the RAV4,which we were so excited about.
And this year we have a 20244Runner.
To raffle off at the event andtickets can be purchased
starting now.
We actually started selling thema few months ago.
and the drawing will be right onstage in front of everyone.
(10:17):
So it's real.
It's very legitimate.
Um, last year, one of the rescuepeople won and that was
fantastic.
Um, the, the winner can eitherchoose the 20, 24, four runner,
or they can choose 25, 000 cashif they don't want the car.
So.
Your ticket price is 100 or, thebest deal, 3 for 2.
(10:39):
50.
You have three chances to winand you're paying a little bit
less.
And I say look at it this way.
You're making a donation to themost important animal welfare
organization in the state.
You're making a donation and youmight win a car.
(11:00):
I can't promise you will, butyou might win a car.
I can promise with yourdonation, every penny goes to
our medical program, which I dowant to tell you about the
medical program.
Um, we take no admin costs outof that at all.
So every penny of your hundreddollars goes to the program.
(11:21):
And That program is called theCritical Care Program and that
was started in 2012 because atthat time any animal that came
into the big shelters who weresick, injured, hit by a car,
any, any kind of serious injury,or even not so serious injuries,
(11:42):
but injuries that couldn't betreated quickly by the, the
shelter medicine, those animalswere always euthanized, always
euthanized.
They were not offered treatment.
up for alternative placement atall.
In 2012, the Critical CareProgram was a program to help
the rescues with veterinaryexpenses, allowing them to take
(12:07):
these animals before the costwould have been prohibitive to
the smaller rescues.
Our program started in 2012, andthat year I had a 10, 000 grant,
and we saved 12 animals.
For the first time ever.
The second year, 24 animals.
We got more grant money.
(12:27):
We grew.
Come to 2012, 2022, we had saved1, 200 animals.
And last year, in 2023, we saved1, 800 animals.
1800 animals that would have nothad a chance without this
(12:48):
program and without the PACpartners.
So, um, in the glimmer of hope,you meet some of these animals
who have been saved.
We have videos of several oftheir stories.
So you see where they startedand the horrible condition they
were in and the happy endings.
And they'll be there to meet andgreet people and kiss them and
(13:09):
love them.
It's heartwarming.
It truly is.
So, uh, Buying the ticket isanother way to help.
It's a small way, but it'sGreatly appreciated last year
that car brought in eighty ninethousand dollars in ticket sales
And i'm hoping we can meet thatthis year or exceed it.
(13:31):
That would be wonderful, but atleast to meet it Um, so we
really encourage people to buytheir tickets and you're going
to ask me how to do that So youhave to go to our website Which
is PAC911.
org and I'll spell that for you.
P A C C 9 1 1 dot O R G and Ifyou click, I think when you
(13:58):
first open it, she's got theraffles all over the place.
So, or, or otherwise you'llclick on special events and
it'll bring up Glimmer of Hopeand therefore the raffle as
well.
So you can come to the event.
You can buy the raffle ticketsall from our website and be a
part of the solution bysupporting PAC 911 and
supporting the raffle.
(14:20):
And you might drive off in abeautiful new car.
Well, that sounds amazing.
Thank you so much.
And I will be sure to includeyour, what you just shared in
the show notes.
It'll be clickable.
So anybody listening, if you goto the show notes, you can
directly land on the page to buyyour tickets.
I love it.
Now, can you just do the raffleif you don't come to the event?
(14:40):
Yes, you do not have to bepresent.
You can buy the raffle ticket.
Anybody can buy a raffle ticket.
Well, I qualify that they mustbe over 18 and they must be an
Arizona resident because sinceit is a car raffle, it's
considered a lottery and we haverules to follow.
So they must live in Arizona andthey must be over 18.
(15:01):
When you fill out your rafflething, it says register and you
have to register.
That gives us your phone number,who you are, so that we know how
to contact you if you are thewinner.
I love it.
I love it.
Well, thank you for the work youdo, thanks for coming on again.
