<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	
	xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss"
	xmlns:geo="http://www.w3.org/2003/01/geo/wgs84_pos#"
	>

<channel>
	<title>Spay/Neuter | Talking Animals</title>
	<atom:link href="https://talkinganimals.net/category/spay-neuter/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>https://talkinganimals.net</link>
	<description>A radio show about animals &#38; animal issues</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 21:04:10 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<language>en-US</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>
	hourly	</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>
	1	</sy:updateFrequency>
	<generator>https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4</generator>

<image>
	<url>https://i0.wp.com/talkinganimals.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/cropped-talking-animals-favicon.png?fit=32%2C32&#038;ssl=1</url>
	<title>Spay/Neuter | Talking Animals</title>
	<link>https://talkinganimals.net</link>
	<width>32</width>
	<height>32</height>
</image> 
<site xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">142518242</site>	<item>
		<title>Lenore Braford and Paul Drake, co-founders of Piedmont Farm Animal Refuge</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2026/03/lenore-braford-and-paul-drake-co-founders-of-piedmont-farm-animal-refuge/</link>
					<comments>https://talkinganimals.net/2026/03/lenore-braford-and-paul-drake-co-founders-of-piedmont-farm-animal-refuge/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 16:10:07 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Advocates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Educators]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Factory Farming]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health & Behavior]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rescue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sanctuaries]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spay/Neuter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vegetarian/Vegan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[“Forever Home” presents a rich profile of the Refuge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Animal Rescue Coalition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ARC Walk slated to happen May 3]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Christina Antoniou]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[co-founders of Piedmont Farm Animal Refuge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[devoted to reducing pet overpopulation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Director of Community Engagement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dogs on leashes are welcome]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[downtown Sarasota]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Drake being an architectural designer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Drake recalls attending a screening of an earlier Argo documentary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[each structure is uniquely tailored to the species housed there]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[event is free to attend]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Forever Home]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[he’s a creative dreamer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[her stint at Farm Sanctuary memorizing the names of all 300 or more animals living there]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[highly-innovative animal sanctuary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[history dates back to meeting on their first day of school at Oberlin College]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lenore Braford and Paul Drake]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lenore recalls how a budding interest in launching an animal sanctuary put her on the path to securing internships and other opportunities at assorted sanctuaries]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[new documentary by award-winning filmmaker Allison Argo profiling the Refuge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[North Carolina]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Payne Park]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reflecting their behavioral inclinations and preferences]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[she’s a disciplined realist]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Last Pig]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[they’ve helped establish the Sanctuary Swap]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[you quickly recognize Paul as a creative mastermind]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://talkinganimals.net/?p=12351</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>Lenore Braford and Paul Drake&#8211;co-founders of Piedmont Farm Animal Refuge, a highly-innovative animal sanctuary in North Carolina; owing to Drake being an architectural designer, each structure is uniquely tailored to the species housed there, reflecting their behavioral inclinations and preferences—discuss “Forever Home,” the new documentary by award-winning filmmaker Allison Argo profiling the Refuge.In addressing the [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2026/03/lenore-braford-and-paul-drake-co-founders-of-piedmont-farm-animal-refuge/">Lenore Braford and Paul Drake, co-founders of Piedmont Farm Animal Refuge</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://talkinganimals.net/2026/03/lenore-braford-and-paul-drake-co-founders-of-piedmont-farm-animal-refuge/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		
		<enclosure url="https://talkinganimals.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/TAMarch18Final.mp3" length="59374262" type="audio/mpeg" />

		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">12351</post-id>	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Dr. Jennifer Conrad, veterinarian &#038; founder of The Paw Project</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2025/11/dr-jennifer-conrad-veterinarian-founder-of-the-paw-project/</link>
					<comments>https://talkinganimals.net/2025/11/dr-jennifer-conrad-veterinarian-founder-of-the-paw-project/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2025 17:08:46 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Actors & Filmmakers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Advocates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cats]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Educators]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health & Behavior]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Legislation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spay/Neuter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Veterinarians]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[" actually an amputation of a cat’s toes at the last joint]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[“billion dollar a year industry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[a fundraising cycling event]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[and lameness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[behavioral problems like biting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[California passed an anti-declaw law]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chronic pain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Conrad predicts the next states to follow suit may be Washington and Oregon The Paw Project]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Deknuckling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dr. Jennifer Conrad]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[educate the public about feline declawing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[founder of The Paw Project]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Grant Meisner]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[her reasons for creating]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[her thoughts about what it would take for Florida to join the ranks of the no-declaw states]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Highlander Park]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[impetus for her anti-declaw advocacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[in Dunedin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[infection]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[largest state to implement such a ban]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nov. 15]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[play a pivotal role in guiding legislative efforts to outlaw the declaw procedure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[president of Suncoast Animal League]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[refusing to use the litter box]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[return of Dogtoberfest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rick Chaboudy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ride 4 The Animals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the history of feline declaw]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tireless crusader against declawing cats]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[veterinarian]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vets make around $900 per declaw]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://talkinganimals.net/?p=12136</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>Dr. Jennifer Conrad—veterinarian, founder of The Paw Project, tireless crusader against declawing cats for a quarter century—recalls the initial impetus for her anti-declaw advocacy: her work, as a newly-minted veterinarian, with declawed big cats at a wildlife sanctuary. Conrad’s own history ended up dovetailing with answering my question about the history of feline declaw itself, [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2025/11/dr-jennifer-conrad-veterinarian-founder-of-the-paw-project/">Dr. Jennifer Conrad, veterinarian & founder of The Paw Project</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://talkinganimals.net/2025/11/dr-jennifer-conrad-veterinarian-founder-of-the-paw-project/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		
		<enclosure url="https://talkinganimals.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/TANOV12Final.mp3" length="37841200" type="audio/mpeg" />

		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">12136</post-id>	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Andria Gibbon, founder and president of Protecting Paws for Life</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2025/10/andria-gibbon-founder-and-president-of-protecting-paws-for-life/</link>
					<comments>https://talkinganimals.net/2025/10/andria-gibbon-founder-and-president-of-protecting-paws-for-life/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2025 16:10:18 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Advocates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cats]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Educators]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health & Behavior]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rescue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spay/Neuter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[27 years ago]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[7th Annual Barks Bags n’ Brews cornhole tournament]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[a serious obstacle for survivors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Andria Gibbon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Becoming a Certified Advanced Canine Trainer and Behavior Specialist]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BestyBnB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[briefly ran her own rescue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[creating foster arrangements for survivors and their animals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fewer than 20% of domestic violence shelters nationwide accept pets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[first foray into animal rescue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[forging alliances with entities such as]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[founder and president of Protecting Paws for Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[founder of Golden Ears Sanctuary and Rescue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fundraiser]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Harmony Vet Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[helping more domestic violence shelters become pet-friendly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[her rescue experiences]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[how slowly that progress is moving]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[in 2018 I reported and co-wrote a Washington Post story on this topic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[into shelters across eight Florida counties]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jennifer Langston]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Land O’ Lakes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[launching the sanctuary in 2019]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nonprofit Florida organization]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nov. 8]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[October being Domestic Violence Awareness Month]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[owner of Heart Canine Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pinellas County Animal Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[specialized refuge for senior hospice and disabled dogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[suggesting in the article a growing trend nationally toward more domestic violence shelters permitting pets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[supply drives]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tiki Cove]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://talkinganimals.net/?p=12096</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>Andria Gibbon&#8211;founder and president of Protecting Paws for Life, a nonprofit Florida organization dedicated to helping more domestic violence shelters become pet-friendly&#8211;recalls, as a young woman in New Jersey, her transformative first foray into animal rescue, never imagining she’d still be doing it 27 years later. In a conversation pegged to October being Domestic Violence [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2025/10/andria-gibbon-founder-and-president-of-protecting-paws-for-life/">Andria Gibbon, founder and president of Protecting Paws for Life</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://talkinganimals.net/2025/10/andria-gibbon-founder-and-president-of-protecting-paws-for-life/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		
		<enclosure url="https://talkinganimals.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/TAOct22Final.mp3" length="41873241" type="audio/mpeg" />

		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">12096</post-id>	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Kirk Johnson, onscreen narrator of “Walrus: Life on Thin Ice”</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2025/10/kirk-johnson-onscreen-narrator-of-walrus-life-on-thin-ice/</link>
					<comments>https://talkinganimals.net/2025/10/kirk-johnson-onscreen-narrator-of-walrus-life-on-thin-ice/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2025 16:31:51 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Advocates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Authors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Educators]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health & Behavior]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mammals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rescue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spay/Neuter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[” walruses]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[all proceeds going to St. Francis Society Animal Rescue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Amy Crosby]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[daily census of walrus arrivals and departures]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[exploration of the impact of climate change on walruses]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[founding in 1997]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kirk Johnson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Life Amplified: PURRRFECT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nov. 1 at The Studio at Carrollwood Cultural Center]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[onscreen narrator]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Operating without a brick-and-mortar facility]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[paleontologist]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rescue and rehabilitation of orphaned pups]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sant Director of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[season premiere of the PBS series “Nature]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shrinking sea ice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[St. Francis Society Animal Rescue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[two wardens who spend the Spring and Summer on Round Island]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Walrus: Life on Thin Ice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[walruses’ prodigious clam consumption]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://talkinganimals.net/?p=12065</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>Kirk Johnson—paleontologist, Sant Director of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, and onscreen narrator of “Walrus: Life on Thin Ice,” a documentary that airs Oct. 22 in the season premiere of the PBS series “Nature”—recalls a research opportunity as a grad student some 40 years ago, involving walruses. It was, he says in the [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2025/10/kirk-johnson-onscreen-narrator-of-walrus-life-on-thin-ice/">Kirk Johnson, onscreen narrator of “Walrus: Life on Thin Ice”</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://talkinganimals.net/2025/10/kirk-johnson-onscreen-narrator-of-walrus-life-on-thin-ice/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		
		<enclosure url="https://talkinganimals.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/TAOct1Final.mp3" length="40133741" type="audio/mpeg" />

