Animal Instinct

What do a car company and a conservation organization have in common? Plenty. This week on Animal Instinct, host Celia Kutcher is on the line with Dr. John Rowden of the New York City Audubon and Toyota Togethergreen talking conversation, birds, and more. After the break, John explains how TogetherGreen has trained more than 500 conservation leaders and has mobilized more than 460,000 people to reduce energy use, protect wildlife habitat, and improve water quality in every state in America. Tune in for an informative show!

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Animal Instinct returning guest Julia Szabo, a.k.a Pet Reporter, is inspired by animals in everything she does. A journalist, blogger and author, she wrote the acclaimed memoir “Medicine Dog” about how her canine crew motivated her to seek stem cell therapy for a chronic GI condition. These days, Julia’s combining her animal activism with her love of fashion and food to produce “Get Dressed Change The World” a blog all about cruelty-free vegan style. Check her out online!  Today their talking about vegetarianism in the animal kingdom, which animals are truly vegetarian and which ones aren’t. Tune in to hear a thorough discussion on the various diets from zoo animals to your pup at home.  This program was brought to you by Heritage Foods USA.

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This week on Animal Instinct, host Celia Kutcher is finishing off the season with veterinarian and wildlife photographer, Yaron Schmid. Sharing how he fell in love with animal photography, Yaron details his many African safari experiences and talks staggering statistics on endangered species. With the death of Cecil the lion in the headlines, discussion ensues on the topic of hunting for sport and in which situations it is acceptable plus thoughts on ‘conservation hunting.’ Tune in for this important episode and check out Yaron’s photos available for purchase online! This program was brought to you by Heritage Foods USA.

“People that hide behind conversation hunting, if they want to give money they should just give it directly to conversation without killing.” [22:00]

—Yaron Schmid on Animal Instinct

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This week on Animal Instinct, host Celia Kutcher welcomes Donna Lentol to the studio from Angels for Animal Rights (AFAR), an online resource devoted to educating the public about at risk animals. Donna shares that she has spent 14 years advocating for animal rights using social media, fostering animals, encouraging legislation measures, and as a rescue volunteer. She has engaged animal loving professionals in many fields to bring information that is relevant, helpful and encouraging in order to affect change for the betterment of our homeless animals and the people who want to help improve and encourage the humane treatment of animals everywhere. Tune in to hear about all her efforts to help animals through her Vets Pets Program plus thoughts on how we can all make a difference! This program was brought to you by Heritage Foods USA.

“We have to make animal welfare cool and harming animals uncool.” [24:30]

—Donna Lentol on Animal Instinct

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Sit! Stay! Fetch! On today’s Animal Instinct, host Celia Kutcher is in studio with dog trainer and owner of Empire of the Dog, Denise Herman. Discussing the pitfalls of punishment when it comes to training dogs, Denise takes us through her training philosophy that has helped many owners and pets overcome a plethora of problems. Defining operant and classical conditioning and debunking the pack mentality, Denise gives Celia the facts and encourages dog owners everywhere to re-examine the use of choke and prong collars. Tune in for a great episode! This program was brought to you by Heritage Foods USA.

“Growling is your dog’s warning… in dog language it’s ‘please don’t make me bite you.'” [12:00]

—Denise Herman on Animal Instinct

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After three decades of omnivorous eating, all the while dabbling in vegetarianism and veganism, Julia Szabo, finally went vegan for good and she’s on air talking about it with Animal Instinct host Celia Kutcher. As with most things in Julia’s life, her beloved dogs were her motivation to go vegan, she explains. Tune for tips and tricks for a better quality of life and a definitive explanation of ‘rational veganism.’ This program was brought to you by Heritage Foods USA.

“Start by making a salad and build from there… even romaine lettuce is toothsome!” [30:00]

—Julia Szabo on Animal Instinct

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What is cruelty-free clothing? Find out on a brand new episode of Animal Instinct! Returning guest Julia Szabo joins Celia Kutcher for a conversation on animals, fashion and why they shouldn’t be so intertwined. From leather to feathers, tune in for alternatives, ideas and inspirations for a cruelty-free fashion life! This program was brought to you by Heritage Foods USA.

“This is not some hemp rough hippie clothing. These are every bit as sleek and sometimes even sleeker [than leather].” [03:00]

“When animals are raised for leather and fur it has a tremendously damaging impact on the environment.” [05:00]

“Getting dressed is something we all do. Fashion is an amazing way to convey the message of compassion.” [10:00]

“It’s not faux fur, it’s vegan fur. It’s not faux leather, it’s vegan leather.” [14:00]

–Julia Szabo on Animal Instinct

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How well do you communicate with your pet? Tune in to Animal Instinct as host Celia Kutcher gets animal communicator Adrienne Wisok on the line from Detroit talking how she uses her background as a veterinary technician with degrees in biochemistry, molecular biology, and neuroscience to understand animal intuition (which is also the name of her animal consulting business!). Adrienne highlights how she trains animals on an individual basis and how important it is to pay attention to a pet’s body language. Her new project uses conversation, information, and technology to initiate change in the way people treat their dogs in an urban environment while also increasing the vaccination and licensing rate for canines. This program was brought to you by Heritage Foods USA.

“Dogs and wolves have very similar genomes. There’s about 0.2 difference between dogs and wolves – that’s about the same between a human and a chimpanzee… dogs are not wolves!” [15:45]

—Adrienne Wisok on Animal Instinct

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This week on Animal Instinct, host Celia Kutcher is sitting down with Dr. Christine Iacovetta of BluePearl: Emergency Veterinary & Specialty Animal Hospital discussing emergency or critical pet care. Christine kicks off the show explaining the difference between critical pet care versus typical veterinary care and details which instances she tends to see most often at the practice as well as the specialities housed at BluePearl. Conversation also touches upon the controversial issue of the cost of veterinary care and how it compares to the cost of health care for humans plus thoughts on euthanasia of pets. Tune in for an informative show! This program was brought to you by Heritage Foods USA.

—Dr. Christine Iacovetta on Animal Instinct

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Flu season isn’t just for humans anymore, as Dr. Doug Aspros joins Celia on a brand new episode Animal Instinct talking about the canine influenza. Dr. Aspros is the American Veterinary Medical Association Immediate Past President and shares that the dog flu is a contagious respiratory disease in canines caused by specific Type A influenza viruses known to infect dogs. Dr. Aspros relays that the signs of this illness in dogs are cough, runny nose, and fever, but not all dogs will show signs of illness. The severity of illness associated with canine flu in dogs can range from no signs to severe illness resulting in pneumonia and sometimes death. Walking through the process of treating a sick dog, Dr. Aspros stresses the importance of consulting a veterinarian instead of administering over the counter drugs meant for humans. Do you have a dog? Tune in for this crucial episode. This program was brought to you by Heritage Foods USA.

“This new flu virus has been shown to replicate in cats.” [26:00]

—Dr. Doug Aspros on Animal Instinct

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