This week on the Animals’ Voice Pawdcast, we welcome back Chris Alexander, Supervisor of Licensing & Standards at the City of Markham. Chris chats about the City’s new Pet Owner Rewards Card Program. This newly implemented program rewards responsible pet ownership and encourages pet owners to have their pets licensed. For more info on this great new program, start listening now!

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Chris Alexander

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.petconnectcard.com

In this episode of the Animals’ Voice Pawdcast, we speak with John Sharpe from IAMS. If you’re wondering what nutrition your pet should be getting, this is the episode for you. John discusses the nutrients needed by specific pets, what you should look for in your pet’s food if they have specific health issues and more.

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John Sharpe

Email: [email protected]

If exotic pets interest you, you’ll enjoy this episode on exotic pets. In this episode of the Animals’ Voice Pawdcast, we speak with Darren Grandel, Deputy Chief of Training & Public Awareness at the Ontario SPCA about the investigations and removal process for exotic pets. Darren explains the difference between exotic pet investigations and regular investigations. Darren also fills us in on when it’s acceptable to remove exotic pets under the Ontario SPCA Act.

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Darren Grandel

Email: [email protected]

In this episode of the Animals’ Voice Pawdcast, we speak with Emily Jordan, Adoptions Coordinator at the Ontario SPCA Provincial Education & Animal Centre. Emily brought someone special with her to the broadcast – Callum, a seven year old senior dog! If you’re thinking about pet adoption, this episode will be a great resource for you. Emily discusses which questions you should ask when adopting and gives advice on pet adoption. Emily also goes over the benefits of owning a senior pet.

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Emily Jordan

Email: [email protected]

www.peac.ontariospca.ca

In this episode of the Animals’ Voice Pawdcast, we speak with Jennifer Toof, Manager of Programs & Education at the Ontario SPCA, about helpful tips to introduce your pet to your new baby. Learn all about the proper steps to take before bringing baby home, what to do when the baby first arrives and tips on how to introduce them. Sound like an informative episode? Start listening now!

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Jennifer Toof

Email: [email protected]

Dr. Drew Van Niekerk of the PetLynx Corporation joins us for the second time in this episode of the Animals’ Voice Pawdcast. Dr. Van Niekerk is here to talk about the upcoming Summit for Urban Animal Strategies in Lake Louise, Alberta. Find out what the Summit is all about, how it benefits Animal Welfare and much more by listening to this new episode!

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Dr. Drew Van Niekerk

www.urbananimal.com

In this episode of the Animals’ Voice Pawdcast, we speak with Dave Wilson, Director of Shelter Health & Wellness at the Ontario SPCA. Pet loss is something that we wish we never had to go through; Dave approaches this subject and educates listeners on what’s normal when it comes to dealing with the loss of a pet, the different stages that people dealing with loss usually go through and what help is out there for people who are grieving.

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Dave Wilson

Email: [email protected]

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University of Guelph Pet Loss Helpline

Telephone: 519-824-4120 x53694

Email: [email protected]

In the third part of our three part series with former FBI Special Agent John Douglas, we continue our discussion about John’s fascinating career, his experience and how animal cruelty plays a role in predicting future violent behaviour. John is a legendary figure in law enforcement, founded the FBI’s Investigative Support Unit and has a wealth of knowledge to share. Don’t miss out and listen now!

*Please be aware that this episode contains stories and content which may be graphic in nature. Listener discretion is advised.

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John Douglas

Website: www.mindhuntersinc.com

In the second part of our three part series with former FBI Special Agent John Douglas, we continue our discussion about John’s fascinating career, his experience and how animal cruelty plays a role in predicting future violent behaviour. John is a legendary figure in law enforcement and founded the FBI’s Investigative Support Unit. He has powerful insight on the characteristics of violent criminals from numerous research studies that he has conducted so don’t miss out and listen now!

*Please be aware that this episode contains stories and content which may be graphic in nature. Listener discretion is advised.

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John Douglas

Website: www.mindhuntersinc.com

The Animals’ Voice Pawdcast is joined by a very special guest for a three part series, former FBI Special Agent John Douglas. John is a legendary figure in law enforcement and founded the FBI’s Investigative Support Unit. He has powerful insight on the characteristics of violent criminals from numerous research studies that he has conducted. John discusses the characteristics of violent criminals and explains the research that points to animal cruelty as the number one predictor of future violent behaviour. This is an interesting episode, so start listening now!

*Please be aware that this episode contains stories and content which may be graphic in nature. Listener discretion is advised.

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John Douglas

Website: www.mindhuntersinc.com