		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">12065</post-id>	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Dara Eckart, CEO of Friends of Strays</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2024/06/dara-eckart-ceo-of-friends-of-strays/</link>
					<comments>https://talkinganimals.net/2024/06/dara-eckart-ceo-of-friends-of-strays/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Jun 2024 04:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Advocates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cats]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Educators]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health & Behavior]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rescue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spay/Neuter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CEO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[co-founder]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dara Eckart]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[entirely devoted to cat adoptions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Friends of Strays]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jean Bomonti]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Milkey Bone Dog House]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Milkey Family Foundation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Schwartz Family Adoption Campus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[St. Petersburg’s oldest no-kill animal shelter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Cat Box]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Tonight Show]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Todd Barry Pet Cats]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://talkinganimals.net/?p=11316</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>Dara Eckart&#8211;CEO of Friends of Strays, St. Petersburg’s oldest no-kill animal shelter, currently undergoing a significant transformation, including opening a cats-only adoption center, The Cat Box on July 1—outlines the shelter’s history, citing key milestones of the early years. Eckart explains that Friends of Strays began in 1978, when co-founder Jean Bomonti, who’d been volunteering [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2024/06/dara-eckart-ceo-of-friends-of-strays/">Dara Eckart, CEO of Friends of Strays</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://talkinganimals.net/2024/06/dara-eckart-ceo-of-friends-of-strays/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		
		<enclosure url="https://talkinganimals.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/TAJune26Final.mp3" length="41380150" type="audio/mpeg" />

		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">11316</post-id>	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Arin Greenwood on loving &#038; living with dogs</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2024/05/arin-greenwood-on-loving-living-with-dogs/</link>
					<comments>https://talkinganimals.net/2024/05/arin-greenwood-on-loving-living-with-dogs/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2024 04:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Advocates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Authors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cats]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Educators]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health & Behavior]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rescue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spay/Neuter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arin Greenwood]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Director of Philanthropy Communications at Austin Pets Alive!]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Facebook posts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HuffPost]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jimmy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Judy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Loving Cats Worldwide]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Murray]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Steven Meserve]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tampa CATstravaganza]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tampa Convention Center]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Today Show website]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Washington Post]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://talkinganimals.net/?p=11205</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>Arin Greenwood&#8211;a wearer of many hats, mostly animal-related, including Director of Philanthropy Communications at Austin Pets Alive! former animal journalist extraordinaire (HuffPost, Washington Post, The Today Show website, et al), and novelist&#8211;maintains a sizable social media presence, posting regularly on Facebook, which in a way, spawned this interview. That is, I was struck by the [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2024/05/arin-greenwood-on-loving-living-with-dogs/">Arin Greenwood on loving & living with dogs</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://talkinganimals.net/2024/05/arin-greenwood-on-loving-living-with-dogs/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		
		<enclosure url="https://talkinganimals.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/TAMay1Final.mp3" length="38136153" type="audio/mpeg" />

		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">11205</post-id>	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Lee Asher, dog adoption champion, social media juggernaut</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2024/04/lee-asher-dog-adoption-champion-social-media-juggernaut/</link>
					<comments>https://talkinganimals.net/2024/04/lee-asher-dog-adoption-champion-social-media-juggernaut/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2024 04:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Advocates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cats]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Educators]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Horses]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mammals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rescue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sanctuaries]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spay/Neuter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ADHD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Animal Planet series My Pack Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[animal shelters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CEO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[COVID]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dara Eckart]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dog adoption champion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Free Microchip and Vaccine Clinic for Dogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Friends of Strays]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lee Asher]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[speaking tour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[St. Petersburg]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Asher House]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Unlock Your Superpower]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://talkinganimals.net/?p=11193</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>Lee Asher&#8211;a staunch advocate of dog adoption whose profile has risen dramatically in recent years, owing to a handful of factors, including multiple compelling stories: his ADHD and attendant childhood isolation prompted him to regularly visit his local animal shelter as a kid, years later crisscrossing the country in an RV, traveling to animal shelters, [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2024/04/lee-asher-dog-adoption-champion-social-media-juggernaut/">Lee Asher, dog adoption champion, social media juggernaut</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://talkinganimals.net/2024/04/lee-asher-dog-adoption-champion-social-media-juggernaut/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		
		<enclosure url="https://talkinganimals.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/TAApril24Final.mp3" length="37468873" type="audio/mpeg" />

		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">11193</post-id>	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Deborah Howard, President of Companion Animal Protection Society (CAPS)</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2024/04/deborah-howard-president-of-companion-animal-protection-society-caps/</link>
					<comments>https://talkinganimals.net/2024/04/deborah-howard-president-of-companion-animal-protection-society-caps/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2024 19:45:54 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Advocates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cats]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Educators]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health & Behavior]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rescue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spay/Neuter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[April 6-7]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Assistant Director of Pasco County Animal Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bakersfield]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CAPS’ core mission]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Companion Animal Protection Society (CAPS)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Craig’s List]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Deborah Howard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[documentary about online puppy sales]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[exacerbated in the internet age]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[founder-president]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jacqui Pinol]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kern County Animal Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pooches-for-purchase]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PSAs in both English and Spanish]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Puppy Mills 101]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pursuing national Latino outreach]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spencer Conover]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the Shelter Slumber Pawty]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://talkinganimals.net/?p=11168</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>Deborah Howard—founder-president of the Companion Animal Protection Society (CAPS), self-described, you may recall, as “the only national nonprofit organization dedicated exclusively to protecting companion animals from cruelty in pet shops and puppy/kitten mills”—returns for a conversational sequel to our January interview, because we didn’t have time to discuss the ways CAPS has broadened its mission [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2024/04/deborah-howard-president-of-companion-animal-protection-society-caps/">Deborah Howard, President of Companion Animal Protection Society (CAPS)</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://talkinganimals.net/2024/04/deborah-howard-president-of-companion-animal-protection-society-caps/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		
		<enclosure url="https://talkinganimals.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/TAApril3Final.mp3" length="38675851" type="audio/mpeg" />

		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">11168</post-id>	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Josh Fox, founder of The Brady Hunter Foundation</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2024/02/josh-fox-founder-of-the-brady-hunter-foundation/</link>
					<comments>https://talkinganimals.net/2024/02/josh-fox-founder-of-the-brady-hunter-foundation/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Feb 2024 01:16:57 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Advocates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cats]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Educators]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Elephants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health & Behavior]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Horses]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mammals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Primates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spay/Neuter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wild]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wildlife]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Addo Elephant National Park]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Animal Survival International]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bottom Line Concepts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[core initiatives is to replace horse-drawn carriages with electric carriages in American cities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[founder & CEO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[helping end animal cruelty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[his current dog is Hunter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[horse-drawn carriages]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Josh Fox]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lucky Horse Sanctuary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[making a positive impact in the lives of children]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Miami-based nonprofit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[named his dog Brady]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[passion for canines (and other critters)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[protecting wildlife]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[South Florida Wildlife Center]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the Brady Hunter Foundation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tom Brady]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[University of Michigan]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://talkinganimals.net/?p=11094</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>Josh Fox&#8211;founder of the Brady Hunter Foundation, a Miami-based nonprofit whose mission reflects a commitment to helping end animal cruelty, protecting wildlife, and making a positive impact in the lives of children—observes his love of animals is truly lifelong, citing a photo of Fox as an infant in his crib being happily licked by the [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2024/02/josh-fox-founder-of-the-brady-hunter-foundation/">Josh Fox, founder of The Brady Hunter Foundation</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://talkinganimals.net/2024/02/josh-fox-founder-of-the-brady-hunter-foundation/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		
		<enclosure url="https://talkinganimals.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TAFeb7Final.mp3" length="36733725" type="audio/mpeg" />

		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">11094</post-id>	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Jessica Kelly, co-leader of Cat Trap Fever</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2024/01/jessica-kelly-co-leader-of-cat-trap-fever/</link>
					<comments>https://talkinganimals.net/2024/01/jessica-kelly-co-leader-of-cat-trap-fever/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jan 2024 23:48:42 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Advocates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cats]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Educators]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health & Behavior]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Investigations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rescue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spay/Neuter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Annalisa Berns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cat Trap Fever]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[feral cat trapper]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jessica Kelly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kat Albrecht]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[licensed private investigator]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pet Search and Rescue Conferences]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[search dog handler]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sue Rountree]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TNVR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Trap Neuter Vaccinate Return]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://talkinganimals.net/?p=11032</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>Jessica Kelly—who, along with Sue Rountree, runs Cat Trap Fever, a nonprofit focused on improving the lives of feral cats, chiefly in Pinellas County—recounts the “hodgepodge” of jobs she held before devoting herself to long days of TNVR:  Trap, Neuter, Vaccinate, Return. Kelly’s jobs included teenage waitress, traveling with the carnival, and ballet instructor. But [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2024/01/jessica-kelly-co-leader-of-cat-trap-fever/">Jessica Kelly, co-leader of Cat Trap Fever</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://talkinganimals.net/2024/01/jessica-kelly-co-leader-of-cat-trap-fever/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		
		<enclosure url="https://talkinganimals.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/TAJan17Final.mp3" length="36572058" type="audio/mpeg" />

