Voices Carry For Animals Podcast

Produced & Hosted by Debbie Dahmer aka ”Mama Bear”  Guest: Mary-Ann Holm - President and Campaign Coordinator at Lucy’s Edmonton Advocates’ Project [L.E.A.P.]  Topic: UPDATE: Lucy the Elephant MANDATE REQUEST to a Sanctuary from the Edmonton Valley Zoo.  Lucy the elephant has been at the Edmonton valley zoo for over 48 years and has turned 50 this year. Lucy suffers from a number of zoo induce...

Hosted by Debbie Dahmer aka ”Mama Bear”  Guest: Joe Dwyer - Daniel the beagle’s dad, Author, Dog trainer, Animal Chaplain, and Pet Loss Counselor Topics: Update on Last Gas Chamber in USA-Wyoming Animal Shelter. How rescues working together as team helped gas chambers get removed from shelters in the USA.  Daniel the beagle survived the gas chamber in October 11th,2011. Daniel the beagle has his o...

”Hosted by Debbie Dahmer aka ”Mama Bear  Guest: Sheryl Joyce - Founder and CEO, Pet Pardon LTD Topics: Massive crisis in animal shelters being over capacity. Why animals are being euthanized for space. Pet Pardons mission is to help raise awareness and save animals on death row at high kill shelters around the world. Adopt, don’t shop. Help save healthy adoptable animals in shelters. There has bee...

Hosted by Debbie Dahmer aka ”Mama Bear”  Guest: Jen Deane of Miami Coalition Against Breed Specific Legislation [MCABSL] - Board Member  and Dog Trainer  Topics: Homeless Dogs. Dumping dogs in shelters. Dogs seized in Dog Fighting The Miami Coalition Against Breed Specific Legislation (MCABSL) is a non-profit organization in the State of Florida. Its mission is to eradicate Breed Specific Legislat...

Hosted by Debbie Dahmer aka ”Mama Bear”   Guests : David Holroyd aka David Capello and Tracy Holroyd , Authors of ”The Perfect Pair Dolphin Trilogy”                               *500th Podcast Show Celebration* Topic: Whistle-Blowers in the Captive Dolphin Industry David C. Holroyd aka David Capello is a former UK dolphin trainer from the early 1970s, who, and later life, wrote the award-winning...

Hosted by Debbie Dahmer aka ”Mama Bear” Guest: Dr Nancy Kay- Veterinarian, Author, and Animal Welfare Advocate  Topics: Educating children about puppy mills. New book release ”A Dog named 647” Shining a Light on Puppy Mills. Dr Nancy Kay’s middle grade novel ”A Dog named 647” - this story follows 12-year-old Mia, who discovers an emaciated retriever identified only as ”647”. What begins as one’s g...

Hosted by Debbie Dahmer aka ”Mama Bear”  Guest: Kris Kelly - Founder of the Kris Kelly Foundation, Actress at SAG, Animal Activist, Author  Topics: Skid Row, Help STOP Animal Abuse, and laws not being enforced.  The KK Foundation was founded in 2006 after many years of dreaming of her own non-profit to save animals from abuse, slaughter, and neglect. The KK Foundation rescues animals out of local...

Hosted by Debbie Dahmer aka ”Mama Bear”  Guests: Doll Stanley-- Justice for Animals Director and Sharon Stone - Operations Manager of - In Defense of Animals Topics: Update on IDA - Hope Animal Sanctuary. How you can help IDA-Hope Animal Sanctuary has saved thousands of animals over the years, including dogs, cats, sheep, pigs, horses, cows, & chickens. Hope Animal Sanctuary has provided refug...

Hosted by Debbie Dahmer aka ”Mama Bear” Guest: Keith Dane - Consultant for Equine Protection for the Humane World for Animals - formerly called The Humane Society of the United States Topic: Update on the fight to end Horse Soring.  Soring involves the intentional infliction of pain to a horse's legs or hooves in order to force the horse to perform an artificial, exaggerated gait. Caustic chemical...

Hosted by Debbie Dahmer aka ”Mama Bear” Guests: Pina Losawyer -Destiny’s Owner -Advocate and Hollie Stewart - Founder of Paws Angels Inc.  Topics: EP2 on Destiny’s animal cruelty case . Destiny’s owner has been arrested.  Destiny was a victim of extreme neglect & abuse -Left outside without food, water, advanced heartworm positive, could hardly walk, severe dental disease, suffering from a mas...

Hosted by Debbie Dahmer aka ”Mama Bear” Guest: Scott Beckstead - Chief Equine Programs Director. - The Wild Horse Refuge Topics: The Wild Horse Refuge Model For Wild Equine Sanctuaries. Help Support SAFE Act H.R. 1661 & S.775 The Wild Horse Refuge is a private non-profit sanctuary that was created entirely for rescued Mustangs that were removed from Colorado Herd Management Areas (HMA). The Wi...

Hosted by Debbie Dahmer aka ”Mama Bear”  Guest: Jeff Coltenback - Founder, Director at Pitty Rescue, Inc and Founding Educator at The Pet Care institute. Dog trainer, author, speaker, Pitbull lover and Advocate Educator.  Topics: People getting rid of their dogs due to threat from landlord or insurance companies Pitty Rescue was established by Jeff and Diana Coltenback in April 2010 after 10 years...

