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Elise Traub, Senior Director for Legislation and Advocacy for Best Friends Animal Society, talks about community outreach efforts and helping states like California establish animal care and control personnel as essential workers.

Stay at home orders and social distancing due to COVID-19 has required parents to morph into teachers in addition to working full time from home. For many parents, there is no respite from role leaving many exhausted, anxious, and defeated. Jyothi Robertson, DVM, DABVP, shares her experience and offers practical solutions and support. She also extends an exclusive invitation to parents who could use a boost of confidence and a network of empathetic friends.

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Hear from Jorge Ortega, Animal Services Director for Guildford County, North Carolina, and how he and his team have been making transformative changes in this beautiful North Carolina city even before COVID-19 arrived.

We sat down with Andi Bernat of The Humane Society of the United States to learn about how their State Directors worked to classify animal shelter personnel as essential during COVID-19 and how advocacy efforts are continuing for animals in spite of the pandemic.

This conversation is with Ginny Sims, executive director for Southern Pines Animal Shelter located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. More than 5,000 animals a year are transported through EMBARK, the organization's lifesaving transport program. What's Ginny and her team doing to manage COVID-19? Find out!

Leah Craig Fieser, executive director for Brother Wolf Animal Rescue in North Carolina, shares insights into how their rescue group is navigating COVID-19.

Hosts: Katherine Shenar, The Association for Animal Welfare Advancement and Kim Alboum, The Humane Society of the United States