		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">11032</post-id>	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Kathy Finelli, director of Gainesville Rabbit Rescue</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2023/07/kathy-finelli-director-of-gainesville-rabbit-rescue-2/</link>
					<comments>https://talkinganimals.net/2023/07/kathy-finelli-director-of-gainesville-rabbit-rescue-2/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jul 2023 04:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Advocates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cats]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rescue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spay/Neuter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Christmas dump season]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Director]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[distributed 20.25 tons of pet food]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Easter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gainesville Rabbit Rescue (GRR)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hank's Bark Box]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kathy Finelli]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mark James]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mr. Bunny]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[s]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[St. Petersburg]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://talkinganimals.net/?p=10202</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>Kathy Finelli&#8211;the director of Gainesville Rabbit Rescue (GRR), a nonprofit organization founded in 1998 by two University of Florida students—recalls how her involvement with GRR began 20-plus years ago, when she sought their help after finding a domestic rabbit outside her home. That was a fateful moment in more ways than one. It not only [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2023/07/kathy-finelli-director-of-gainesville-rabbit-rescue-2/">Kathy Finelli, director of Gainesville Rabbit Rescue</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://talkinganimals.net/2023/07/kathy-finelli-director-of-gainesville-rabbit-rescue-2/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		
		<enclosure url="https://talkinganimals.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/TAJuly5Final.mp3" length="34164734" type="audio/mpeg" />

		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">10202</post-id>	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Rick Yocum, executive director, the Humane Society of Manatee County</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2023/03/rick-yocum-executive-director-the-humane-society-of-manatee-county/</link>
					<comments>https://talkinganimals.net/2023/03/rick-yocum-executive-director-the-humane-society-of-manatee-county/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Mar 2023 04:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Advocates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cats]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cetaceans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Educators]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health & Behavior]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rescue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spay/Neuter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bradenton Spring Festival]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Humane Society of Manatee County]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[low-cost spay-and-neuter clinic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[modern veterinary hospital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rick Yocum]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[trap neuter return (TNR)]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://talkinganimals.net/?p=10021</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>Rick Yocum&#8211;executive director of the Humane Society of Manatee County (HSMC), established more than 50 years ago, and now a truly multifaceted operation—traces his career path to his current job, which he’s held for seven years. In answer to a question of mine, Yocum allows that it makes perfect sense he holds this job, noting [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2023/03/rick-yocum-executive-director-the-humane-society-of-manatee-county/">Rick Yocum, executive director, the Humane Society of Manatee County</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://talkinganimals.net/2023/03/rick-yocum-executive-director-the-humane-society-of-manatee-county/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		
		<enclosure url="https://talkinganimals.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/TAMarch15thFinal.mp3" length="37527513" type="audio/mpeg" />

		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">10021</post-id>	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Glen Hatchell: dog trainer, behaviorist&#8211;&#8220;Ask The Trainer&#8221; 6th Edition</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2022/12/glen-hatchell-dog-trainer-behaviorist-ask-the-trainer-6th-edition/</link>
					<comments>https://talkinganimals.net/2022/12/glen-hatchell-dog-trainer-behaviorist-ask-the-trainer-6th-edition/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2022 05:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Advocates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cats]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Educators]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health & Behavior]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mammals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rescue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spay/Neuter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ask The Trainer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Behavior and Enrichment Manager at the Humane Society of Tampa Bay]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[behavioral issues or training concerns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Glen Hatchell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[listener questions]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://talkinganimals.net/?p=9872</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>As we’ve done five times prior, today’s show involved setting aside the usual “Talking Animals” format in order to present the extended feature, “Ask The Trainer,” in which listeners are invited to call or email questions about their dogs or cats, particularly involving behavioral issues or training concerns.The Trainer these listeners have an opportunity to [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2022/12/glen-hatchell-dog-trainer-behaviorist-ask-the-trainer-6th-edition/">Glen Hatchell: dog trainer, behaviorist–“Ask The Trainer” 6th Edition</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://talkinganimals.net/2022/12/glen-hatchell-dog-trainer-behaviorist-ask-the-trainer-6th-edition/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		
		<enclosure url="https://talkinganimals.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/TADec14Final.mp3" length="35301620" type="audio/mpeg" />

		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">9872</post-id>	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Alexis Telfair-Garcia, social worker at  Austin Pets Alive!</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2022/11/alexis-telfair-garcia-social-worker-at-austin-pets-alive/</link>
					<comments>https://talkinganimals.net/2022/11/alexis-telfair-garcia-social-worker-at-austin-pets-alive/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2022 05:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Advocates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cats]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health & Behavior]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mammals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spay/Neuter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alexis Telfair-Garcia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Austin Pets Alive!]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Big Brothers Big Sisters NYC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dog Mom’s of Tampa Bay]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dr. Ellen Jefferson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Howliday Market]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jen Heckner]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[social worker]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Zoe Lee]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://talkinganimals.net/?p=9846</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>Alexis Telfair-Garcia&#8211;a social worker recently hired at the Austin, TX animal shelter, Austin Pets Alive! (APA!)—recalls growing up in a family that prized community service, perhaps telegraphing her pursuit of a career in social work. Hallmarks of that professional passage, she recounts, include earning a BA in forensic psychology, an extended stint at Big Brothers [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2022/11/alexis-telfair-garcia-social-worker-at-austin-pets-alive/">Alexis Telfair-Garcia, social worker at  Austin Pets Alive!</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://talkinganimals.net/2022/11/alexis-telfair-garcia-social-worker-at-austin-pets-alive/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		
		<enclosure url="https://talkinganimals.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/TANov30Final.mp3" length="34386212" type="audio/mpeg" />

		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">9846</post-id>	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Ann Paul, an organizer of the Florida Birding and Nature Festival</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2022/10/ann-paul-an-organizer-of-the-florida-birding-and-nature-festival/</link>
					<comments>https://talkinganimals.net/2022/10/ann-paul-an-organizer-of-the-florida-birding-and-nature-festival/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2022 04:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Advocates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Birds, Fish & Reptiles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cats]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Educators]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health & Behavior]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mammals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spay/Neuter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ann Paul]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Apollo Beach]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Carl Safina]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Florida Birding and Nature Festival]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Humane Society of Pinellas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MacArthur grant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paws For A Cause]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Steve Shunk]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://talkinganimals.net/?p=9783</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>Ann Paul, an organizer of the Florida Birding and Nature Festival, outlines some of the Festival's field trips, seminars, and lectures.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2022/10/ann-paul-an-organizer-of-the-florida-birding-and-nature-festival/">Ann Paul, an organizer of the Florida Birding and Nature Festival</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://talkinganimals.net/2022/10/ann-paul-an-organizer-of-the-florida-birding-and-nature-festival/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		
		<enclosure url="https://talkinganimals.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/TAOct19v2Final.mp3" length="36767889" type="audio/mpeg" />

		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">9783</post-id>	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Glen Hatchell: dog trainer, behaviorist&#8211;“Ask The Trainer” 5th Edition</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2022/08/glen-hatchell-dog-trainer-behaviorist-ask-the-trainer-5th-edition/</link>
					<comments>https://talkinganimals.net/2022/08/glen-hatchell-dog-trainer-behaviorist-ask-the-trainer-5th-edition/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Aug 2022 04:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Advocates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cats]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Educators]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health & Behavior]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mammals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rescue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spay/Neuter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cat Kong]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Certified Professional Dog Trainer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[clicker training]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Glen Hatchell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hound mix]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Humane Society of Tampa Bay]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[incessant barking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nine-month-old Corgi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the Behavior and Enrichment Manager]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Victoria Stillwell]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://talkinganimals.net/?p=9659</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>We reprised “Ask The Trainer,” in which listeners are invited to call or email questions for dog trainer Glen Hatchell to answer about their dogs or cats, particularly involving behavioral issues.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2022/08/glen-hatchell-dog-trainer-behaviorist-ask-the-trainer-5th-edition/">Glen Hatchell: dog trainer, behaviorist–“Ask The Trainer” 5th Edition</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://talkinganimals.net/2022/08/glen-hatchell-dog-trainer-behaviorist-ask-the-trainer-5th-edition/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		
		<enclosure url="https://talkinganimals.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/TAAug17Final.mp3" length="34302148" type="audio/mpeg" />

