Fred Bergendorff–creator, executive producer and host of “The Pet Place”

Fred Bergendorff–creator, executive producer and host of “The Pet Place,” a long-running TV show airing in Orange County and Long Beach that presents dogs and cats from various shelters, pounds and humane societies in the hope they’ll be adopted–discusses the history of the show, the program’s tremendous success rate of adoptions, the wealth of info and resources available on the show web site, among other topics. [www.ThePetPlace.org]
COMEDY CORNER: Eddie Izzard’s “Talk To The Animals”  [www.EddieIzzard.com]
MUSIC: Ky-Mani Marley’s “Heart Of A Lion,” Charlie Parker’s “Leap Frog,” Burning Sensations’ “Belly Of The Whale,” instrumentals
NAME THAT ANIMAL TUNE:  Peter Gabriel’s “Shock Den Affen” (“Shock The Monkey” in German!)