134: Mike Murray, Bay Area Pet Fair & Pet Food Express; Plus Basics of Fostering

Mike Murray is our inspiring guest today. With Pet Food Express, Mike runs the Bay Area Pet Fair, the largest pet adoption event in California with over 1,100 animals adopted last year. Mike shares why we should all consider a rescue animal, the venue change this year, and how to make the most of your visit! The Bay Area Pet Fair, hosted by Pet Food Express, is the largest pet adoption event in California! This year’s Pet Fair will be September 16 & 17, 2017 at the Alameda County Fairgrounds. The Fair will feature more than 70 rescues and shelters and will welcome over 50,000 attendees, some 1,500 of whom are expected to go home with a new pet. Thousands of dogs, cats, and small animals of all sorts will strut their stuff looking for their new forever home! Bay Area Pet Fair http://www.bayareapetfair.org Facebook https://www.facebook.com/bayareapetfair Pet Food Express http://petfoodexpress.com Pet Food Express founders Michael Levy and Mark Witriol https://www.petfoodexpress.com/about/our-story/ You can also find Mike Murray with Second Chance German Shepherd Rescue http://www.scgsr.org Thank you, Mike and Pet Food Express!  Thank you to Diane Sharp for making this possible!   Harold and Nancy will be at the Bay Area Pet Fair conducting interviews! Make sure to visit our booth and say hello.   About Nancy and Harold Rhee We have been married over 20 years, fostered over 60 dogs in the past four years, and we love animal rescue and the amazing people who dedicate their lives. And of course, the dogs and cats! If you want to learn more about Nancy and Harold, go to our About Us page at http://thisispawprint.com/about or listen to our introductory podcast episode, "Fifty Puppies and a Podcast." http://thisispawprint.com/000 About Pawprint Pawprint (or Paw Print) is a weekly podcast dedicated to animal rescue, adoption, and the heroes who make it happen. Volunteer, walk, adopt, or foster a dog, cat, rabbit, or other wonderful pet through your local shelter, humane society, SPCA, pound, and animal control. Stop abuse, and help increase animal protection, welfare, and rights.  http://thisispawprint.com http://animalrescuepodcast.com Don’t miss any new episodes. Sign up for our email list. If you want to join our animal rescue community and receive two free bonus dog-training resources from Irith Bloom, positive reinforcement dog trainer, go to http://thisispawprint.com/ask. Irith can be found at http://www.thesophisticateddog.com/ About Pawprint’s Music All of Pawprint's music is composed by Luke Gartner-Brereton. Luke is based in Brisbane, Australia, and he composes a wide variety of songs and musical loops http://info.vanillagroovemedia.com http://vanillagroovestudios.com http://soundcloud.com/luke-gartnerbrereton