		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">9659</post-id>	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Samantha Wishman &#038; Christina Thomas, co-directors of “Free Puppies!&#8221;</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2022/08/doc-on-the-souths-homeless-dogs/</link>
					<comments>https://talkinganimals.net/2022/08/doc-on-the-souths-homeless-dogs/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2022 04:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Actors & Filmmakers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Advocates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health & Behavior]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rescue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spay/Neuter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[animal shelter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barks for Sharks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Christina Thomas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[documentary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ending the shark fin trade]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fred Metzler]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Free Puppies!]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[homeless dogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hurricane Katrina]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oceana]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Samantha Wishman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shark Week]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[St. Petersburg]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Dog Bar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Pitch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[transport truck]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[transporting rescue dogs from the South to the North]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://talkinganimals.net/?p=9646</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>Christina Thomas and Samantha Wishman are co-directors of “Free Puppies!,” a documentary examining rescue dogs being regularly transported from the South to the North for adoption, probing deeper into why the South is a repository for so many homeless dogs.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2022/08/doc-on-the-souths-homeless-dogs/">Samantha Wishman & Christina Thomas, co-directors of “Free Puppies!”</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://talkinganimals.net/2022/08/doc-on-the-souths-homeless-dogs/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		
		<enclosure url="https://talkinganimals.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/TAAug3Final.mp3" length="35690230" type="audio/mpeg" />

		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">9646</post-id>	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Spencer Conover, Assistant Director of Pasco County Animal Services</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2022/07/spencer-conover-assistant-director-of-pasco-county-animal-services/</link>
					<comments>https://talkinganimals.net/2022/07/spencer-conover-assistant-director-of-pasco-county-animal-services/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2022 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Advocates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Authors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Educators]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health & Behavior]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mammals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rescue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spay/Neuter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[90-plus % save rate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Assistant Director of Pasco County Animal Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bear killing in Palm Beach County]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Best Friends Animal Society]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ByJoeCapozzi.com]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Humane Society of Utah]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Joe Capozzi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office (PBSO)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spencer Conover]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Palm Beach Post]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://talkinganimals.net/?p=9600</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>Spencer Conover— Assistant Director of Pasco County Animal Services (PCAS), whose work has received national acclaim, partly accounting for his being viewed as a rising star in the animal shelter world—recounts growing up in a conventional household regarding animals (they had a dog and a cat), but a pivotal memory was the family taking in [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2022/07/spencer-conover-assistant-director-of-pasco-county-animal-services/">Spencer Conover, Assistant Director of Pasco County Animal Services</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://talkinganimals.net/2022/07/spencer-conover-assistant-director-of-pasco-county-animal-services/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		
		<enclosure url="https://talkinganimals.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/TAJuly6Final.mp3" length="40723592" type="audio/mpeg" />

		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">9600</post-id>	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Tori Linder, a producer of “Saving The Florida Wildlife Corridor”</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2022/02/tori-linder-a-producer-of-saving-the-florida-wildlife-corridor/</link>
					<comments>https://talkinganimals.net/2022/02/tori-linder-a-producer-of-saving-the-florida-wildlife-corridor/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2022 05:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Actors & Filmmakers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Advocates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cats]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Educators]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Legislation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mammals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rescue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spay/Neuter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Carlton Ward Jr.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cary Lightsey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[documentary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fifth generation Florida cattle rancher]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gulfport Gets Rescued]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ian & Gretchen Stone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Suzanne King]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Florida Wildlife Corridor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tori Linder]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Weiner Dog Derby]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://talkinganimals.net/?p=9333</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>Tori Linder—a producer of “Saving The Florida Wildlife Corridor,” a documentary that travels through the titular Corridor, the 18 million-acre, statewide network of public preserves and private working lands, while examining the ongoing conflict between Florida’s explosive population  growth and rampant development, and it’s green infrastructure—starts the conversation by explaining, more fundamentally, what constitutes the [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2022/02/tori-linder-a-producer-of-saving-the-florida-wildlife-corridor/">Tori Linder, a producer of “Saving The Florida Wildlife Corridor”</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://talkinganimals.net/2022/02/tori-linder-a-producer-of-saving-the-florida-wildlife-corridor/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		
		<enclosure url="https://talkinganimals.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/TAFeb23Final.mp3" length="56743074" type="audio/mpeg" />

		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">9333</post-id>	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Ellen Quinlan, executive director of the Darbster Foundation</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2021/12/ellen-quinlan-executive-director-of-the-darbster-foundation/</link>
					<comments>https://talkinganimals.net/2021/12/ellen-quinlan-executive-director-of-the-darbster-foundation/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Dec 2021 05:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Advocates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cats]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mammals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rescue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spay/Neuter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alan Gould]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Calico]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[comic-book hero fighting animal abuse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Darbster]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Darbster Foundation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Darbster Rescue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Darby]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ellen Quinlan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[H. H. German]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Here Comes Calico]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New England]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sigma Comics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[South Florida]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[West Palm Beach]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://talkinganimals.net/?p=9192</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>Ellen Quinlan—executive director of the Darbster Foundation (&#38; Darbster Rescue), whose chief mission involves plucking cats and dogs from crowded south Florida shelters, and finding homes for them in the adoption-friendly New England area, with that process including arranging interstate transportation for these animals—recounts growing up in a family that lived with cats and dogs, [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2021/12/ellen-quinlan-executive-director-of-the-darbster-foundation/">Ellen Quinlan, executive director of the Darbster Foundation</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://talkinganimals.net/2021/12/ellen-quinlan-executive-director-of-the-darbster-foundation/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		
		<enclosure url="https://talkinganimals.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/TADec29Part2.mp3" length="30564849" type="audio/mpeg" />
<enclosure url="https://talkinganimals.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/TADec29Part1.mp3" length="30905292" type="audio/mpeg" />

		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">9192</post-id>	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Susan Kurowski, executive director, Pets for the Elderly Foundation</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2021/11/susan-kurowski-executive-director-pets-for-the-elderly-foundation/</link>
					<comments>https://talkinganimals.net/2021/11/susan-kurowski-executive-director-pets-for-the-elderly-foundation/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Nov 2021 05:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Advocates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cats]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rescue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spay/Neuter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[35 states]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[57 shelters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Avrum Katz]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cleveland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FPE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pets for the Elderly Foundation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[subsidized adoption for seniors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Susan Kurowski]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://talkinganimals.net/?p=9140</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>Susan Kurowski—executive director of the Pets for the Elderly Foundation (PFE), which covers a portion of the adoption fee for seniors, 60-years-old or older, adopting a shelter dog or cat from one of PFE’s participating shelters—outlines the history of the organization, founded in Cleveland in 1992 by entrepreneur Avrum Katz, going national in 2002. Kurowski [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2021/11/susan-kurowski-executive-director-pets-for-the-elderly-foundation/">Susan Kurowski, executive director, Pets for the Elderly Foundation</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://talkinganimals.net/2021/11/susan-kurowski-executive-director-pets-for-the-elderly-foundation/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		
		<enclosure url="https://talkinganimals.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/TANov24Final.mp3" length="61374454" type="audio/mpeg" />

		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">9140</post-id>	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Kitty Block, President and CEO of The Humane Society of the United States</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2021/11/kitty-block-president-and-ceo-of-the-humane-society-of-the-united-states/</link>
					<comments>https://talkinganimals.net/2021/11/kitty-block-president-and-ceo-of-the-humane-society-of-the-united-states/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Nov 2021 04:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Advocates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Captive]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cats]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cetaceans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Educators]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Elephants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Factory Farming]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health & Behavior]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Legislation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mammals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Primates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rescue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spay/Neuter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wild]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[acting CEO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alicia Duval]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[attorney]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Costume Contest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dachshund Adoption Rescue and Education)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DARE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Doxapalooza]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Florida's Amendment 13]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Humane Society International]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Humane Society Of The United States]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kitty Block]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parade of Fosters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[performing elephants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PETA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Phil Hirschkop]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[President and CEO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sexual harassment scandal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wayne Pacelle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Weiner Races]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://talkinganimals.net/?p=9096</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>Kitty Block—President and CEO of the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), as well as CEO of Humane Society International, HSUS’ global division—discusses getting a precocious start working in animal welfare, in that her Mom was an animal activist. Block recalls how, as a second grader, she went on a school field trip to [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2021/11/kitty-block-president-and-ceo-of-the-humane-society-of-the-united-states/">Kitty Block, President and CEO of The Humane Society of the United States</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://talkinganimals.net/2021/11/kitty-block-president-and-ceo-of-the-humane-society-of-the-united-states/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		
		<enclosure url="https://talkinganimals.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/TANov3Final.mp3" length="59727933" type="audio/mpeg" />

		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">9096</post-id>	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Glen Hatchell, veteran dog trainer: &#8220;Ask The Trainer&#8221; II</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2021/08/glen-hatchell-veteran-dog-trainer-ask-the-trainer-ii/</link>
					<comments>https://talkinganimals.net/2021/08/glen-hatchell-veteran-dog-trainer-ask-the-trainer-ii/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2021 04:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Advocates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cats]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Educators]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health & Behavior]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rescue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spay/Neuter]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://talkinganimals.net/?p=8918</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>As we did in May, in what was then an experimental effort, on today’s show we jettisoned the regular &#8220;Talking Animals&#8221; format, presenting a still semi-new extended feature, “Ask The Trainer,” in which listeners are invited to call or email questions or concerns about their dogs, particularly involving behavioral issues. That experiment in May was [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2021/08/glen-hatchell-veteran-dog-trainer-ask-the-trainer-ii/">Glen Hatchell, veteran dog trainer: “Ask The Trainer” II</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://talkinganimals.net/2021/08/glen-hatchell-veteran-dog-trainer-ask-the-trainer-ii/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		
		<enclosure url="https://talkinganimals.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/TAAug18Final.mp3" length="61777821" type="audio/mpeg" />

