Voices Carry For Animals Podcast

Hosted by Debbie Dahmer aka ”Mama Bear” 

Guest: Kate MacFall - Florida State Director of Humane World for Animals. 

**This will be the Last Live Stream Show for 2025! Will be
Returning Jan 8th, 2026 with VIGIL4ELEPHANTS @ 7:00 pm est**

~Wishing you all a Blessed & Beautiful Christmas and a Phenomenal & Inspiring New Year 2026! Thanks to all the Great Guests, Callers, and Listeners for another great year 2025 for speaking out and standing up for our animal friends in need. Making our Voices Heard Worldwide.~

Topics: Helping and Supporting our wildlife. The Upcoming Florida Trophy...

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Guest -Suzana Gartner - Animal Advocate, Arthor ”A Voice for Animals”, Speaker, Retired Animal Rights Lawyer

Topic: The Shelter Crisis in America that many are experiencing due to overcapacity. 

There is an astronomical amount of healthy adoptable animals at all ages that are getting euthanized daily. Help homeless animals in shelters and help save lives. Suzana has appeared on national news, radio, podcast, and in print magazines on behalf of animals.

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Guest: Carol Walker -Owner at Living Images. Author, Artist, & Wild Horse Advocate. Freedom for Wild Horses Podcast - Producer & Host

Topic: Standing Strong for the Wyoming Checkerboard Wild Horses

Wyoming’s ”Checkerboard” wild horses are at the center of a conflict between wild horse advocates and local ranchers over land management. Recent actions include a large-scale removal of over 3,000 horses by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) mid 2025

"Wyoming Checkerboard Wild Horses" refers to herds in a unique land-ownership area in southwestern Wyoming where publi...

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Guest: Katrina Shadix- Executive Director of Bear Warriors United and Director at Foundation for Florida Environmental Protection 

Topics: New Wildlife Trapping Rules proposed by FWC [UPDATE]. Emergency Injunction to STOP The 2025 Florida Bear Hunt in December.                    RALLY to Stop Florida’s Black Bear Hunt on 11/17/2025 - State Capital

Bear Warrior's vision is to create a Florida where people and wildlife coexist in balance and mutual respect. They aim to host educational events across the state, providing communities with the knowledge and tools needed to secure their homes and p...

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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 induced ailments. Lucy lives in a tiny concrete cell. Lucy has ongoing arthritis & foot disease. Help Lucy get to Sanctuary.

Lucy's Edmonton Advocates' Project (LEAP)  https://www...

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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 own law ”Daniel’s Law” Ban gas Chambers in animal shelters in Alabama. Daniel had become part of Joe's family

Joe is the author of five books, “S...

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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 been a increase in the number of ”fake”rescue accounts. Let’s work together to get the animals out of harm's way.

Pet Pardon Website https...

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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 Legislation (BSL), Dog Fighting and Animal Abuse from the face of the earth.  MCABSL wa successful in removing the “Miami Pit Bull Ban in 2023. Implementing education and awareness.

MCABSL have brought monumental...

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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 book series ”The Perfect Pair Dolphin Triology”, with the help of his sister Tracy Holroyd. Working inside the dolphin entertainment

The Perfect Pair Dolphin Trilogy https://www.theperfectpairdolphintrilogy.com/

The Perfect Pair Dolphin Trilogy B...

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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 girl’s encounter with a neglected dog quickly unfolds into a journey of courage, friendship.

Dr Nancy Kay Website https://www.drnancykay.com/

"A Dog Named 647" New Book Rel...

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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 shelters and finds them forever loving homes. Kris Kelly urges the public to give a voice to the animals.

We at The Kris Kelly Foundation embrace...

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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 refuge for abused animals in rural Mississippi since 1993. Over 30 yrs in operation. Sanctuary facilitates the adoptions.

Hope Animal Sanctuary https://www.facebook.com/HopeAnimalSanctuary

Hope Animal Sanctuary Websi...

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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 chemicals—blistering agents like mustard oil, diesel fuel and kerosene—are applied to the horse's limbs, causing extreme pain and suffering.

A particularly egregious form of soring...

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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 mast cell tumor larger than a melon hanging heavily in- between her legs & used for breeding. Support Destiny's Law

"Justice For Destiny" FB Support Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/17236...

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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 Wild Horses living on the special property are now protected and have regained the freedom they had prior to government interference.

The Wild Horse Refuge FB Page https://www...

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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 of private rescue work. Since 2001, we have been fostering, rehabilitating and re-homing homeless animals, specifically pit bulls and pit bull type dogs.

Pitty Rescue also provide low cost dog traini...

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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

Recognizing and avoiding Puppy mills and backyard breeders and tips on how to find a high quality dog breeder or dog rescue shelter.

https://jud...

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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 year & change the landscape of animal welfare. Sampson was a chihuahua 2 yr old -a multitude of genetic deficiencies. 

PetsinDanger Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/petsindanger

Youth4Animals Website https://youth4animals.org...

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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 14th on the Black Bear hunt in Dec, 2025. FWC to change the hunting rules using dogs to chase / kill black bears

The absence of mandatory check stations raises serious conce...

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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 sanctuary (there were 4, Jewel and Shaunzi were euthanized and now Billy & Tina were transferred to the Tulsa Zoo)

Elephant Guardians of Los Angeles https://www.facebook.com/el...

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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 hundreds of cases, and rescued thousands of animals. investigating and addressing cruelty, traditions steep in abuse.

Animal cruelty has no boundaries, whether through neglect or intentional acts of violence against animals. Help us...

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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 Director., public would have no input. The final FWC vote will take place in Aug for a Dec (23-day blackbear hunt season

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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. Discussion on new book.

