Creature Culture

Lock & Haley discuss when it is necessary to rehome your animal and how to do it safely.  Also mention the proper steps it takes when considering to get an animal before purchase to avoid rehoming.  Subscribe to hear more about the world of animal keeping and the people in the pet industry.  To submit your own topic, story or question, please email [email protected]

Haley and Lock talk about the growing number of pets during the pandemic and wether or not its right to continue selling animals during a crisis. Are animals essential to you?

Grooming. Essential or not?  The hosts will be discussing this hot topic in the animal industry involving the essential workers during the pandemic. Theres a huge divide in the governments decision of considering grooming to be open or closed right now, the salons and the vet clinics are fighting strongly for which side they stand on. In this episode we will cover not only the people working's point but also reveal our own perspective on the matter.  We will also be giving the listeners tips of  what to do for your animal during quarantine such as engagement, grooming, stimulation, training, husbandry and many more.

A highlight clip from our first episode of our series Quarantine Quandaries. Haley tells Lock about her weird experiences with curb-side service at her exotic animal clinic.

The hosts cover your stories that were sent in! Many pet store employees were affected by the recent pandemic and were laid off, Lock and Haley read off some questions and posts regarding the situation.  Thank you to all who sent in their personal stories, if you have anything to add please send it our way to this email : [email protected]

Haley and Lock discuss whats happening and how things are running in the various essential animal businesses.  The hosts describe their personal strange and funny encounters while also sharing some stories from public social media posts.  Next episode will cover the topic of animal industry lay-off stories and how people are people are affected.   If you want to send in your own personal stories regarding lay-offs or situations around the pandemic please share your thoughts/stories/suggestions/memes/topics to our email: [email protected] For lay off stories please see our Quarantine Quandaries: series intro video in the information card, or on our channel.   Subscribe and click the notification bell to stay updated with our newest videos!

Meet the hosts!  Haley and Lock introduce the podcast Creature Culture.  Subscribe to hear more about the world of animal keeping and the people in the pet industry.   To submit your own topic, story or question, please email [email protected]  Be sure to click the notification bell to stay updated with our newest episodes!

Haley and Lock introduce our first series on the  Creature Culture podcast, Quarantine Quandaries   To submit your own topic, story, suggestion or question, please email [email protected] If you have been laid off from your job in the pet industry due to the current pandemic, and would like us to share your story in an upcoming episode, please send an email to the above address covering the following points:  First name/initials/nickname/username (can opt be completely anonymous) State/province, country (Can just be country) What company are you working/worked for? *(NAME OF COMPANY WILL NOT BE SHARED)* How long were you working for your company/position in the store?  The quality of communication? How well was the message given?  If there were any prior warnings?  Was there an apology?  What did they offer?  Did your company offer you alternative ways to ensure proper income?  How was the process?  Are you satisfied with how they handled it?  Did others in your company get the same treatment?  How would you have liked it handled differently?   and anything else you would like to add on for context  Subscribe to hear more about the world of animal keeping and the people in the pet industry.