		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">8918</post-id>	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Kristen Hassen, Director of American Pets Alive! &#038; Human Animal Support Services</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2021/07/kristen-hassen-director-of-american-pets-alive-human-animal-support-services/</link>
					<comments>https://talkinganimals.net/2021/07/kristen-hassen-director-of-american-pets-alive-human-animal-support-services/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2021 04:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Advocates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cats]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Educators]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Legislation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mammals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spay/Neuter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American Pets Alive!]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[animal abuse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[animal neglect]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[anonymous code enforcement reports]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Austin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HASS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hillsborough County Pet Resources Center]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Human Animal Support Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kristen Hassen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SB60]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Scott Trebatoski]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the current crisis in sheltering]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tucson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Virginia]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://talkinganimals.net/?p=8876</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>Kristen Hassen—a highly-respected figure in the animal shelter world, owing to her accomplishments and innovations during major stints leading or helping lead animal facilities, and now Director of American Pets Alive!, through which she oversees other projects and initiatives, including Human Animal Support Services—recounts the dreadful circumstances that led to her forging a profound bond [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2021/07/kristen-hassen-director-of-american-pets-alive-human-animal-support-services/">Kristen Hassen, Director of American Pets Alive! & Human Animal Support Services</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://talkinganimals.net/2021/07/kristen-hassen-director-of-american-pets-alive-human-animal-support-services/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		
		<enclosure url="https://talkinganimals.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/TAJuly28Final.mp3" length="60260037" type="audio/mpeg" />

		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">8876</post-id>	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Julie Castle, CEO of Best Friends Animal Society</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2021/07/julie-castle-ceo-of-best-friends-animal-society/</link>
					<comments>https://talkinganimals.net/2021/07/julie-castle-ceo-of-best-friends-animal-society/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2021 04:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Advocates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cats]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Educators]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rescue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spay/Neuter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Veterinarians]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[" "Save Them All]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Best Friends Animal Society]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CEO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Companion Pet Hospital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Do the right thing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dr. Sandhu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[founded in 1984]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Julie Castle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kanab Utah]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mobile Pet Hospital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[No Kill 2025]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[veterinarian]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://talkinganimals.net/?p=8851</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>Julie Castle—the CEO of Best Friends Animal Society, the national animal welfare organization, founded in 1984, and based in Kanab, Utah—describes the organization currently in broad strokes, offering notable contrasts to when she scrapped plans for law school and began working there some 25 years ago, as just the 17th employee of this now-sprawling entity. [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2021/07/julie-castle-ceo-of-best-friends-animal-society/">Julie Castle, CEO of Best Friends Animal Society</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://talkinganimals.net/2021/07/julie-castle-ceo-of-best-friends-animal-society/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		
		<enclosure url="https://talkinganimals.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/TAJuly14FInal.mp3" length="63370572" type="audio/mpeg" />

		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">8851</post-id>	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Glen Hatchell of HSTB, veteran dog trainer &#038; behavior expert: &#8220;Ask The Trainer&#8221;</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2021/05/glen-hatchell-of-hstb-veteran-dog-trainer-behavior-expert-ask-the-trainer/</link>
					<comments>https://talkinganimals.net/2021/05/glen-hatchell-of-hstb-veteran-dog-trainer-behavior-expert-ask-the-trainer/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2021 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Advocates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Educators]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health & Behavior]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spay/Neuter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Behavior and Enrichment Manager]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Certified Professional Dog Trainer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Glen Hatchell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Humane Society of Tampa Bay (HSTB)]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://talkinganimals.net/?p=8714</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>We set aside our regular “Talking Animals” format to experiment with an extended new feature, “Ask The Trainer,” in which listeners were invited to call or email questions or concerns about their dogs—we suggested it could be a training challenge, a behavioral issue, maybe something else. The person answering those questions&#8211;the titular “Trainer”&#8211;was Glen Hatchell, [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2021/05/glen-hatchell-of-hstb-veteran-dog-trainer-behavior-expert-ask-the-trainer/">Glen Hatchell of HSTB, veteran dog trainer & behavior expert: “Ask The Trainer”</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://talkinganimals.net/2021/05/glen-hatchell-of-hstb-veteran-dog-trainer-behavior-expert-ask-the-trainer/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		
		<enclosure url="https://talkinganimals.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/TAMay12Final.mp3" length="62170295" type="audio/mpeg" />

		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">8714</post-id>	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Peter J. Wolf, Best Friends Animal Society&#8217;s  cat initiatives analyst</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2021/04/peter-j-wolf-best-friends-animal-societys-cat-initiatives-analyst/</link>
					<comments>https://talkinganimals.net/2021/04/peter-j-wolf-best-friends-animal-societys-cat-initiatives-analyst/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2021 04:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Advocates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Authors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cats]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Educators]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health & Behavior]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spay/Neuter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vegetarian/Vegan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Best Friends Animal Society]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cat initiatives analyst]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[community cats]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[feral cats]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Food and Dining Critic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[free roaming cats]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Helen Freund]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peter J. Wolf]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tampa Bay Times]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TNR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[trap neuter return]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vegan restaurants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vox Felina]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://talkinganimals.net/?p=8658</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>Peter J. Wolf—who works for Best Friends Animal Society as cat initiatives analyst, which involves helping the organization shape its community cat policies, and has overseen some of its national cat programs—starts the conversation by answering the almost-inevitable question: How did he move from holding an undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering, and a master’s degree [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2021/04/peter-j-wolf-best-friends-animal-societys-cat-initiatives-analyst/">Peter J. Wolf, Best Friends Animal Society’s  cat initiatives analyst</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://talkinganimals.net/2021/04/peter-j-wolf-best-friends-animal-societys-cat-initiatives-analyst/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		
		<enclosure url="https://talkinganimals.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/TAApril14Final.mp3" length="57704534" type="audio/mpeg" />

		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">8658</post-id>	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Sterling Davis&#8211;&#8220;Trap King&#8221;&#8211;Pioneering Expert on TNR and Community Cats</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2019/12/sterling-davis-trap-king-pioneering-expert-on-tnr-and-community-cats/</link>
					<comments>https://talkinganimals.net/2019/12/sterling-davis-trap-king-pioneering-expert-on-tnr-and-community-cats/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Dec 2019 05:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Advocates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cats]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Educators]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spay/Neuter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[community cats]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[feral cats]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marvin: Trap King for a Day]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sterling Davis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TNR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Trap King]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[trap neuter return]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Trap Van]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TrapKing Humane Cat Solutions]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://talkinganimals.net/?p=7874</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>Sterling Davis—also known as “Trap King,” reflecting his prowess with the humane traps used in the commission of Trap Neuter Return (TNR) of community cats, previously called feral cats—recounts his unlikely path into cat rescue and TNR, and the budding career he turned his back on to travel this path. Living in Atlanta then and [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2019/12/sterling-davis-trap-king-pioneering-expert-on-tnr-and-community-cats/">Sterling Davis–“Trap King”–Pioneering Expert on TNR and Community Cats</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://talkinganimals.net/2019/12/sterling-davis-trap-king-pioneering-expert-on-tnr-and-community-cats/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
		
		<enclosure url="https://talkinganimals.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/TADec4-.mp3" length="57997416" type="audio/mpeg" />

		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">7874</post-id>	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Rick Chaboudy, co-founder of Suncoast Animal League</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2019/11/rick-chaboudy-co-founder-of-suncoast-animal-league/</link>
					<comments>https://talkinganimals.net/2019/11/rick-chaboudy-co-founder-of-suncoast-animal-league/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Nov 2019 05:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Advocates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cats]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spay/Neuter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Annette Ngo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dogtoberfest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Doubletree by Hilton Airport Westshore]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dr. Julie Levy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Humane Society of Pinellas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hurricane Dorian]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[KittyCon 2019]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rick Chaboudy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Suncoast Animal League]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Cat Rescuers]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://talkinganimals.net/?p=7840</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>Rick Chaboudy—the co-founder and executive director of Suncoast Animal League, the Palm Harbor-based animal welfare organization/shelter that is distinct by virtue of caring for both domestic animals and wildlife—traces the history of his long career working in animal welfare in the Tampa Bay area, going back even before he spent 20-plus years as executive director [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2019/11/rick-chaboudy-co-founder-of-suncoast-animal-league/">Rick Chaboudy, co-founder of Suncoast Animal League</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://talkinganimals.net/2019/11/rick-chaboudy-co-founder-of-suncoast-animal-league/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		
		<enclosure url="https://talkinganimals.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/TANov13PartTwo.mp3" length="28597454" type="audio/mpeg" />
<enclosure url="https://talkinganimals.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/TANov13PartOne.mp3" length="40891731" type="audio/mpeg" />

