Calling All Creatures

Hello all, W. Bruce Cameron was supposed to be on the podcast tonight but he had to cancel and we will be rescheduling. Instead John Gilbert, founder of Tucson Rescue Now will be joining me to update us on everything his rescue has been doing to help the senior dogs find homes and about the new sanctuary he has in the works!

So this Thursday I have Nicole Briggs the President of Peaches Bully Rescue on with me. She's going to be telling us all about her rescue, why she started rescuing Bully Breeds and how they help out with special needs dogs! One of their dogs, Jack, an adorable little Bully with Spina Bifida made national news which helped him find a home and we'll talk about him and some of her other dogs looking...

Let's talk about a Dog Groomer's Life! I hope you all can tune in this Thursday when I have one of our very own local groomer's Donna Brown on the podcast! Donna has been grooming animals for 45 years and will be sharing some of that knowledge with us. For any of you that would like to be groomers this is the podcast to listen to!

So my next podcast is a little more serious, we're going to be talking with Dr. Bernard Mangone about a veterinarian's role in animal cruelty cases. Dr. Mangone is a veterinarian with Palm Glen Animal Hospital and has been involved in animal cruelty cases during his career. He's going to give us more information about what veterinarian's do during these investigations, when they're expected to rep...

Hi everyone! It's time to giddy up and go to the next podcast! We're going to talk with my guest Denise Bowden from the Chincoteage Volunteer Fire Company about some hardy little ponies that live on Chincoteage and Assateague Islands. That's right we'll be talking about the Chicoteague Ponies! I was fascinated as a kid about the story of Misty and Stormy, two ponies that lived on the islands. Now...

Hey everyone! I thought I'd be a little foxy and tell you about the podcast coming up this Thursday! I've got Reanna Cole from Save A Fox on the show with me! She's going to give us all sorts of great information about Save A Fox and the foxes they rescue. We'll discuss the fur trade and fur farmers and why people get pet foxes and then relinquish them.

So the next podcast is about a little creature most people misunderstand and don't like. We're going to be talking about opossums! I have Beth Sparks the founder of the Opossum Pouch Sanctuary and Rescue on the show with me. She's going to tell us all about these little creatures and hopefully make many of you see them in a new light. They are really very useful little animals and do many good thi...

Hello everyone! Well it's that time again and I have a really cool podcast this Thursday! I have Chelsea Carter, a Marine Biologist, from Clearwater Marine Aquarium on the show with me. She's going to be giving us all sorts of information on what the aquarium does, what some of the tools of the trade are, and what kind of research they're involved in. We'll also be talking about Winter and Hope th...

So I have a local rescuer coming on with me this coming Thursday. I'll be speaking with Nancy Young-Wright, founder of Rescue Me Tucson. Nancy has been doing a lot of great things in Pima County and Apache River Reservation and she's going to tell us about some of those things. She's also going to fill us in on how she decided to start her rescue and what their future plans are. I hope you all can...

Hey everyone, I have a really good podcast tonight! I have Kelly Diehl from the Morris Animal Foundation talking with me! She's going to fill us in on all of the great things Morris Animal Foundation does to help contribute to research to help our dogs, cats, equines, and wildlife be healthy and stay healthy, from giving grants to their own research. They have also been doing a Golden Retriever Li...

No guest tonight unfortunately, but I'm gonna maybe tell a couple funny stories and give out a couple tips about different animal things.

Sorry everyone I couldn't find a guest for tonight and then we have Thanksgiving so I will be on hiatus for this month. But stay tuned because I'm finalizing details for a really cool guest that I'm hopefully going to have on in the next couple months. Once I make the announcement as to who it is you guys are going to really enjoy that podcast so again stay tuned for that announcement. I am workin...

I hope you all have your wet suits because we're going to visit the ocean for my next podcast! My guest, Marine Biologist, Melissa Cristina Márquez, will be telling us A Shark's Story! We'll also discuss how Melissa got interested in becoming a marine biologist, her research, and of course information on sharks and other marine life. I hope you can join us

Hey everyone, got a great podcast coming up tonight. I have Bri Olson from BISSEL Pet Foundation joining me! We're going to talk about the foundation, how they got started, and all of the great things they do. So if you're a rescue or shelter this would be a podcast to listen to for information on what the foundation might be able to help you with! Join myself and Bri from 6-7:30 pm AZ time and 9-...

Have you ever looked up in the air and watched the hawks, eagles, and owls soaring through the sky? Well our next podcast Lords of the Air is all about these birds of prey. I have Jack Holloway from Wild at Heart, Inc. on the podcast with me next Thursday, October 1 from 6-7:30 pm and he's going to give us all sorts of information on these amazing birds. I hope you can all join us and learn more a...

I've got an interesting podcast this week, we're going to be talking to Jeff Loncosky from PInups For Pitbulls. Pinups For Pitbulls helps to educate people about BSL and why it doesn't work and tries to end breed discriminatory laws. They pose as pinups with pitbulls to help promote their cause.

Feral Cat TNR - How Does It Work? I hope to answer that and other questions with my guest Alecs with Tucson Feral Trap Neuter Return - TNR Advocates. We'll discuss what TNR is, how it works, and the benefits of having a program like this in your community.  I also want to put out there that my guest Alecs let me know that they prefer to call the cats community cats not feral cats. The term feral i...

Hey everyone! So the next podcast is all about some gritty little horses we have out west, the wild mustangs. I'll be talking with Elizabeth Zarkos from Hanaeleh Horse Rescue and Advocacy about the wild mustangs, their origins, what the BLM has to do with them, the roundups they do and where many of the mustangs have ended up, which isn't where you might think. I'll also get more info about Hanael...

I hope you're all ready to go Nutty Over Nature's Nut Gatherers, those little fluffy tailed creatures, the squirrels! I'll be talking with Suzanne Enyedy about her rescue Carmela's Sanctuary of Squirrels. I'll find out how she got into rescuing squirrels, what it takes to do squirrel rescue, and I hope we'll find out all sorts of interesting facts about squirrels. So go climb a tree and find a com...

I am talking with Professor Jessica Rubin from UConn School of Law to talk about Desmond's Law, which will allow law students or pro bono attorneys, at the judges discretion, to advocate for the animal in an animal cruelty case in the interest of justice. We will talk about how she helped get the law enacted with her state senator, the difficulties they faced in getting it enacted, and how it work...

We'll be talking with my guest Leslie Bryant about service animals, therapy dogs, and emotional support animals. We'll also cover some of the laws that cover service dogs, what goes in to training them, and why faking a service animal is hurting the real ones.

e're going to be talking about some of the most charming, stubborn, little pack animals there is! Yep we're going to be talking about donkeys! Please help me welcome Tish Hiestand from Forever Home Donkey Rescue & Sanctuary Inc. Tish is going to fill is in about these awesome 4 footed animals and what it takes to take care of them and some history about them.

We'll be talking with Tamra Rothenburger about her rescue AZ Sugar Gliders Rescue and Hedgehog Mafia. She's going to give us information about their care, diet, and upkeep. She'll also talk about why people get these as pets and then can't keep them.

We'll be talking with our guests about some new legislation the HSUS is trying to get enacted, puppy mills, hoarding, and maybe touch on rights for animals in cruelty cases.

We have Corky Quirk joining us, Founder of NorCal Bats to talk about all sorts of things bats. We'll talk about the different species we can find here in the Southwest where we live, their habitats, how they fit in to the ecosystem, what they eat and how they hunt.