NEWSTALK Sauga 960 AM
Urban Zoo
Each week Urban Zoo host Bill McBain welcomes vets, care-givers, researchers, spiritual leaders, suppliers, enforcement officers, pet-lovers and companions, etc., who share their stories and expertise. There is cuteness, joy, practical advice, expert insight and probing into some uncomfortable and challenging corners of our relationship with animal life. Biped-quadruped, carnivore-herbivore-omnivore-insectivore, invertebrate-vertebrate, pet-working or livestock, tame-feral, on wings-foot-hoof or fin: Peel is as bio-diverse as its’ people. We are a region where river valleys, woodland and farms...
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May 26, 2026
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Episodes
Urban Zoo - Episode 78 - Our Residents Panel on: Saving the Greenbelt 12.09.2023 50:22
Host Bill McBain and his panel discuss saving the Greenbelt.
Urban Zoo - Episode 77 - Mississauga Fire and Emergency Services' Dog Ajax, & Animal and Nature Science Roundup 18.07.2023 44:04
Host Bill McBain speaks with Acting District Chief of Mississauga Fire and Emergency Services Mike McQuinn and about their Facility Dog Ajax. Animal and Nature Science Roundup.
Urban Zoo - Episode 76 - Lions Foundation of Canada Dog Guides' Walk for Dog Guides, Summer Priorities for Your Pets, & World Turtle Day 23.05.2023 47:56
Host Bill McBain talks with Maria Galindo of the Lions Foundation of Canada Dog Guides about their Walk for Dog Guides. Then, he speaks with Kathleen and Ayla from Mississauga Animal Services about summer priorities for your pets. And finally, World Turtle Day.
Urban Zoo - Episode 75 - Ontario Green Party Leader Mike Schreiner, & American Robin 11.04.2023 45:10
Host Bill McBain speaks to Ontario Green Party Leader Mike Schreiner. Animal of the Week: The American Robin
Urban Zoo - Episode 74 - Doggy Steps Doggy Daycare, & First Pets 11.04.2023 41:27
Host Bill McBain speaks to Brandy Jordan, owner of Doggy Steps, a dog walking service in Mississauga. Bill then speaks to producer Alison Bambery, about memories with her first pet.
Urban Zoo - Episode 73 - Leader of Ontario's NDP Marit Stiles 22.02.2023 47:36
Host Bill McBain speaks to the Leader of Ontario's NDP Marit Stiles. Animal of the week: Wombats
Urban Zoo - Episode 72 - Leadnow: Preserving the Greenbelt 03.02.2023 47:19
Leadnow: Preserving the Greenbelt; Ontario Mounted Special Service Unit
Urban Zoo - Episode 71 - Remembering Jenni Le Forestier 03.02.2023 48:12
Remembering Jenni Le Forestier and Stop the 413; Activist Julia Kole, Conservation Authorities, local democracy and horses.
Urban Zoo - Episode 70 - Aggressive Dogs Enforcement Orders 03.02.2023 51:29
Aggressive Dogs enforcement orders with lawyer Jennifer Friedman; Talking Turkey
Urban Zoo - Episode 69 - Mississauga News columnist John Stewart 03.02.2023 45:23
Host Bill McBain is in conversation with longtime Mississauga News columnist John Stewart.
Urban Zoo - Episode 68 - Nature and the Limits of Empathy, & Growing Demand on Food Banks and Pets 12.10.2022 45:07
Author Britt Griffin on Nature and the Limits of Empathy, The growing demand on Food Banks and our pets.
Urban Zoo - Episode 67 - Mississauga Animal Services, & New Government of Canada Animal Import Restrictions Keeping Rabies at Bay 23.08.2022 48:52
Hosts Bill McBain and Dr. Tiffany Rennick speak with two member of the Mississauga Animal Services. They then discuss new Government of Canada animal import restrictions to keep rabies importation at bay.
Urban Zoo - Episode 66 - Introducing Children to a World of Knowledge about Animals 05.07.2022 48:23
The library: introducing children to a world of knowledge about animals, pets and nature. Animal of the Week: the Schipperke
Urban Zoo - Episode 65 - The Spix's Macaw Returns to the Wild 28.06.2022 45:43
Hosts Bill McBain and Dr. Tiffany Rennick discuss the Spix's Macaw, once declared extinct, returning to the wild! Animal of the Week: the Thorny Devil lizard.
Urban Zoo - Episode 64 - Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease 21.06.2022 43:54
Hosts Bill McBain and Dr. Tiffany Rennick discuss Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease, which is newly detected in Ontario. Animal of the Week: The Hedgehog!
Urban Zoo - Episode 63 - 3D Medicine 24.05.2022 52:26
Hosts Bill McBain and Dr. Tiffany Rennick discuss fireworks' effect on your pets and 3D printing in Veterinary Medicine. Animal of the week: Turkey Vultures
Urban Zoo - Episode 62 - Should you breed your pet? 10.05.2022 47:08
Hosts Bill McBain and Dr. Tiffany Rennick discusses should you breed your pet. Animal of the week: Fennec Fox
Urban Zoo - Episode 61 - Protecting Pets from Parasites 03.05.2022 45:33
Hosts Bill McBain and Dr. Tiffany Rennick discusses Protecting Pets from Parasites.
Urban Zoo - Episode 60 - STOP Highway 413! 26.04.2022 44:51
Hosts Bill McBain and Dr. Tiffany Rennick discusses why Stopping Hwy. 413 is vital to the GTA.
Urban Zoo - Episode 59 - Vaccines and Seasonal Health 12.04.2022 48:06
Hosts Bill McBain and Dr. Tiffany Rennick discusses Vaccines and Seasonal Health! Animal of the week: Andalusian Horses
Urban Zoo - Episode 58 - Ukraine Animal Refugees 05.04.2022 50:39
Hosts Bill McBain and Dr. Tiffany Rennick discusses Ukraine Animal Refugees and disaster preparedness. Animal of the week: Bunnies
Urban Zoo - Episode 57 - Ethics of Horse Training 01.03.2022 50:32
Hosts Bill McBain and Dr. Tiffany Rennick discusses Ethics of Horse Training and Animal of the Week Animal of the week: The Gecko
Urban Zoo - Episode 56 - COVID & Our Pets 15.02.2022 46:18
Hosts Bill McBain and Dr. Tiffany Rennick discusses COVID with our pets! Animal of the week: Leonburger Dog Breed
Urban Zoo - Episode 55 - Spain recognizes Animal Sentience 08.02.2022 52:45
Hosts Bill McBain and Dr. Tiffany Rennick discusses Spain recognizes animal sentience. Animal of the week: Parrots with Dr. Elisha Smith
Urban Zoo - Episode 54 - Science Alliance for Forestry Transformation 01.02.2022 52:50
Hosts Bill McBain and Dr. Tiffany Rennick discusses Science Alliance for Forestry Transformation. Animal of the week: The Goshawk
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