		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">7840</post-id>	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Stephen Bennett, founder of Suncoast Organized Animal Relief (SOAR)</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2019/10/stephen-bennett-founder-of-suncoast-organized-animal-relief-soar/</link>
					<comments>https://talkinganimals.net/2019/10/stephen-bennett-founder-of-suncoast-organized-animal-relief-soar/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Oct 2019 04:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Advocates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cats]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cetaceans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health & Behavior]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Horses]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mammals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spay/Neuter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[animal rescue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Daystar Life Center]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dog grooming]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pet food banks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SOAR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[St. Pete PAWS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stephen Bennett]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Suncoast Organized Animal Relief]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://talkinganimals.net/?p=7772</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>Stephen Bennett—the founder and executive director of Suncoast Organized Animal Relief, or SOAR, which pursues a mission that involves an unusually broad portfolio of objectives, including providing funding and assistance, and pet food to other animal organizations—recounts growing up in Ithica, NY in a home where pets weren’t allowed, but later on, deeper into adulthood, [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2019/10/stephen-bennett-founder-of-suncoast-organized-animal-relief-soar/">Stephen Bennett, founder of Suncoast Organized Animal Relief (SOAR)</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://talkinganimals.net/2019/10/stephen-bennett-founder-of-suncoast-organized-animal-relief-soar/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		
		<enclosure url="https://talkinganimals.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/TAOct9.mp3" length="60453618" type="audio/mpeg" />

		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">7772</post-id>	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Rick Kriseman, Passionately Pro-Pet Mayor of St. Petersburg, FL</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2019/06/rick-kriseman-passionately-pro-pet-mayor-of-st-petersburg-fl/</link>
					<comments>https://talkinganimals.net/2019/06/rick-kriseman-passionately-pro-pet-mayor-of-st-petersburg-fl/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2019 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Advocates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cats]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Educators]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health & Behavior]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Legislation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mammals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rescue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spay/Neuter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Veterinarians]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Assemblywoman Linda B. Rosenthal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cat declaw surgery ban]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dr. Jennifer Conrad]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Florida]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Florida CraftArt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mayor Rick Kriseman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pet-friendly city]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Southeastern Guide Dogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[St. Pete PAWS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[St. Petersburg]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Paw Project]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[U.S. Conference of Mayors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Woof Meow Chirp and Slither]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://talkinganimals.net/?p=7583</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>Rick Kriseman—the mayor of St. Petersburg, Florida, who, a year ago, signed a proclamation declaring St. Petersburg a pet-friendly city—recounts growing up loving animals, dogs in particular. Mayor Kriseman describes how he and his family got started as puppy raisers for Southeastern Guide Dogs, bringing home their first assigned puppy, Jim, when he was 12 [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2019/06/rick-kriseman-passionately-pro-pet-mayor-of-st-petersburg-fl/">Rick Kriseman, Passionately Pro-Pet Mayor of St. Petersburg, FL</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://talkinganimals.net/2019/06/rick-kriseman-passionately-pro-pet-mayor-of-st-petersburg-fl/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		
		<enclosure url="https://talkinganimals.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/TAJune12-.mp3" length="59826715" type="audio/mpeg" />

		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">7583</post-id>	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Chris Poole, colleague of feline phenoms Cole &#038; Marmalade</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2019/02/chris-poole-colleague-of-feline-phenoms-cole-marmalade/</link>
					<comments>https://talkinganimals.net/2019/02/chris-poole-colleague-of-feline-phenoms-cole-marmalade/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2019 05:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Actors & Filmmakers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Advocates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cats]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Educators]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mammals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rescue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spay/Neuter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[10 Reasons To Adopt A Lucky Black Cat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[big cat rescue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chris Poole]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cole & Marmalade]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[videographer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[When Cole Met Marmalade]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://talkinganimals.net/?p=7377</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>Chris Poole—a Tampa resident best known, as he describes it, being owned by feline phenoms Cole and Marmalade—remembers growing up in Nottingham, England and his family having an array of pets, including his first black cat, Sarah. Poole recalls landing an internship at Big Cat Rescue, in Tampa, which sounded appealing, as an animal-loving young [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2019/02/chris-poole-colleague-of-feline-phenoms-cole-marmalade/">Chris Poole, colleague of feline phenoms Cole & Marmalade</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://talkinganimals.net/2019/02/chris-poole-colleague-of-feline-phenoms-cole-marmalade/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		
		<enclosure url="https://talkinganimals.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/TAFeb20-.mp3" length="56891317" type="audio/mpeg" />

		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">7377</post-id>	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Cathryn Michon &#038; W. Bruce Cameron, screenwriters of “A Dog’s Way Home”</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2019/01/cathryn-michon-w-bruce-cameron-screenwriters-of-a-dogs-way-home/</link>
					<comments>https://talkinganimals.net/2019/01/cathryn-michon-w-bruce-cameron-screenwriters-of-a-dogs-way-home/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2019 05:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Actors & Filmmakers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Authors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Legislation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rescue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spay/Neuter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[A Dog's Way Home]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bella]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[biodegradable & edible six-pack rings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Breed Specific Legislation (BSL)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cathryn Michon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Denver]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dustin Jeffers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ontario]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Saltwater Brewery]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shelby]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[W. Bruce Cameron]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://talkinganimals.net/?p=7304</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>Cathryn Michon &#38; W. Bruce Cameron—screenwriters of the movie, “A Dog’s Way Home,” based on Cameron’s novel, and which had opened nationwide less than a week before this conversation—discuss the enthusiastic reception accorded the film: high audience ratings, third in box office sales on its opening weekend, after “Aquaman” and “The Upside,” some very favorable [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2019/01/cathryn-michon-w-bruce-cameron-screenwriters-of-a-dogs-way-home/">Cathryn Michon & W. Bruce Cameron, screenwriters of “A Dog’s Way Home”</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://talkinganimals.net/2019/01/cathryn-michon-w-bruce-cameron-screenwriters-of-a-dogs-way-home/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		
		<enclosure url="https://talkinganimals.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/TAJan16.mp3" length="57122119" type="audio/mpeg" />

		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">7304</post-id>	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Dr. Peter Rork, co-founder of Dog Is My CoPilot</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2018/01/dr-peter-rork-co-founder-of-dog-is-my-copilot/</link>
					<comments>https://talkinganimals.net/2018/01/dr-peter-rork-co-founder-of-dog-is-my-copilot/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jan 2018 05:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Advocates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cats]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Educators]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mammals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rescue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spay/Neuter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dog Is My CoPilot]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dr. Peter Rork]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Frank Cerabino]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[iguana]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Judy Zimet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kara Pollard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[orthopedic surgeon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Palm Beach Post]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://talkinganimals.net/?p=6582</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>Dr. Peter Rork—a retired orthopedic surgeon and pilot who co-founded Dog Is My CoPilot, an organization that flys shelter animals to different parts of the country, boosting their prospects of being adopted—recalls his lifelong love of flying, taking his first lessons at age 12. He describes his all-consuming passion for being airborne, noting that one [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2018/01/dr-peter-rork-co-founder-of-dog-is-my-copilot/">Dr. Peter Rork, co-founder of Dog Is My CoPilot</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://talkinganimals.net/2018/01/dr-peter-rork-co-founder-of-dog-is-my-copilot/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		
		<enclosure url="https://talkinganimals.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/TAJan10.mp3" length="1048576" type="audio/mpeg" />

		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">6582</post-id>	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Arin Greenwood &#038; Lee Greenwood, sibling animal welfare advocates</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2017/11/arin-lee-greenwood-sibling-animal-welfare-advocates/</link>
					<comments>https://talkinganimals.net/2017/11/arin-lee-greenwood-sibling-animal-welfare-advocates/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Nov 2017 05:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Advocates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Authors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cats]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Legislation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rescue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spay/Neuter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arin Greenwood]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Best Friends Animal Society]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Breed Specific Legislation (BSL)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[constitutional amendment regarding greyhound racing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Don Goldstein]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General Provisions Committee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lee Greenwood]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Senator Tom Lee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Dodo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Huffington Post]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Today Show]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Washington Post]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Your Robot Dog Will Die]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://talkinganimals.net/?p=6451</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>Arin Greenwood and Lee Greenwood—siblings who are both lawyers, skillful writers, and engaged in promoting animal welfare, from different platforms—recount growing up in a house that was, unsurprisingly, brimming with animals (though Arin notes a difficult six-year stretch, start when she was 6, when the family went dog-less). The Greenwoods agreed there was no predict [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2017/11/arin-lee-greenwood-sibling-animal-welfare-advocates/">Arin Greenwood & Lee Greenwood, sibling animal welfare advocates</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://talkinganimals.net/2017/11/arin-lee-greenwood-sibling-animal-welfare-advocates/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		
		<enclosure url="https://talkinganimals.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/TANov15-.mp3" length="49450614" type="audio/mpeg" />

		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">6451</post-id>	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Denice Heatherly, co-founder of Music City Animal Advocates</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2017/07/denice-heatherly-music-city-animal-advocates-co-founder/</link>
					<comments>https://talkinganimals.net/2017/07/denice-heatherly-music-city-animal-advocates-co-founder/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jul 2017 04:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Advocates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cats]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Legislation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mammals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spay/Neuter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Denice Heatherly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Erica Sirotich]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Found Dogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kelly Clarkson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leslie Rouffe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Miranda Lambert]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Music City Animal Advocates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nashville's Metro Animal Care & Control]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://talkinganimals.net/?p=6237</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>Denice Heatherly—co-founder of Music City Animal Advocates, a non-profit organization whose stated goal is “to create an animal-saving culture in greater Nashville and surrounding counties” —describes her formative years, when her grandmother was a serious animal lover, and always had a dog, whereas Heatherly’s mother didn’t want animals in their house. She recalls moving to Nashville [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2017/07/denice-heatherly-music-city-animal-advocates-co-founder/">Denice Heatherly, co-founder of Music City Animal Advocates</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://talkinganimals.net/2017/07/denice-heatherly-music-city-animal-advocates-co-founder/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		
		<enclosure url="https://talkinganimals.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/TAJuly12-.mp3" length="46353108" type="audio/mpeg" />