And I wish just so muchincreasing success to keep up
with the increasing numbers ofneed.
(15:24):
I just love everything you do.
We love animals.
I'm an animal lover myself.
I know so many listeners of thisshow as well.
Love our furry friends.
I'm going to go ahead and pivotto our ending questions.
So Barry, the first question I'mgoing to ask you is what is your
favorite affirmation that helpsyou stay motivated?
Well, it's kind of the starfishstory.
(15:45):
You know the starfish story.
I think most people do, but itwas the one starfish that I
could save, because you can'tsave them all.
We know we can't save them all.
But we try and focus on those wedo save and can save.
As I said, last year we helped1800, so I get lots of my
starfish stories, so we, we haveto stay positive.
(16:05):
I love that.
And the next, what is yourfavorite book?
It's called The Lost Dogs.
And, A, I didn't have time toread in between this year and
last.
So it's the same book.
Nothing's been more touching tome.
Since that one.
And this is the story about 12of the dogs that were saved from
the fighting rings that MichaelVick had years ago.
(16:28):
And most of the major sheltershad recommended that they be
evacuated.
And the only shelter that said,no, we want to try and
rehabilitate them because theywere all trained to fight, was
Best Friends in Utah, who wework with.
And, this book is the touchingstories of these wonderful,
(16:49):
sweet dogs who wanted nothingbut peaceful, beautiful lives
and were forced into somethingthat wasn't what they wanted.
And it's the.
Journey of each of them.
And it's, it's a touching,touching story.
The lost dogs.
I'm sure you can still find iton Amazon.
Thank you for that.
And the last question.
(17:10):
What are you most proud of?
I'm most proud of the criticalcare program that we established
in 2012.
And I'll tell you why.
As I said, all of the animalsprior to then were euthanized if
they had illnesses or.
injuries that were serious.
And the then director ofMaricopa County Animal Care and
(17:34):
Control said to me a coupleyears into the program, she
said, you know Barry, yourprogram changed the culture of
animal welfare.
in, in our county.
And I said, how so?
And she said, the critical careprogram made all the difference.
Everything's changed because ofit.
Because now those dogs areoffered out to the rescues with
(17:57):
your help and they have a chanceat life.
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(18:19):
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Hey guys.
Welcome to Heart to Talk thepodcast.
I am the host and creatorTheresa Cesare My intention for
this podcast is to deliver toyou wisdom, inspiration, and
consciousness.
Through solo episodes andconversations amongst insightful
people.
It is my greatest honor to bringto you talks that come from the.
(00:31):
Today.
We have a very special guestrejoining us.
Barry Mears, the inspiringpresident and founder of PAC
911, the Phoenix animal carecoalition.
Barry is known for makingincredible strides in uniting
the pet rescue community.
Bringing together over 140rescues under one umbrella to
(00:52):
create a powerful force foranimal welfare.
In this episode, Barry is goingto share her mission and shed
light on the current state ofanimal welfare.
She'll discuss the challengesfacing our furry friends and how
you can make a differencethrough PAC 911.
Barry, welcome to Heart to Talkonce again.
(01:13):
Thank you so much, Teresa.
I started PAC 911 25 years ago.
And at that time.
I absolutely had no vision thatI would be sitting here today,
25 years later, talking aboutthe world that has opened up to
me and to others because of thatsmall idea that I had at the
(01:36):
moment, which was to fulfill aneed that had gone unfulfilled.
And that was that there was norescue community and wouldn't it
be smarter to bring togethereveryone involved from the
smaller rescues and 25 yearsago, there were only a few and
the big shelters and let's worktogether.
(01:57):
So that's how this started.
And at the time I was inbroadcast.
I was not just doing nothing.
I had a full time job.
So, uh, that little idea, 25years later, has morphed to be
the most important thing thathas happened in animal welfare
(02:19):
in the state of Arizona.
And, uh, I say in the state ofArizona because we keep it to
that, but we have been asked totravel and spread what we have
done elsewhere.
