LET'S TALK PETS - PATTY GIARRUSSO

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By: Patty Giarrusso

Patty combines educational resources and feel-good stories each week with the main focus on lost pet recovery and pet retention, pet safety, pet health, training and more. Patty is the Founder & President of Lost Pet Services, Inc., a nonprofit organization dedicated to reuniting lost pets. Her organization has helped reunite over 15,000 pets in the Sarasota/Manatee counties FL area since 2013. As of 2021, the Lost Pet Services Facebook group has grown to over 35,000 fans and continues to grow by 100s every month. It is her mission to educate others on systemic lost pet recovery methods and ways to keep our pets...

THE HUMAN-ANIMAL ALLIANCE - JACKIE DUCCI
#8
05/17/2023

The Human-Animal Alliance

Jackie Ducci, Founder

 The Human-Animal Alliance

Jackie Ducci is the Founder of The Human-Animal Alliance, a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to 1) providing those in need with greater access to animals, 2) keeping people and their animals together, and 3) creating change in the world which advances the human-animal bond.

Jackie is a firm believer in the power and value of human-animal connections, and has shared deep and meaningful relationships with her own animals - particularly horses - since childhood.

She is an accomplished competitive dressage rider, a USDF Gold, S...


LOST DOGS OF AMERICA - KATHY POBLOSKIE
#9
04/02/2023

: Lost Dogs of America with Kathy Pobloskie

Kathy Pobloskie, Director

: Lost Dogs of America

Lost Dogs of America is a group of volunteers who saw the need to provide no cost resources to the owners of lost dogs to increase the chances of locating and being successfully reunited with their dog.

Lost Dogs of America provides education for dog owners on preventing the loss of their dog. The program also benefits local animal control and shelters by decreasing the number of “owned strays” entering the animal control/shelter system and increasing the ch...


031323 TIPS FROM A LOST PET RECOVERY SPECIALIST - LORI BRIGGS
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03/13/2023

Lori Briggs has been helping owners get their lost pets back home for the last 17 years. Originally from the Detroit, Michigan area, Lori now lives in the Cape Coral, FL area. Lori retired from the Detroit Police Department as a crime scene investigator after 24 years. She has successfully recovered over 1,100 lost pets and reunited them with their owners. When a pet goes missing, Lor works one-on-one with the pet owners providing them with tips and advice on what to do and what not to do to help get their pet home safely. Today Lori will give us proper life-saving...


030623 RESCUE SPOTLIGHT - A FIGHTING CHANCE FOUNDATION - AMY LAVIGNA
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03/06/2023

A Fighting Chance Foundation has been helping Virginia animals in need since June 2020. They are a charitable, 501(c)(3), not-for-profit organization based in Northern Virginia with the goal of making pet care affordable for Virginia families by subsidizing a portion of emergency or life-saving medical care for animals whose guardians do not have the necessary financial resources. Their mission is to support critical care for ill pets of the elderly, disabled and those whose total household income does not exceed the current Federal poverty guidelines. The Foundation aims to keep our animal companions healthy, happy and in their homes with...


RESPONSIBLE PET OWNER MONTH - MARILYN LITT
#5
02/28/2023

February is Responsible Pet Owners Month. When we think of February 14th, we think of love. But every day of every month, who loves us more than our pets. That is why its our responsibility to keep them safe and take good care of them. Responsible Pet Owners month also gives us the opportunity to spread awareness to perhaps help those pets not as lucky; an opportunity to help those who are mistreated or abused so that injustice can be stopped. Being a responsible pet owner is not hard. Show your pet some extra love this month by making...


020623 SENIORS SAVING SENIORS - WE ARE ALL PACK ANIMALS - FINNEGAN DOWLING AND ANGELA STELL PART 2
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02/06/2023

As part of Mutual Rescues "Senior Saving Seniors" theme, Mutual Rescue was able to tell the story of NMDOG's resourceful Home Sanctuary Program which brightens the lives of seniors while helping to provide loving homes for senior rescue dogs. All Pack Animalesque; is the first in this series.

Finnegan Dowling is the Shelter Program and Social Media Manager for Mutual Rescue, a national initiative of Humane Society Silicon Valley that encourages people to engage with their local shelters.

NMDOG serves chained and forgotten dogs in New Mexico. Headquartered out of Albuquerque, NM, this small, 501(c)3 100...


013023 SENIORS SAVING SENIORS - WE ARE ALL PACK ANIMALS - FINNEGAN DOWLING AND ANGELA STELL
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01/30/2023

As part of Mutual Rescues "Senior Saving Seniors" theme, Mutual Rescue was able to tell the story of NMDOG's resourceful Home Sanctuary Program which brightens the lives of seniors while helping to provide loving homes for senior rescue dogs. "We're All Pack Animals" is the first in this series. 

Finnegan Dowling is the Shelter Program and Social Media Manager for Mutual Rescue, a national initiative of Humane Society Silicon Valley that encourages people to engage with their local shelters.

NMDOG serves chained and forgotten dogs in New Mexico. Headquartered out of Albuquerque, NM,  this small, 501(c)3 1...


012323 RESCUE SPOTLIGHT - BETTER WORLD RESCUE - MERCEDES MARTINEZ
#2
01/23/2023

Better World Rescue is a 100% volunteer non-profit rescue serving shelter and at-risk animals in San Joaquin and Stanislaus Counties in California.  Their mission is to help keep pets in loving homes to prevent owner-surrender to shelters. 

Better World Rescue helps the community with low-cost spay and neuter. They provide free and low-cost training resources to help prevent owner-surrenders. They also save dogs and cats from euthanasia from local shelters, especially the ones that are sick to help get them placed into loving homes.  

Mercedes Martinez joins us today. She is Better World Rescue's Social Media Coordin...


010223 NEW YEARS RESOLUTIONS FOR KEEPING PETS SAFE - MARILYN LITT
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01/02/2023

We all look forward to making New Year’s resolutions. As part of those resolutions, let’s make keeping our pets safe a top priority. New Year’s Eve brings fireworks and many, many fearful pets who bolt. Many end up losing their lives being hit by cars. Simple steps can keep our pets safe. Some pets are found quickly and others are never found. Keeping your pets safe year-round isn’t hard. What are the simple steps you should take?   

Marilyn Litt is the Director of Lost Dogs of Texas, a member of the Lost Dogs of America family...


HOME SAFE FOR THE HOLIDAY - KATHY POBLOSKIE
#233
12/26/2022

The holidays are a special time of year for most of us. But if your dog has gone missing, it’s a terrible, stressful event that you most likely need expert help with. Today, we have the expert. Kathy Pobloskie from Lost Dogs of America joins us to help us with tips on what to do if your pet got lost over the Christmas holiday and how to keep it safe with New Year’s Eve and fireworks right around the corner.

Kathy Pobloskie, Co-Founder/Director of Lost Dogs of America and Director/Founder of Lost Dogs of Wisc...