He’s known affectionately as the pigeon guy of North las

Vegas and recently ran afoul of authorities for running what they said was an

unlicensed bird sanctuary. The Petcasters chat with Nephi Oliva of Nevada

Pigeon Control about his plight and why pigeons need protection, too.

sportsbook to watch the Westminster Dog Show finale when Sadie won and Steve

relates an evidently erroneous understanding of Scottish Terriers. Plus,

there’s an important update on the horrible cat hoarding and abuse case of

FLOCK discussed two years ago.

long disappearances, but the recent return of a Canadian cat after a 14 year

absence might set the record. Her owner joins us to share the incredible story.

Ingrid Kerger, welcome to the Petcast!

debarking controversy and guest-host John Katsilometes has a cat intruder.

When a kitten showed up in an underground Boston train station, commuters began posting cell phone snapshots of their sightings, and urging animal control to catch the wiley feline. But the cat, nicknamed “Kenmore” after the stop on the Green Line, eluded authorities until a few months ago. Here to share Kenmore’s story is Kenmore's new owner Karen Ingram, who actually drives one of the MBTA trains and used to spot Kenmore on her daily route.Plus, Emily is delighted by Archie's physical progress of Archie and the Petcasters are grateful for a lovely reader letter.Web: ThePetcast.ComEmail: [email protected]: @ThePetcast

Phone: 702-997-3300

No one wants to leave their pets

behind when they move, but finding convenient and affordable transportation

options can be tough. Today’s guest is Dean Jutilla, marketing director uShip.Com,

which offers another way of safely getting your pet to its new home. The site

is also a fascinating reflection of modern pet life.

Screen Cleaner and there’s an update on Archie’s kitty stalker.

No. 230: S-s-snakes In A Box On The StripWhat would it take to convince you to spend 10 days living in an oversized glass box full of venomous snakes set right on the Las Vegas Strip? Today’s guest actually volunteered. And as a result, he’s raising awareness, and dispelling myths, about the human-snake relationship. He is Donald Schultz, a venom expert and host of Animal Planet’s  “Wild Recon.” Schultz joined the Petcasters live via phone from the snake house outside O’Sheas Casino, which is co-sponsoring the adventure.Plus, the Shiba Inu puppycam is back! And, in a related note, you can read Steve's piece from AOLNews.Com on being the first to go inside the snakebox or watch the Petcast video.http://www.ustream.tv/sfshibaWeb: ThePetcast.ComEmail: [email protected]: @ThePetcastPhone: 702-997-3300

With Steve away, it was an opportunity for Emily to have her mom, Alberta, on the show for the first time without Steve to interject snarky questions or brisket demands. Instead, it’s a mother-and-daughter show about their early life in the Boston suburbs and Alberta’s own animal history. All of this, of course, is our way of give you Emily’s backstory.Plus, Emily chats with young listeners Hudson and Samuel about their pet turtles.Web: ThePetcast.comE-mail: [email protected]: @ThePetcast

When it comes to setting the odds, no one knows more than Johnny Avello, director of race and sports operations for Wynn Las Vegas. And this week he’s letting the sportsbook go to the dogs, as joins the Petcasters to name his top picks for the Westminster Kennel Club Show, which runs Feb. 15 and 16 at Madison Square Garden.Plus, some Petcaster thoughts on Temple Grandin and the HBO film about her, and there's a cat with a cat on its back. No, really!Web: ThePetcast.ComEmail: [email protected]: @ThePetcast

The video became a YouTube sensation, a golden lab jumping to attention in California before an earthquake hit. The owner of Sophie, Times-Standard copy editor Jessica Richelderfer of Eureka, Calif., joins Emily to talk about what happened, what it could mean and what it's like to be an Internet phenom.Plus, Emily flies solo for the first time, providing a brief, relevant monologue about animal alertness in natural disasters and engineer Kaan hops on the mike at the end to talk about his cat, an adopted stray.Web: ThePetcast.ComEmail: [email protected]: @ThePetcast

The big game, when fierce – and furry – athletes take to the field is upon us! We are talking about Animal Planet’s Puppy Bowl, of course. Keeping the canine chaos in check along with a menagerie of other furry friends is the official referee of Puppy Bowl XI, Andrew Schechter. The Puppy Bowl airs 3-5 pm ET/PT on Sunday Feb. 7, 2010 and is rerun regularly thereafter.Plus, Steve is in a poopy mood! Actually, he's in a great mood but he wonders about whether he should look at or away from Black and Jack when the go poop and Emily is excited that a cat she knew way back when still remembers her. Also, some homework for everyone out there: Go read the New York Magazine cover on dogs. The link will be on ThePetcast.com.Web: ThePetcast.ComEmail: [email protected]: @ThePetcast

Feral cats in the Chicago area have a friend in Jennifer

Schlueter, program manager for the Treehouse Humane Society serving Cook

County, Illinois. A new law lets people who take care of feral cat colonies

register with animal control and get support in trapping, spaying and releasing

the cats. But the program isn’t without controversy and challenges, as

Schlueter explains to the Petcast.

walked and guest host John Katsilometes recalls a cat he had that amazingly

returned to an earlier house where he lived in Idaho.  Thanks again to John Katsilometes for guest-hosting.