I wish I had time to do that.
I've had phone conversationswith people in other states, and
hopefully some of the ideas willgerminate and spread.
(02:40):
And they'll take off and do somethings similar, but, this was
just a journey that happened.
It unfolded as it needed to.
It wasn't a written plan and itwasn't even anything I conceived
in my head to be what it istoday, as I said.
So we brought together the, thesmall rescues at that time.
We worked in tandem with thecounty rescues, with the humane
(03:04):
societies and, Mainly what wedid back then was have adoption
events and everyone was welcomebecause people normally, the
public hesitated to go to thedepressing shelters, so we
brought the animals to them inpleasant venues and parks and
businesses where we could andpeople came.
(03:27):
If you build it, they will comeright.
And here we are today from avery small fledgling.
Idea, a fledgling organization,all volunteer, of course.
today we have 140 rescues underour umbrella and I have a staff.
So what, what, what is PAC 911'smission?
(03:48):
Well, initially our mission wasto unite the pet rescue
community.
And we did that many years agoand grew on that.
Today, we've more or lesschanged the mission statement
and basically we say, changingthe face of rescue.
And let me explain that in thebeginning we were fluff, the big
(04:08):
shelters, the humane society,they were the main players and
we were the fluff today.
Is the main deal.
And let me tell you thesituation today for the animals
is worse than it's been indecades.
Here's why our population in thestate of Arizona has morphed.
(04:34):
Maricopa County has become thefastest growing county.
In the United States.
Now I'm saying this from recordsa few months ago.
We're looking at the fastestgrowing County in the United
States and a sheltering systemthat is totally inadequate.
(04:54):
For the numbers of animals thatare now residents in our state.
The growth is so enormous thatwe too are full.
We can continue to grow becausethe rescues can always engage by
getting additional foster homesand so forth.
We don't live between our wallsas they do, because the shelters
(05:17):
are full, if we can't, they willcall on us to take their
euthanasia list animals.
I get lists every day fromalmost every county.
Pima, Pinal, Maricopa, and theHumane Society.
They're all good people tryingto save the animals in their
systems.
These animals are going to die.
We don't want them to.
Can you help?
(05:38):
So we spread that word to all ofour partners.
Appropriately, I'm not going tosend the Chihuahua people the
pit bull need, but we send it tothe appropriate rescues and hope
we can save some, but as I said,now that we are full, there's
nowhere for many of theseanimals to go.
There are solutions, I'm sure.
(05:58):
I have a few in mind to try andimplement moving forward, um,
trying to help our rescuesexpand their capacity by
offering, money to them if wecan, you know, so that if each
partner could take in 10 moreanimals and then adopt them out,
take some more, that can help.
That's one little idea.
(06:20):
Um, there, there are many ideasfloating in my head.
I haven't, haven't had time.
To address the whole issue.
Be good Samaritans.
you know, take in the strays,try and find places to put them,
offer to foster.
A key ingredient is spay andneuter and spread the word of
spay and neuter.
(06:40):
The last thing we need areaccidents and, and more animals
because they're being born todie.
And that's the truth.
But you know, if you have thethought you want to become a
rescue, look into it.
Maybe you can make that happen.
And, and the more rescues wehave, the more chances we have
to save more lives.
Last year, to give you somenumbers, collectively, the PAC
(07:05):
911, 140 rescues took in, totheir rescues, 36, 000 animals.
And we were, as I said, we werethe fluff way back, 36, 000.
The county last year took in 16,300.
(07:28):
And so that's what I'm saying,that what has happened in animal
welfare.
And we said, changing the faceof rescue is our new motto
because it is.
And.
We have, we have changed theface of rescue because if we
counted only on, you know, thebig shelters, look at all the
animals.
(07:49):
That would not have been saved.
And I'm not talking about thoseeuthanized out there.
These are the ones saved.
And unfortunately there's a bignumber we couldn't save, but we
did.
We did good.