		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">6237</post-id>	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Priscilla Feral, president of Friends of Animals</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2017/07/priscilla-feral-friends-of-animals-president/</link>
					<comments>https://talkinganimals.net/2017/07/priscilla-feral-friends-of-animals-president/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jul 2017 04:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Advocates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Factory Farming]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health & Behavior]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Horses]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Legislation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mammals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Primates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spay/Neuter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vegetarian/Vegan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alice Herrington]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[animal rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Friends of Animals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Priscilla Feral]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[veganism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wildlife Law Program]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://talkinganimals.net/?p=6225</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>Priscilla Feral—the president of Friends of Animals, an international animal advocacy organization founded in 1957—discusses FoA’s late founder, Alice Herrington, outlining the characteristics that helped account for her pioneering inroads. Feral also addresses her circumstances, as a young woman, that deposited her at the Friends of Animals offices in 1974 (when she commuted each day [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2017/07/priscilla-feral-friends-of-animals-president/">Priscilla Feral, president of Friends of Animals</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://talkinganimals.net/2017/07/priscilla-feral-friends-of-animals-president/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		
		<enclosure url="https://talkinganimals.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/TAJuly5.mp3" length="55096374" type="audio/mpeg" />

		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">6225</post-id>	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Stacy LeBaron, host of The Community Cats Podcast</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2017/06/stacy-lebaron-host-of-the-community-cats-podcast/</link>
					<comments>https://talkinganimals.net/2017/06/stacy-lebaron-host-of-the-community-cats-podcast/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jun 2017 04:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Advocates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cats]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Educators]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rescue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spay/Neuter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[assistance dogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[feral cats]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[free roaming cats]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gina Kaiser]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Merrimack River Feline Rescue Society]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paws With A Cause]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stacy LeBaron]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Community Cats Podcast]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[trap neuter return (TNR)]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://talkinganimals.net/?p=6198</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>Stacy LeBaron—a veteran animal welfare advocate (felines, in particular) who hosts The Community Cats Podcast—recalls her first memory of a cat…who happened to be named Duncan! Still, she allows that her powerful passion for cats was cultivated cumulatively; over the course of several kitties she’s known and loved. LeBaron explains what it is she finds [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2017/06/stacy-lebaron-host-of-the-community-cats-podcast/">Stacy LeBaron, host of The Community Cats Podcast</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://talkinganimals.net/2017/06/stacy-lebaron-host-of-the-community-cats-podcast/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		
		<enclosure url="https://talkinganimals.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/TAJune21-.mp3" length="49218194" type="audio/mpeg" />

		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">6198</post-id>	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Alison Eastwood, actress-director-animal advocate</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2017/03/alison-eastwood-actress-director-animal-advocate/</link>
					<comments>https://talkinganimals.net/2017/03/alison-eastwood-actress-director-animal-advocate/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Mar 2017 05:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Actors & Filmmakers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Advocates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cats]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rescue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spay/Neuter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[" Nat Geo Wild]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA["Animal Intervention]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alison Eastwood]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[animal shelters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bullies and Browns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Clint Eastwood]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eastwood Ranch Foundation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FosterFurkids.com]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Humane Society of Tampa Bay]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pet fosters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PetSmart Charities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rescue groups]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://talkinganimals.net/?p=5994</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>Alison Eastwood —the actress, director and animal advocate whose Eastwood Ranch Foundation recently launched FosterFurkids.com, a website that connects rescue groups and animal shelters with a nationwide network of pet fosters and transporters—discusses a childhood growing up amidst an array of animals. But not so much the conventional critters, like dogs and cats—which her Dad [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2017/03/alison-eastwood-actress-director-animal-advocate/">Alison Eastwood, actress-director-animal advocate</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://talkinganimals.net/2017/03/alison-eastwood-actress-director-animal-advocate/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		
		<enclosure url="https://talkinganimals.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/TAMarch1-.mp3" length="48785607" type="audio/mpeg" />

		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">5994</post-id>	</item>
		<item>
		<title>The Callers Are The Guests</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2015/10/the-callers-are-the-guests/</link>
					<comments>https://talkinganimals.net/2015/10/the-callers-are-the-guests/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2015 04:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Advocates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cats]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Educators]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Elephants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Factory Farming]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health & Behavior]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mammals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rescue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spay/Neuter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vegetarian/Vegan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA["The Ghosts In Our Machine"]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA["We Animals"]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[aluminum spraying]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[callers as guests]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DogFest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[feline bladder infections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Florida Voices For Animals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jo-Anne McArthur]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[League of Humane Voters—Florida]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tampa Bay Veg Fest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ThanksVegan]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://talkinganimals.net/?p=4970</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>Once in a while, I set aside the chief element of the “Talking Animals” format—a long form interview with a single guest—to offer a debate or some other multi-guest panel discussion. As part of that effort, and a parallel desire to give voice to a broader array of animal organizations and leaders, as well as [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2015/10/the-callers-are-the-guests/">The Callers Are The Guests</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://talkinganimals.net/2015/10/the-callers-are-the-guests/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		
		<enclosure url="https://talkinganimals.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/TAOct28-.mp3" length="46220163" type="audio/mpeg" />

		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">4970</post-id>	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Dr. Anne Lampru, veteran holistic veterinarian</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2015/08/dr-anne-lampru-veteran-holistic-veterinarian/</link>
					<comments>https://talkinganimals.net/2015/08/dr-anne-lampru-veteran-holistic-veterinarian/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2015 20:34:25 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Cats]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health & Behavior]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Horses]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mammals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spay/Neuter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Veterinarians]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Animal Alternatives]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Auburn University Veterinary School]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ed Greene]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[holistic veterinarian]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[renal disease in cats]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Freak Show]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[veterinary acupuncture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WMNF]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://talkinganimals.net/?p=4791</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>Dr. Anne Lampru — a Tampa-based holistic veterinarian who has practiced for more than 30 years —discusses the formative stages of her career, including graduating from Auburn University Veterinary School, with an academic emphasis on treating zoo animals and a corresponding professional ambition, which is what first brought her to Tampa. Lampru (who, it should be [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2015/08/dr-anne-lampru-veteran-holistic-veterinarian/">Dr. Anne Lampru, veteran holistic veterinarian</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://talkinganimals.net/2015/08/dr-anne-lampru-veteran-holistic-veterinarian/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		
		<enclosure url="https://talkinganimals.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/TAAug19-.mp3" length="49582237" type="audio/mpeg" />

		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">4791</post-id>	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Mindy Smith, Singer-Songwriter</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2014/10/mindy-smith-singer-songwriter/</link>
					<comments>https://talkinganimals.net/2014/10/mindy-smith-singer-songwriter/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2014 04:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cats]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Musicians]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spay/Neuter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[" PBS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[" Porter Wagoner]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA["Shelter Me]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA["Songs For Shelter Me]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://talkinganimals.net/?p=4268</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>Well, as these show summaries go, this is certainly an unusual one. Quite fitting, really, given how unusual this show was, to say nothing of the morning this show aired. WMNF is in Tampa and as many listeners know, I live on the opposite coast of Florida. Which means a three-plus hour drive, each way, [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2014/10/mindy-smith-singer-songwriter/">Mindy Smith, Singer-Songwriter</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://talkinganimals.net/2014/10/mindy-smith-singer-songwriter/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		
		
		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">4268</post-id>	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Frank Hamilton &#038; Ken Donofrio, of Animal Coalition of Tampa (ACT)</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2014/10/frank-hamilton-ken-donofrio-of-animal-coalition-of-tampa-act/</link>
					<comments>https://talkinganimals.net/2014/10/frank-hamilton-ken-donofrio-of-animal-coalition-of-tampa-act/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2014 00:56:09 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Advocates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cats]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health & Behavior]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spay/Neuter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ACT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Animal Coalition of Tampa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[arson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Linda Hamilton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[low-cost spay/neuter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Raymond James Stadium]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stride For Strays]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://talkinganimals.net/?p=4254</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>Frank Hamilton and Ken Donofrio—co-founder and president of Animal Coalition of Tampa (ACT) and ACT’s marketing and events coordinator, respectively&#8211;discuss ACT’s history and evolution, the multiple challenges posed by its building being set on fire by an arsonist, as well as various aspects of its then-forthcoming major fundraiser, Stride For Strays. Hamilton recounts how he [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2014/10/frank-hamilton-ken-donofrio-of-animal-coalition-of-tampa-act/">Frank Hamilton & Ken Donofrio, of Animal Coalition of Tampa (ACT)</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://talkinganimals.net/2014/10/frank-hamilton-ken-donofrio-of-animal-coalition-of-tampa-act/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		
		<enclosure url="https://talkinganimals.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/TAOct15.mp3" length="48594192" type="audio/mpeg" />

