Bridget and Sydney are joined by Megan Driver, founder of Saving Animal Lives 24/7, to discuss all things rescue, from the adoption process to compassion fatigue, and much more.  Saving Animal Lives 24/7 is a nonprofit organization dedicated to rescuing the mistreated, loving the abandoned, and saving the injured.

Topics include:

• Getting involved in kill shelters
• How  COVID affected the rescue
• Taking owner surrenders
• Receiving updates after surrendering a pet
• The adoption process and adoption fees
• How to say no to people
• Handling stress when making life and death decisions
• And other topics...

Blog: https://blog.cuddly.com/podcasts/save-who-we-can-saving-animal-lives-24-7/

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Bridget and Sydney are joined by John Dalley to discuss how his passion for animal welfare led him and his wife to establish the Soi Dog Foundation, an organization committed to solving Phuket, Thailand's stray dog problem.

Topics include:

• Why education is the solution to Thailand's stray dog problem
• Sterilizing stray cats and dogs
• How the 2004 tsunami impacted the Soi Dog Foundation
• Fundraising
• Expanding beyond Phuket
• Overcoming founder’s syndrome
• Building an organization that will outlive you
• And other topics...

Resources Mentioned:
Blog: https://blog.cuddly.com/podcasts/the-dangers-of-founders-syndrome-soi-dog-international/
Soi Dog Foundation – https://www.soidog.org/

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Bridget and Sydney are joined by Nancy Jimeno to discuss recovering from dog bites, building a tight-knit team that you can depend on, being of service to animals and people, and much more.

Topics Include:

• The origins of Ozzie and Friends
• Rescuing dogs from Mexico
• Dancing with fear
• The gifts of rescue
• The special bond between pets and adopters
• Choosing to do the right thing
• And other topics...

Resources Mentioned:
Blog - https://blog.cuddly.com/podcasts/embrace-your-fear-ozzie-and-friends/
Website – https://www.ozzieandfriendsrescue.org/

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Bridget and Sydney are joined by Spencer Conover of Pasco Animal Services to discuss how he and his team brought their shelter's animal success rate from 25% to 95%, what they've learned from focusing their attention on keeping animals out of shelters rather than what to do when they come in, the power of education and community engagement, and much more.

Topics Include:

• How Spencer transitioned from sports journalism to animal welfare
• Seeing the need and becoming a cat person
• Leadership in rescue
• Experimenting with different programs and offerings
• How COVID revealed a new way to do rescue
• Community education and collaboration
• Building strong relationships between rescues and shelters
• Finding the strategies that work well in your community
• And other topics...

Resources Mentioned:
Blog: https://blog.cuddly.com/podcasts/preserve-the-human-animal-bond-pasco-animal-services/
Website: pascocountyfl.net/408/Animal-Services

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Bridget and Sydney are joined by Cara Dallamora of Apollo's Arc Animal Rescue to discuss what it means to be a no-kill rescue, collaborating with other shelters, and how to keep a positive attitude when facing challenges as a rescue.

Topics Include:

• The story of Apollo and Apollo's Arc Animal Rescue
• Taking in owner surrenders
• The Hero Hound Program–matching veterans with the right dogs
• COVID adoptions being surrendered as people return to work
• Defining no-kill
• Navigating and communicating adoption fees
• Collaborating with other shelters
• And other topics...

Resources Mentioned:
Blog: https://blog.cuddly.com/podcasts/believe-in-goodness-apollos-arc/
https://apollosarc.org/

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Bridget and Sydney are joined by Jessica Graaf to discuss discrimination against pit bulls, rescuing dogs from dogfighting rings, foster-based rescues versus facility-based rescues, and much more.

Topics Include:

• Breed-specific legislation
• Dogfighting rings in the South
• What to do if picking up a stray dog
• CUDDLY's collaboration with the Philly Bully team
• The Shelterluv tool for file organization
• Boundaries and self-care in rescue
• A shoutout to Zoe's House Rescue
• And other topics...

Resources Mentioned:
Blog: https://blog.cuddly.com/podcasts/pet-the-dogs-philly-bully-team/
Website: https://phillybullyteam.com/
Rescue Crush: https://www.zoeshouserescue.com/

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Bridget and Sydney are joined by Jordan Craig to discuss how innovative thinking is saving more lives at Dallas Animal Services, how rescues can best understand and serve the needs of their community, services that can help keep pets in their homes, and much more.

Topics Include:

• Jordan's transition into rescue and animal welfare
• How running a shelter like a business can help a rescue save more lives
• Dallas Animal Services' Home-to-Home program
• Working to keep at-risk pets in homes
• Adopting heartworm positive dogs
• Volunteering options during COVID
• A special shoutout to Dallas Pets Alive!
• Investigating the needs of your specific community
• The power of data-driven processes
• And other topics...

Resources Mentioned:
Blog: https://blog.cuddly.com/podcasts/let-your-smile-be-an-umbrella-dallas-animal-services/
Website: https://www.bedallas90.org/
Website: Dallas Pets Alive

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Bridget and Sydney are joined by Diana Kliche to discuss Fix Long Beach's new low-cost spay and neuter clinic, how collaboration between animal welfare organizations reduces burnout and improves outcomes, strategies for organizing volunteers, and much more.

Topics Include:

• Growing up in a house full of pets
• Getting involved with Fix Long Beach
• Mobile spay and neuter clinics
• The rescue mentality and lifestyle
• The importance of having clearly defined roles as a rescue
• Delegating tasks amongst a team
• Fix Long Beach's new spay and neuter clinic
• Collaborating with other animal welfare organizations
• Getting involved as a volunteer
• The "everyone can make a difference" motto
• And other topics...

Resources Mentioned:
https://blog.cuddly.com/podcasts/dont-worry-about-it-fix-long-beach/
https://fixlongbeachpets.com

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In this episode, Sydney and Bridget are joined by Marla Riley to discuss veganism, rescue, and how we can build a better world by being mindful of the products we purchase.

Topics Include:

• Experiencing an animal auction
• Marla's commitment to veganism
• Can we buy humane animal products?
• Horse auctions
• Offering virtual tours
• Advice for aspiring rescues
• The reality of running a rescue
• And other topics...

Resources Mentioned:
https://blog.cuddly.com/podcasts/riley-farm-rescue/
https://therileyfarmrescue.org/

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In today's episode, Bridget and Sydney are joined by Nancy Stephenson to discuss starting a rescue, finding your niche in the rescue world, marketing your adoptable pets, and much more. Nancy Stephenson is the founder of A Voice for All Paws, a cat rescue based in the Dallas-Fort Worth area of Texas.

Topics Include:

• How Nancy got into rescue
• The experience that inspired Nancy to start A Voice for All Paws
• Taking on hard medical cases
• The challenge of raising money for cats
• Common misunderstands about cats
• Marketing adoptable animals using Facebook Ads
• Providing care for feral cats
• Choosing to niche, rather than being a general rescue
• Lessons learned as a rescue founder
• Shoutout to Shelly for her support with A Voice for All Paws
• Rescue Crushes
• And other topics...

Resources Mentioned:
https://blog.cuddly.com/podcasts/one-hand-one-paw-a-voice-for-all-paws/
https://avoiceforallpaws.com/

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