Suzana has appeared on national news, radio, podcasts, and in print magazines on behalf of animals. 

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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, tackling the root causes of animal cruelty and suffering to drive permanent change and create a better world for all animals around the globe.

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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 Tumor larger than a melon hanging heavily in-between her legs, and used solely for breeding. Despite six reports  over a two year span from neighbors, no action was taken b...

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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 conversation serves as a catalyst for innovation and every connection fosters collaboration towards a brighter tomorrow.

Reboundog Website https://reboundog.com

Reboundog YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@reb...

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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 rescuing street cats for over a decade, created a sanctuary, and just started her own rescue ”Peninsula Colony Cats" 

Show You Soft Side https://showyoursoftsi...

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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 as a call to action against animal exploitation and cruelty. Help make a difference for dolphins in captivity.

The Perfect Pair Dolphin Trilogy Website https://www.thepe...

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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 artificial exaggerated gait, causing extreme pain and suffering. Take Action to help end cruel horse soring.

Protect horses from the cruel practice of soring...

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Guest: Mary Schwager aka ”Watchdog Mary” - Award-winning investigation journalist writing about animals. 

How to be Pet Detective and WatchDog on both sides of your local animal shelter.

How many animals your local shelter is euthanizing? Adopting out? Sending to fosters? If you don’t know you should find out and here’s why. So it’s more like you need to be a pet detective in your community. ”Watchdog Mary” is an investigative journalist with 20+ years exp

https://www.watchdogmary.com/

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Guest: Liz Menegon - Founder of Hands2Paws and Host of ”PAW’D CAST” 

Topics: The true cost of buying puppies online and pet stores. Healthy adoptable animals at shelters at all ages are being put down cause of overcrowding. Nationwide ongoing problems need massive attention and fixed

Liz wants Hands2Paws to be a valuable resource to educate consumers on choosing the right purebred dog for their lifestyle. Listen to ”PAW’D CAST” - Pawsome Conversations

https://www.facebook.com/Hands2Paws

https://hands2p

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Guest: Mary- Ann Holm - President & Campaign Coordinator at Lucy’s Edmonton Advocates’ Project [LEAP]

Topic: Lucy: The Stolen Lives of Elephants Documentary Released in Canada - look for release in USA

https://www.facebook.com/groups/620850148031736

https://x.com/LEAPyeg 

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Guest: Billie Groom- Founder & CEO of Institute of Canine Psychotherapy, Author, & Podcast Host 

Topic: ”Sentiment Beings” -Reaching new levels with Canines

ICP is a recognized educational institute providing diplomas and certifications and canine behavior and animal welfare. ICP is the leaders in Canine Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CCBT). The most advanced method proven to address anxiety and aggression. 

https://www.instituteofcaninepsychotherapy.com/

https://www.facebook.com/instituteofcaninepsychotherapy

https://www.upwarddogology.com/

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Guest: Jeff Coltenback- Founder, Director at Pitty Rescue, Inc, dog trainer, author, speaker, Pit bull lover and advocates educator

Topics: Adopt don’t shop. Considering fostering, and surrendering pets at shelters or at an all-time high

Mission: The Pitty Rescue was established by Jeff and Diana Coltenback in April 2010 after 10 years of private rescue work. They have been fostering, rehabilitating, and re-homing homeless animals specifically Pit bulls .

https://www.facebook.com/PittyRescueInc

http://www.pittyrescue.com/

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Guest: Kate Galli- Vegan health coach, author, host of the Healthcertification podcast 

Topics: The Plant Positive Journal [version 2] Released, & how to create the mindset that allows you to prioritize your health while advocating effectively and sustainably for the animals. https://strongbodygreenplanet.lpages.co/plant-positive-journal-v2/

Over the past 8 years Kate has focused on vegan health coaching as one of the most powerful ways to advocate for the animals is to be fit strong and healthy. For the animals & environment

Podcast- Healthcertification with Kate Galli 

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Guest: Kris Kelly -Founder of The Kris Kelly Foundation, animal activist, actress at SAG https://www.thekriskellyfoundation.org/

Topics will be: Palisades, California wildfires and how animal control and city policies handled it. Kris lost everything house burnt down to the ground

The Kris Kelly Foundation was founded by Kris Kelly in 2006 after many years of dreaming of her own nonprofit to save animals from abuse, slaughter and neglect. https://www.thekriskellyfoundation.org/

The organization is a 501c3 non-profit vegan animal rescue organization that...

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Guest Dianne Lynn Elko- Admin on ”We Love Pitbulls” on FB

Topic: Help End BSL! Advocate for Pit Bulls

Keep going to city council meetings and speaking out against BSL if your city has a breed ban, contact legislators and urge them to repeal it. You can help by contacting your local and state representatives to advocate for ending restrictive policies. *J*u*s*t*i*c*e* For Pit Bulls Thank you all for tuning in! www.voicescarryforanimals.com 

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Guest: Linda Greaves -Founder of the Saving America’s Wild Horses Conference 2025

Topic: Wild Horse Lobby Week in DC - March 25th - 27th

Together we’ll meet with elected officials share our passion and insure wild horse protection remain a priority. We are at a critical point with possibly losing most of our wild horses those in holding have never been in more danger.

MORE INFO https://www.saveourwildhorsesandwildlife.org/

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Hosted by Debbie Dahmer aka "Mama Bear" Guest: Rae Bitner AKA "Mama Cat" -President at Institute Street Feral Cat Colony Topic: How to get involved with [TNR] Trap NEUTER Return for stray cats why returning them with a "caretaker" is so important Feral Cat Colony in Colorado springs, Colorado Trap neuter Return [TNR] program is a game changer for community cats not only does a prevent overpopulation but it keeps these furry felines healthy

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