Barry, you all have thisincredible annual event that
really allows all of uslisteners to join and really
(08:11):
connect with you, connect withothers, the same passion and
make a big difference.
Tell us about your event.
what it does and how we canparticipate.
Oh, I would love you all tocome.
Our event is called Glimmer ofHope.
And I think it's a veryappropriate name.
Looking back over the years, wehave been the Glimmer of Hope.
(08:31):
And so the event will be thisyear at the Camelback Inn in
Scottsdale.
On November 3rd, it's a Sundayand it's always a luncheon.
So, uh, it's, it's a delightfulday.
Come have lunch with us.
We have a fabulous silentauction and an even more
(08:51):
fabulous live auction.
And the presentation.
Is amazing.
Um, and for those new to PAC, ittells you who we are and you,
you can't help but leave andfeel that you haven't learned
something and you haven't beentouched because you will be, I
(09:12):
guarantee you will be ticketsare 175.
A table is 17.
50.
Uh, right now we're about halfsold out and we're two and a
half months out.
So there's time to get eithertickets or a table and join us.
I promise you, you will have awonderful, wonderful experience
(09:34):
coming to Glimmer of Hope.
And at the event, we want totalk about our Toyota raffle.
The Valley Toyota dealers lovewhat we do.
And last year was our first,time ever getting a vehicle from
them.
And they were so pleased withour performance and selling
tickets.
(09:54):
They gave us a better vehiclethis year.
Last year, we had the RAV4,which we were so excited about.
And this year we have a 20244Runner.
To raffle off at the event andtickets can be purchased
starting now.
We actually started selling thema few months ago.
and the drawing will be right onstage in front of everyone.
(10:17):
So it's real.
It's very legitimate.
Um, last year, one of the rescuepeople won and that was
fantastic.
Um, the, the winner can eitherchoose the 20, 24, four runner,
or they can choose 25, 000 cashif they don't want the car.
So.
Your ticket price is 100 or, thebest deal, 3 for 2.
(10:39):
50.
You have three chances to winand you're paying a little bit
less.
And I say look at it this way.
You're making a donation to themost important animal welfare
organization in the state.
You're making a donation and youmight win a car.
(11:00):
I can't promise you will, butyou might win a car.
I can promise with yourdonation, every penny goes to
our medical program, which I dowant to tell you about the
medical program.
Um, we take no admin costs outof that at all.
So every penny of your hundreddollars goes to the program.
(11:21):
And That program is called theCritical Care Program and that
was started in 2012 because atthat time any animal that came
into the big shelters who weresick, injured, hit by a car,
any, any kind of serious injury,or even not so serious injuries,
(11:42):
but injuries that couldn't betreated quickly by the, the
shelter medicine, those animalswere always euthanized, always
euthanized.
They were not offered treatment.
up for alternative placement atall.
In 2012, the Critical CareProgram was a program to help
the rescues with veterinaryexpenses, allowing them to take
(12:07):
these animals before the costwould have been prohibitive to
the smaller rescues.
Our program started in 2012, andthat year I had a 10, 000 grant,
and we saved 12 animals.
For the first time ever.
The second year, 24 animals.
We got more grant money.
(12:27):
We grew.
Come to 2012, 2022, we had saved1, 200 animals.
And last year, in 2023, we saved1, 800 animals.
1800 animals that would have nothad a chance without this
(12:48):
program and without the PACpartners.
So, um, in the glimmer of hope,you meet some of these animals
who have been saved.
We have videos of several oftheir stories.
So you see where they startedand the horrible condition they
were in and the happy endings.
And they'll be there to meet andgreet people and kiss them and
(13:09):
love them.
It's heartwarming.
It truly is.
So, uh, Buying the ticket isanother way to help.
It's a small way, but it'sGreatly appreciated last year
that car brought in eighty ninethousand dollars in ticket sales
And i'm hoping we can meet thatthis year or exceed it.
