October is Adopt-A-Shelter Dog month and we welcome Rick Yocum to talk with us about why there are so many dogs in our local shelters and why a shelter dog are such great pets. If you’ve thought of adopting a dog, you’ll want to listen in and see what you can learn and how you can help.

Rick Yocum is the Executive Director of the Humane Society of Manatee County in Florida. Rick has been with the Humane Society since 2016 and comes from New Jersey where he served as president of the New Jersey Society of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals for seven years. Rick was a certified humane law enforcement officer who trained other officers and investigated animal cruelty cases.