Saige Jones Podcast

On this week's episode, Saige continues speaking with Shira Scott Astrof, who created the rescue, The Animal Rescue Mission (ARM.) Shira shares where ARM's rescue animals come from, how they find animal abusers and how ARM handles those situations. Shira also talks about there being both responsible owners as well as irresponsible owners who are living on the street as well as living in homes. We...

On this week's episode, Shira Scott Astrof, who created the rescue, The Animal Rescue Mission (ARM,) discusses the financial costs of starting an animal rescue as well as navigating personal finances when dedicating so much time to the rescue.  Follow Shira & The Animal Rescue Mission: https://www.theanimalrescuemission.org/     https://www.instagram.com/shirascottastrof/   https://www.instagram.c...

On this week's episode, Shira Scott Astrof speaks about how dog fighting still happens, how to handle the emotional side of fostering, what people can do to help and the importance of fostering.    Follow Shira & The Animal Rescue Mission: https://www.theanimalrescuemission.org/   https://www.instagram.com/shirascottastrof/ https://www.instagram.com/theanimalrescuemission/   If you are interested...

On this week's episode, Saige revisits her conversation with Shira Scott Astrof. Shira is the founder of the dog rescue, The Animal Rescue Mission. She shares her experience with founding the rescue and rescuing dogs who largely come from abusive situations.    Follow Shira & The Animal Rescue Mission: https://www.theanimalrescuemission.org/   https://www.instagram.com/shirascottastrof/   https://...

On this week's episode, Saige shares the news that she will be getting foster kittens soon! She tells us about some of her considerations when going into fostering as well as the typical steps that a kitten takes during and after being fostered prior to landing at their forever home through the rescue that she's associated with.     If you are interested in hearing more from Saige via email: https...

On this week's episode, Saige shares the story of coming across a deceased cat that was recently hit by a car. She tells us what she did 1) for the dignity of the cat and 2) in order to help provide closure to a potential family that might have been looking for their cat.   Trigger warning: this episode covers the topic of animals passing away/getting hurt.    If you are interested in hearing more...

On this week's episode, Saige speaks with Emily, who is the Marketing and Communications Manager at Lucky Dog Animal Rescue, which is based in Washington, D.C., with a rescue campus in South Carolina. On today's episode Emily shares insight on why it's important not to go to backyard breeders and if you choose to go a breeder, how to know if it's ethical. Emily and Saige also discuss there being p...

On this week's episode, Saige speaks with Emily, who is the Marketing and Communications Manager at Lucky Dog Animal Rescue, which is based in Washington, D.C., with a rescue campus in South Carolina for part 2 of 3 episodes with Emily. On today's episode, Emily tells us about the sad realities of euthanasia in shelters, what stray hold laws are, what surrendering an animal means for that animal p...

On this week's episode, Saige speaks with Emily, who is the Marketing and Communications Manager at Lucky Dog Animal Rescue, which is based in Washington, D.C., and also has a rescue campus in South Carolina. This is part 1 of a 3 with Emily and on today's episode, Emily and Saige discuss what led Emily to working full time in animal rescue and how Lucky Dog Animal Rescue works as far as where the...

On this week's episode, we are joined by Jackie for part 2 of our conversation about adopting her dogs. She tells us about her experience with both rescues that she adopted from on Long Island, NY, including the time it took to be approved and the cost to adopt. If you're considering adopting and located on Long Island or in the surrounding area, take a look at the rescues' information and adoptab...

On this week's episode, we are joined by Jackie, who shares her story of going to a puppy store and a breeder to buy her dogs when she was younger. She tells us about now knowing what happens to animals being bred and not giving in to that when going to expand her fluffy family as an adult. We'll hear about her journey to adopting 2 dogs, including waiting to take on the responsibility of a dog. ...

On today's episode, knowing that 2 of her remaining 3 foster kittens in her care will be adopted the following day, Saige shares what it feels like to anticipate saying goodbye. She shares why this goodbye feels less nerve-wracking than saying goodbye to their brother previously. Saige also discusses her opinion on why bonded kittens should be adopted together and kittens should generally be adopt...

On this week's episode, Saige tells the story of saying goodbye to her foster kitten, Twizzler. She shares details about how the adopter came into the picture, where the goodbye took place, the toughest parts about the send-off and the fact that it is the best ending to see a foster animal get adopted.   If you are interested in hearing more from Saige via email:  https://forms.gle/HfTeCv72Xgr1Ac4...