(13:31):
That would be wonderful, but atleast to meet it Um, so we
really encourage people to buytheir tickets and you're going
to ask me how to do that So youhave to go to our website Which
is PAC911.
org and I'll spell that for you.
P A C C 9 1 1 dot O R G and Ifyou click, I think when you
(13:58):
first open it, she's got theraffles all over the place.
So, or, or otherwise you'llclick on special events and
it'll bring up Glimmer of Hopeand therefore the raffle as
well.
So you can come to the event.
You can buy the raffle ticketsall from our website and be a
part of the solution bysupporting PAC 911 and
supporting the raffle.
(14:20):
And you might drive off in abeautiful new car.
Well, that sounds amazing.
Thank you so much.
And I will be sure to includeyour, what you just shared in
the show notes.
It'll be clickable.
So anybody listening, if you goto the show notes, you can
directly land on the page to buyyour tickets.
I love it.
Now, can you just do the raffleif you don't come to the event?
(14:40):
Yes, you do not have to bepresent.
You can buy the raffle ticket.
Anybody can buy a raffle ticket.
Well, I qualify that they mustbe over 18 and they must be an
Arizona resident because sinceit is a car raffle, it's
considered a lottery and we haverules to follow.
So they must live in Arizona andthey must be over 18.
(15:01):
When you fill out your rafflething, it says register and you
have to register.
That gives us your phone number,who you are, so that we know how
to contact you if you are thewinner.
I love it.
I love it.
Well, thank you for the work youdo, thanks for coming on again.
And I wish just so muchincreasing success to keep up
with the increasing numbers ofneed.
(15:24):
I just love everything you do.
We love animals.
I'm an animal lover myself.
I know so many listeners of thisshow as well.
Love our furry friends.
I'm going to go ahead and pivotto our ending questions.
So Barry, the first question I'mgoing to ask you is what is your
favorite affirmation that helpsyou stay motivated?
Well, it's kind of the starfishstory.
(15:45):
You know the starfish story.
I think most people do, but itwas the one starfish that I
could save, because you can'tsave them all.
We know we can't save them all.
But we try and focus on those wedo save and can save.
As I said, last year we helped1800, so I get lots of my
starfish stories, so we, we haveto stay positive.
(16:05):
I love that.
And the next, what is yourfavorite book?
It's called The Lost Dogs.
And, A, I didn't have time toread in between this year and
last.
So it's the same book.
Nothing's been more touching tome.
Since that one.
And this is the story about 12of the dogs that were saved from
the fighting rings that MichaelVick had years ago.
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And most of the major sheltershad recommended that they be
evacuated.
And the only shelter that said,no, we want to try and
rehabilitate them because theywere all trained to fight, was
Best Friends in Utah, who wework with.
And, this book is the touchingstories of these wonderful,
(16:49):
sweet dogs who wanted nothingbut peaceful, beautiful lives
and were forced into somethingthat wasn't what they wanted.
And it's the.
Journey of each of them.
And it's, it's a touching,touching story.
The lost dogs.
I'm sure you can still find iton Amazon.
Thank you for that.
And the last question.
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What are you most proud of?
I'm most proud of the criticalcare program that we established
in 2012.
And I'll tell you why.
As I said, all of the animalsprior to then were euthanized if
they had illnesses or.
injuries that were serious.
And the then director ofMaricopa County Animal Care and
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Control said to me a coupleyears into the program, she
said, you know Barry, yourprogram changed the culture of
animal welfare.
in, in our county.
And I said, how so?
And she said, the critical careprogram made all the difference.
Everything's changed because ofit.
Because now those dogs areoffered out to the rescues with
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your help and they have a chanceat life.
Thank you so much for tuninginto this episode.
Please download, rate,subscribe, and share this
podcast.
Also, be sure to visit mytheresacesare.com to check out
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my inspirational merch, connectto my social accounts, and much
more may you continue to befilled with wisdom, inspiration,
and consciousness.
Otherwise, friends, I will beback in two weeks for another
episode of Heart to.
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