Today we are joined by Markelle Pineda, founder, and president of SAFE Rescue Team. A California-based, volunteer-powered non-profit dedicated to rescuing homeless, neglected, and abandoned animals from certain euthanasia and finding them loving forever homes.

At SAFE, they work very hard to educate communities about responsible pet parenting so that everyone has the tools to give their animals the very best.

Topics Include

- SAFE Rescue Team’s beginnings
- The unwritten rules of rescue
- The importance of mentoring newcomers
- Adopting out special needs animals
- Saving animals from euthanasia
- Aggressive deemed dogs and the environment
- The importance of volunteers in shelters
- Bidding wars when adopting in shelters
- The truth and nuances about dog board training
- And other topics…


Resources Mentioned:
https://saferescueteam.org/
CUDDLY Blog: https://bit.ly/3zCR0J6

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