On this week's episode, Saige explains what she learned about animal adoption, breeding and euthanasia, which led to her caring about animal rescue and animal adoption. She shares how she got involved and why it's important. If you are interested in hearing more from Saige via email:  https://forms.gle/HfTeCv72Xgr1Ac4EA   Find us on socials:   https://www.instagram.com/saigejones/?hl=en   https://...

Welcome to season 8! This season, we are focused on animals. We'll be talking about Saige's passion for animal rescue, highlighting your animal adoption stories and exploring related animal loving and animal advocacy topics together. Let's honor  If you are interested in hearing more from Saige via email: https://forms.gle/HfTeCv72Xgr1Ac4EA   Find us on socials:   https://www.instagram.com/saigejo...

On today's episode, Saige wraps up the 2024 podcast year with gratitude toward you and all that we've covered regarding egg freezing and fertility. Cheers to all that has been, currently is and is coming!    If you are interested in hearing more from Saige via email: https://forms.gle/HfTeCv72Xgr1Ac4EA   Find us on socials:   https://www.instagram.com/saigejones/?hl=en   https://www.instagram.com/...

On today's episode, Saige talks about not having what you imagined you'd have by a certain age, not being where you imagined you'd be by a certain stage, etc. She discusses how hard this can be yet how so many people are in this boat, it's just not as easy to see these situations as it is to see the highlight reels of people's lives.  If you are interested in hearing more from Saige via email: htt...

On today's episode, Saige discusses normalizing the feelings that come along with parenting in tough moments and knowing that it's okay if not every moment is blissful.  Disclaimer that Saige is not a parent; she is speaking from her experience talking with parents as well as from her perspective empathizing with parents. If you are interested in hearing more from Saige via email: https://forms.gl...

On today's episode, Saige discusses some of the factors that may come up when contemplating parenthood such as when to know if you're ready, financial stability and ensuring you have enough time for your children to create the best possible foundation for their future.  If you are interested in hearing more from Saige via email: https://forms.gle/HfTeCv72Xgr1Ac4EA   Find us on socials:  https://ww...

On today's episode, Saige discusses the importance of keeping an open mind when looking into egg freezing, including potential risk factors. If you are interested in hearing more from Saige via email: https://forms.gle/HfTeCv72Xgr1Ac4EA   Find us on socials:  https://www.instagram.com/saigejones/?hl=en  https://www.instagram.com/saigejonespodcast/?hl=en   https://www.youtube.com/c/SaigeJones   Sea...

On today's episode, Saige shares her advice for setting expectations when going into an egg retrieval.  If you are interested in hearing more from Saige via email: https://forms.gle/HfTeCv72Xgr1Ac4EA   Find us on socials: https://www.instagram.com/saigejones/?hl=en https://www.instagram.com/saigejonespodcast/?hl=en https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXVrJCdyVUA&list=PLASp6ebzdxxnllVviFlWjkY4cZOZJQP7s...

On today's episode, Saige shares whether she shared that she was freezing her eggs while she was going through the process and some factors that came into play. If you are interested in hearing more from Saige via email: https://forms.gle/HfTeCv72Xgr1Ac4EA   Find us on socials: https://www.instagram.com/saigejones/?hl=en https://www.instagram.com/saigejonespodcast/?hl=en https://www.youtube.com/wa...

On today's episode, Saige discusses whether she knew anyone freezing their eggs when she did and whether she knows anyone doing so now. If you are interested in hearing more from Saige via email: https://forms.gle/HfTeCv72Xgr1Ac4EA   Find us on socials: https://www.instagram.com/saigejones/?hl=en https://www.instagram.com/saigejonespodcast/?hl=en https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXVrJCdyVUA&list=PL...

From the perspective of someone who did freeze her eggs, Saige shares insight and perspective on what to consider if you're thinking about freezing your eggs.    If you are interested in hearing more from Saige via email: https://forms.gle/HfTeCv72Xgr1Ac4EA   Find us on socials: https://www.instagram.com/saigejones/?hl=en https://www.instagram.com/saigejonespodcast/?hl=en https://www.youtube.com/w...

On today's episode, Saige shares whether she thinks that egg freezing is painful in any way from her experience. From her perspective, she breaks down what could potentially hurt into 3 buckets.  If you are interested in hearing more from Saige via email: https://forms.gle/HfTeCv72Xgr1Ac4EA   Find us on socials: https://www.instagram.com/saigejones/?hl=en https://www.instagram.com/saigejonespodcas...