Celia Kutcher is in studio with Animal Instinct regular, Denise Herman, and is recapping the past year in animal news from Cecil the Lion to pizza rat. Tune in for thoughts on the most viral stories and perhaps ones you may have missed!

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_ Animal Instinct _ is kicking off 2016 in style as host Celia Kutcher welcomes Delikate Rayne co-founders, sisters Meg and Komie. A cruelty-free women’s contemporary label that is shaking up the eco and vegan fashion scene, Delikate Rayne uses their upbringing alongside their adoration of animals to create green luxury – definitive and progressive designs with a purpose. Delikate Rayne’s pieces are ethically and consciously made in LA, 100 percent animal friendly plus utilizing sustainable leather to provide an array of guilt-free, seasonless garments which create a harmonious blend of compassion, opulence, and street style.  Tune in for a great episode!

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_ Animal Instinct _ is getting artsy this week as Celia welcomes Andrea Gianchiglia to the show. Andrea Gianchiglia is an animal portrait artist based in Califon, NJ. She is also an art instructor at the Visual Art Center of New Jersey, The Center for Contemporary Artists, and teaches online. Andrea holds memberships to various art groups such as the Society of Animal Artists, the Salmagundi Club, the Catherine Lorillard group and the Pastel Society of America. Painting animals is Andrea’s passion, “A portrait can keep a pet with us for a lifetime, because they aren’t just pets they are family.”  Tune in for a great discussion!

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In the new documentary,  Racing Extinction, a team of artists and activists exposes the hidden world of extinction with never-before-seen images that will change the way we see the planet. This week on Animal Instinct , host Celia Kutcher is on the line with the project’s Academy Award Winning Director Louie Psihoyos, also director of The Cove, chatting about his experiences shooting Racing Extinction, the campaign #startwith1thing, and most importantly, how listeners can take action to make a difference.  Tune in for some staggering statistics, thoughts on conservation, as well as details surrounding the documentary’s airing on the Discovery Channel on December 2, 2015 at 9PM/ET.

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This week on Animal Instinct , Celia Kutcher is joined by ** Melanie Butera, DVM** , a veterinarian with more than twenty years of emergency experience. She has owned the Elm Ridge Animal Hospital for the past ten years and the Stark County Veterinary Emergency Clinic before that. She has treated more than 100,000 emergency cases in her career and now enjoys the different challenges of private practice work. Dr. Butera and her husband, Steve Heathman, live in Canal Fulton, Ohio. She & her husband saved and raised Dillie, who is now part of the family.

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Animal Instinct is getting artsy this week as host Celia Kutcher welcomes caricature artist James Woods to the show to talk about his pet portrait business.  He shares that his challenge with each painting is to try and establish a connection between the personality of the subject to the painting or drawing.  Working out of Jackson Square in New Orleans, James highlights his experiences painting pets from sphynx cats to English bulldogs.

“Each person has a story to tell about his pet whether they lost it or it was a childhood pet.” [22:30]

–James Woods on Animal Instinct

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Saddle up! This week on _ Animal Instinct _, host Celia Kutcher welcomes Beth McReynolds of GallopNYC to the studio.  GallopNYC brings the proven benefits of therapeutic horsemanship to children and adults with disabilities in New York City. Through weekly riding sessions with PATH-certified instructors, Beth shares that the organization helps riders walk, talk, connect, focus, behave, and learn, encouraging each student to live life as fully, productively, and independently as possible.  Tune in for an inspiring show!

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_ Animal Instinct _ is on the catwalk this week as host Celia Kutcher welcomes pet fashion designer Ada Nieves to the show.  Ada is a renowned, certified NY FIT Pet Fashion Designer, a successful events-Pawty Planner, Co-Chair and Creative Director for The New York Pet Fashion Show, founder of Ada Nieves Chihuahua Nation and Friends which runs the largest Chihuahua group in the nation with global reach. Jennifer Jo-Moyer is also in studio contributing to conversation revolving around Ada’s craziest clients, details on the NYC dog parade, and more!

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Your pet is diagnosed with cancer – what is the next step? Animal Instinct is taking on the tough topic of pet cancers with Veterinary Oncologist Brooke Britton.  What are the most common forms of cancer in dogs and cats? How do veterinarians view the option of euthanasia? Tune in for an enlightening show and to hear about the promising developments in treatment options!

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The Vet Set was founded by Dr. Taylor Truitt and Dr. Eva Radke to bring the best veterinary care to your home, office, or hotel in Manhattan and Brooklyn 7 days a week. This week they’re in studio for a brand new episode of Animal Instinct!  Understanding that stress interferes with pets’ health, they have effectively eliminated the anxiety of a hospital visit by making home visits their business.    Offering preventative medicine, vaccines, diagnostic testing, health certificates, acupuncture, and hospice care with an easy to use app plus telemedicine make it more convenient to stay in touch with your veterinarian.  Tune in as they share more information about the mobile practice as well as highlights from their time out in the field!

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