Hosted by Debbie Dahmer aka ”Mama Bear” Guest: Judy Weiss- Business Owner & Blogger at Executive Pet Concierge and Judy’s Dog Report.  Five essential things to know before adopting a pet, select a suitable pet for your family’s makeup & circumstances. Help to control the numbers of unwanted pets in the shelters. Adopt, don’t shop Category: Things to know about getting a puppy or adopting a...

Hosted by Debbie Dahmer aka ”Mama Bear” Guest: Steve Hughes- President of PetsinDanger & Youth4Animals Topic: Introducing ”Samson’s Law” Legislative Campaign in all 50 States requiring all companion animal breeders to have both a state issued breeders license & tax ID#. PetsinDanger is helping to prevent the epidemic pet overpopulation, save the lives of millions of companion animals every...

Hosted by Debbie Dahmer aka ”Mama Bear” Guest : Adam Sugalski - Campaign Director at Bear Defenders and Executive Director at OneProtest - An Advocacy Organization  Topics: Help STOP the Florida Black Bear Hunt and Investigating using hunting dogs to hunt deer in Ocala, Osceola, and Blackwater, Florida The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission [FWC] is having meetings on Aug 13th and 1...

Hosted by Debbie Dahmer aka ”Mama Bear”  Guests: Kiersten Cluster- Co-Founder of Elephant Guardians of Los Angeles and Cory Mac- Organizer - Los Angeles for Animals  Topics: Brief background on Billy & Tina the Elephants and the events leading up to their transfer to Tulsa Zoo Both Advocacy Groups have been advocating since 2016 for the elephants held in the Los Angeles Zoo to be released to s...

Hosted by Debbie Dahmer aka ”Mama Bear”   Guest: Doll Stanley - In Defense of Animals - Justice for Animals Director Topics: Governor DeSantis SIGNED ”Dexter’s Law” and ”Troopers Law” in Florida. IDA Current Cases - Support Petitions. Overpopulation crisis in shelters.  Justice for Animals Campaign promotes in an environment and which laws are enacted and enforced. IDA has literally worked hundred...

Hosted by Debbie Dahmer aka ”Mama Bear” Guest: James Scott- Campaign Coordinator for Speak Out Wekiva Topic: Help STOP the Florida Black Bear Hunt On May 21st, the FWC Commissioners voted 4-1 to change the hunting rules to have a bear hunt every year using dogs to chase/kill bears, allowing baiting of bears, have no check stations, allowing archery and delegating annual quota to the Executive Dire...

Hosted by Debbie Dahmer aka ” Mama Bear”  Guest: Suzana Gartner- Animal Advocate, Author ”A Voice For Animals”, Speaker, Retired Animal Rights Lawyer. Topics: Why adopting animals from shelters and rescues is a better option. Suzana’s personal experience becoming an animal advocate and animal lawyer helpful suggestions & resources for the others who are interested in getting involved. Discussi...

Hosted by Debbie Dahmer aka ”Mama Bear”  Guest: Kate McFall - Florida State Director of Humane World for Animals  Topics: Brief legislative recap from 2025 session. Bear Hunt being considered by the FWC For more than 70 years,  Humane World for Animals —formerly called the Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society International—has been a leader of the animal protection movement, tack...

Hosted by Debbie Dahmer aka ”Mama Bear”  Guest will be: Jeff and Pina Losawyer- Destiny’s owners Topic: ”Justice for Destiny” - Support Destiny’s Law. Stronger penalties for animal abuse and neglect.  Destiny's Story Destiny was a victim of extreme neglect and abuse—left outside without food, water, advanced heartworm positive,  could hardly walk, severe dental disease, suffering from a Mast Cell...

Hosted by Debbie Dahmer aka ”Mama Bear”  Guest: Spencer B. Hodgetts - CEO & Founder- Reboundog LTD Topics: Congrats Reboundog 5th year Anniversary! Reboundog’s mission is to drive social change in pet welfare through a innovative and impactful events designed to inspire and connect.  Reboundog believes in the power of culture to shape the future of animal and human welfare, where every convers...

Hosted by Debbie Dahmer aka ”Mama Bear”  Guests will be: Caroline Griffin- Co-founder of Show Your Soft Side and Dawn Cannella- SYSS Board Member and Founder of Peninsula Colony Cats  Topic: Compassion in Action: Show Your Soft Side’s Quest to Save Baltimore’s Street Cats.  SYSS has nine programs, but the street Kitty medical fund is a unique program that has grown exponentially. Dawn has been res...

Hosted by Debbie Dahmer aka ” Mama Bear” Guests: David Holroyd aka David Capello and Tracy Holroyd , authors of ”The Perfect Pair Dolphin Trilogy” book series Topics: David is the former UK head Ceta trainer featured in book series. David will expose the unofficial UK media block on his story, his run ends with the well-known animal charities and the cover-ups.  The eye opening book series serves...

Hosted by Debbie Dahmer aka ”Mama Bear”  Guest : Keith Dane - Consultant for Equine Protection for the Humane World for Animals- Formerly called The Humane Society of the United States Topic: Horse Soring -efforts to end it, roadblocks, setbacks and how we can overcome them.  Soring involves the intentional infliction of pain to a horse’s legs or hoofs in order to force the horse to perform an art...