Join us for a chat with our friends at PetSmart Charities of Canada, where we discuss the state the veterinary medicine in Canada. In this episode, we’re discussing a study done by PetSmart Charities of Canada and Gallup, what they found, how they are using these findings, and some ways we work together to help animals and their families. You will not want to miss this episode. You can find the full report here.

Join us for a chat with Dr. Shane Bateman about a different topic than usual, but a very interesting one. We’re diving into a fascinating and lesser-known field—veterinary forensic science. What is veterinary forensic science? Why is it important in the industry? How do vets become detectives? We’ll explore all that and more. And if you’re interested in learning more about Dr. Bateman’s work after listening, you can visit www.9livesvet.ca.

Join us for an amazing chat with Judy Layne, a dedicated supporter of Nova Scotia SPCA. In the last episode, we talked about making wills. In this episode, we touched on the why behind making one and helping a charity. Judy brings us back to the start of her journey rescuing pets, how they influenced her life, and why she is honoring them with a $100,000 match and a gift in her will. A short episode packed with a lot of heartwarming memories that you don’t want to miss. And if you want to know more about Judy’s match, visit www.novascotiaspca.ca/judy

Join us for an insightful and vulnerable chat with Dana Garrod from Epilogue Wills about making a will. We touched on why you should make a will, are online wills legal, how you can support a charity, and much more. Spoiler alert, it can take as fast as 20 minutes to do it. Talking about a will can be difficult, making one shouldn’t. And if you are looking at starting one and leaving something to your favourite charity, aka NS SPCA, you can use our link to save 20%: https://epiloguewills.com/give/nsspca

Join us for a chat with Debbie Chaplain to chat all things fostering. Debbie has been a wonder-furr foster with the Kings SPCA Shelter, and today we get to learn more about her motivation to foster, her experience, delve into some great memories, and the most asked question: how do you not adopt them all? Spoiler alert, sometimes there might be a foster fail situation. To learn more about how to become a foster, visit our website at www.novascotiaspca.ca/foster

Reading Pawse with the Nova Scotia SPCA

Join us for a slow Sunday where we read adoption stories from the province written by our fabulous staff and volunteers for the Paw Print newsletter. These feel-good stories remind us why we do the work we do and the happily ever afters we create as a community. If you want to hear or read more, you can subscribe to our newsletter here: www.novascotiaspca.ca/thepawprint/.

Right after a rather chilling experiment, the NS SPCA Deputy Chief Inspector, Paul Hunter, sat down with us to chat about what he went through at –11 degrees for 15 minutes. He also shared tips on what to look for when your pet starts to get cold and some of the common ways they can get hurt if left outside in the cold for too long. And as always, don’t forget if you see an animal in distress, ACT (Assess the situation, Collect information, Time to call). Reports can be made to our team by calling 1-888-703-7722, emailing [email protected], or filling out the online form at novascotiaspca.ca/reportcruelty.

We don’t know about your 2025 resolutions, but we started with a strong one: nap time. Join our host Sarah Lyon and guest Sandra Flemming for a fun episode about Operation Hit Snooze and the benefits naps have on our shelter pups while listening to classical or reggae music for an hour daily. To keep up with this project, you can follow our Instagram account. And if you’re curious to read more on the research behind nap time, visit Lights out for better health.

The last episode of 2024 of the Nova Scotia SPCA PAW'dcast! We want to take a moment to reflect on the year when we started this project, thank everyone involved for making it possible, and tell you about some things that made us realize producing a podcast is harder than we thought. But all worth it!