Animalia the Podcast

In what is our longest episode to date, Natasha has a fascinating conversation with Dr. Carla Phillips-Savage. She's the first and only aquatic animal veterinarian in Trinidad and Tobago! The story of how she came to the field and why she stayed, as well as the connectedness of the aquatic and land environments, is reason enough to make it to the end.
Natasha also provides commentary on the mass poisoning of stray dogs on a beach in Tobago.
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This week on Animalia, Natasha chats with Karissa Ali, a young woman who's passionate about animal rescue, whether domestic or wildlife. Her passion is mirrored by Marguerite Miranda (who you may have heard on Ep14) who assisted in the rescue of a dog whose parents were homeless addicts admitted to rehab.

The #RescueMe segment is back as Karissa talks about 5 kittens that will be up for adoption soon. We're happy to share these similar and powerful stories that we hope will inspire you to do whatever you can to protect animals. Enjoy! Don't forget to like and share.

This week Natasha discusses the alarming rate of suicides among vets in the United States with Lisa Rawlins, a vet technician of over 20 years. You'll also hear an excerpt of a TedTalk by Dr. Melanie Bowden. In her commentary, Natasha shares about a recent experience at the vet, causing her to reflect on how pet parents don't consider what the vet has to endure every day at work.
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What's the difference between vegan and vegetarian? This week Animalia explores the lifestyle that is veganism through the eyes of people who have made the transition. Natasha also shares her why for starting the journey towards veganism.
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This week's episode is a tribute to Natasha's beloved Pierre, gone way too soon and an excerpt from the Animal Justice Academy coursework focusing on animal sentience.

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This week on Animalia, we drive home the adopt don't shop mantra with Khalid Burke, the founder of Adopt Movement, a regional organisation dedicated to finding every homeless cat and dog in the Caribbean a home.
Khalid talks about his life growing up around animals, the adopt event turned into a movement, why adoption is so critical and the advantages of adopting vs shopping for a pet.
Khalid's #RescueMe features three dogs in Kingston, Jamaica looking for a forever home.

We kick off 2021 with Mika Raguaa, also known as DJ Mika, a T&T import from poland by way of Germany. She was lured to Trinidad because of her love for soca music but she's also full of love for animals.

Mika talks about her observations of animal welfare in T&T and shares some of her own experiences. Mika also has an NGO - Lost and Found TT - which aims to collect and preserve memories to enrich communities and families.

​Mika also has two adorable kittens for adoption in the #RescueMe segment.

It felt like a decade but 2020 is finally coming to a close. All the previous Animalia guests are sharing their experiences, challenges, lessons and hopes for 2021.

There are a few extras like a Chewy poem and Natasha is this week's #RescueMe (lol) but all in all, a fitting tribute to the year that was and the first 15 in what I hope will be many, many more episodes of this special podcast.

On this episode, Natasha chats with the vibrant and passionate Marguerite Miranda, the proprietor of Pet to the Vet, an ambulance and transport service in Trinidad. It's gruelling work but how does she manage to keep up her winning attitude and infectious laugh? You'll have to tune in to find out! Natasha's commentary is about her solution to the stray animal population and she has a slightly different take on the #RescueMe segment.

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This week on Animalia, we borrow an excerpt of a discussion on animal welfare on the long-standing, award-winning Eye on Dependency, hosted by Garth St. Clair and Natasha Nunez. One of the guests on the Sunday evening staple on i95.5FM was Elspeth Duncan, founder of Venus: Doggess of Love, who address many of the fundamental problems and solutions to the woeful structure in place for the care of protection of animals in Trinidad and Tobago.