		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">4254</post-id>	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Ashley Mutch, Pets For Life</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2014/07/ashley-mutch-pets-for-life/</link>
					<comments>https://talkinganimals.net/2014/07/ashley-mutch-pets-for-life/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2014 04:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Advocates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cats]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mammals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spay/Neuter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[animal cruelty officer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Atlanta]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Los Angeles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pets For Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Philadelphia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Humane Society Of The United States]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://talkinganimals.net/?p=4123</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>Ashley Mutch, the Philadelphia Manager of Pets For Life—a nationally-expanding outreach effort that, relying on an array of strategies, and offering a variety of resources, seeks to help pets and their humans in low-income communities&#8211;recounts growing up loving animals, and deciding early on she wanted to make working with them her occupation. She recalls her [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2014/07/ashley-mutch-pets-for-life/">Ashley Mutch, Pets For Life</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://talkinganimals.net/2014/07/ashley-mutch-pets-for-life/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		
		<enclosure url="https://talkinganimals.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/TAJuly30-.mp3" length="46897263" type="audio/mpeg" />

		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">4123</post-id>	</item>
		<item>
		<title>David Grimm, author of &#8220;Citizen Canine: Our Evolving Relationship with Cats and Dogs&#8221;</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2014/07/david-grimm-author-of-citizen-canine-our-evolving-relationship-with-cats-and-dogs/</link>
					<comments>https://talkinganimals.net/2014/07/david-grimm-author-of-citizen-canine-our-evolving-relationship-with-cats-and-dogs/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2014 04:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Authors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cats]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mammals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spay/Neuter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA["personhood]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[animals as property]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lackland Air Force Base]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[military dogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Science]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[therapy cats]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://talkinganimals.net/?p=4111</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>David Grimm—author of “Citizen Canine: Our Evolving Relationship with Cats and Dogs”—recalls his formative years, always feeling an affinity with animals, and at one point thinking he wanted to become a veterinarian, a notion he was disabused of after spending time in a vet clinic. He discusses earning a PhD in genetics from Yale, deciding [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2014/07/david-grimm-author-of-citizen-canine-our-evolving-relationship-with-cats-and-dogs/">David Grimm, author of “Citizen Canine: Our Evolving Relationship with Cats and Dogs”</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://talkinganimals.net/2014/07/david-grimm-author-of-citizen-canine-our-evolving-relationship-with-cats-and-dogs/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		
		<enclosure url="https://talkinganimals.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/TAJuly23.mp3" length="49299690" type="audio/mpeg" />

		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">4111</post-id>	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Jackson Galaxy, host of &#8220;My Cat From Hell&#8221;</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2014/06/jackson-galaxy-host-of-my-cat-from-hell/</link>
					<comments>https://talkinganimals.net/2014/06/jackson-galaxy-host-of-my-cat-from-hell/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2014 04:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Advocates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cats]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health & Behavior]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spay/Neuter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA["My Cat From Hell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[“Cat Daddy: What The World’s Most Incorrigible Cat Taught Me About Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[“Catification: Designing A Happy And Stylish Home For Your Cat (And You)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[”]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[” Lux]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[and Coming Clean]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Animal Planet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Benny]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cat behaviorist]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Love]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://talkinganimals.net/?p=4043</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>Jackson Galaxy—the cat behaviorist who hosts Animal Planet’s hit show “My Cat From Hell”—discusses how the rough road he’s traveled in his personal life (including addiction and a breakdown) help account for his insights and intuition in helping the troubled cats and/or troubled humans at the core of each edition of “My Cat From Hell.” [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2014/06/jackson-galaxy-host-of-my-cat-from-hell/">Jackson Galaxy, host of “My Cat From Hell”</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://talkinganimals.net/2014/06/jackson-galaxy-host-of-my-cat-from-hell/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		
		<enclosure url="https://talkinganimals.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/TAJune25-.mp3" length="50405200" type="audio/mpeg" />

		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">4043</post-id>	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Jeanine Cohen, co-founder of Cat Crusaders</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2014/06/jeanine-cohen-co-founder-of-cat-crusaders/</link>
					<comments>https://talkinganimals.net/2014/06/jeanine-cohen-co-founder-of-cat-crusaders/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2014 04:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cats]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rescue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spay/Neuter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cat Call]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[feline declaw]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[feral cats]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gretchyn Melde]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hillsborough County Pet Resources]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PetSmart New Tampa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TNVR]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://talkinganimals.net/?p=4025</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>Jeanine Cohen—the co-founder and co-director of Tampa Cat Crusaders, an all-volunteer cat rescue—recalls the circumstances that propelled her into cat rescue, a story which involves a semi-feral feline near Cohen’s office that had kittens. (That cat, Tramp, now lives with Cohen and her family.) This led to her volunteering for many years with an organization [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2014/06/jeanine-cohen-co-founder-of-cat-crusaders/">Jeanine Cohen, co-founder of Cat Crusaders</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://talkinganimals.net/2014/06/jeanine-cohen-co-founder-of-cat-crusaders/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		
		<enclosure url="https://talkinganimals.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/TAJune4-.mp3" length="49023395" type="audio/mpeg" />

		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">4025</post-id>	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Amy Rowland, co-founder of Dogma Pet Rescue</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2014/05/amy-rowland-co-founder-of-dogma-pet-rescue/</link>
					<comments>https://talkinganimals.net/2014/05/amy-rowland-co-founder-of-dogma-pet-rescue/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2014 04:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Advocates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spay/Neuter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Amy Rowland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ann-Marie Pearson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dog adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[euthanasia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hillsborough County Animal Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[no-kill]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Pet Resources Division of Hillsborough County]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://talkinganimals.net/?p=3978</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>Amy Rowland—co-founder and co-director of Dogma Pet Rescue, an all-volunteer nonprofit organization based in Riverview, FL—recalls traveling the path from growing up dog-less, to adopting her first dog, Frankie, and then shortly thereafter, launching Dogma with co-founder Ann-Marie Pearson. She also describes the formative stages of Dogma Pet Rescue and developing its guiding principles, placing [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2014/05/amy-rowland-co-founder-of-dogma-pet-rescue/">Amy Rowland, co-founder of Dogma Pet Rescue</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://talkinganimals.net/2014/05/amy-rowland-co-founder-of-dogma-pet-rescue/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
		
		<enclosure url="https://talkinganimals.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/TAMay14-.mp3" length="49269597" type="audio/mpeg" />

		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">3978</post-id>	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Scott Trebatoski, Director of The Pet Resources Division of Hillsborough County</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2014/04/scott-trebatoski-director-of-pet-resources/</link>
					<comments>https://talkinganimals.net/2014/04/scott-trebatoski-director-of-pet-resources/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2014 04:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Cats]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rescue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spay/Neuter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hillsborough County Animal Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jacksonville Animal Care and Protective Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lee County Animal Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Pet Resources Division of Hillsborough County]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://talkinganimals.net/?p=3930</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>We reconfigured the format for today’s program, truncating the Comedy Corner, altogether jettisoning most other segments. These changes were implemented so as to create as much airtime as possible to speak with Scott Trebatoski, Director of The Pet Resources Division of Hillsborough County—the job that formerly carried the title Director of Animal Services—and for Trebatoski [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2014/04/scott-trebatoski-director-of-pet-resources/">Scott Trebatoski, Director of The Pet Resources Division of Hillsborough County</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://talkinganimals.net/2014/04/scott-trebatoski-director-of-pet-resources/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		
		<enclosure url="https://talkinganimals.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/TAApril16-.mp3" length="47479909" type="audio/mpeg" />

		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">3930</post-id>	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Dr. Hillary Hart, veterinarian</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2014/01/dr-hillary-hart-veterinarian/</link>
					<comments>https://talkinganimals.net/2014/01/dr-hillary-hart-veterinarian/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jan 2014 05:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Advocates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spay/Neuter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Veterinarians]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[euthanasia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pet hospice care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tampa veterinarian]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vet With Hart Veterinary House Call Practice]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://talkinganimals.net/?p=3744</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>Dr. Hillary Hart—a Tampa Bay Area veterinarian who operates Vet With Hart Veterinary House Call Practice—describes how she raised a family and then,  when on the cusp of empty nest syndrome, decided to attend veterinary school, fulfilling a lifelong dream. Noting that vet school under those circumstances was both grueling and exhilarating, Hart explains how, [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2014/01/dr-hillary-hart-veterinarian/">Dr. Hillary Hart, veterinarian</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://talkinganimals.net/2014/01/dr-hillary-hart-veterinarian/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		
		<enclosure url="https://talkinganimals.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/TAJan15Dr.Hart_.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg" />

		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">3744</post-id>	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Jane Hoffman, president of Mayor&#8217;s Alliance of NYC&#8217;s Animals</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2013/11/jane-hoffman-president-of-mayors-alliance-of-nycs-animals/</link>
					<comments>https://talkinganimals.net/2013/11/jane-hoffman-president-of-mayors-alliance-of-nycs-animals/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Nov 2013 05:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Advocates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spay/Neuter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dave Duffield]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[euthanasia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maddie's Fund]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New York City]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New York City Animal Care & Control]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://talkinganimals.net/?p=3650</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>Jane Hoffman—president and co-founder of the Mayor’s Alliance of NYC’s Animals, a coalition of more than 150 animal shelters and rescue groups—provides a wide-ranging assessment of the Alliance as it marks its 10th anniversary. She discusses its history, mission and the evolution of the organization, noting that when she and others launched the Alliance, the [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2013/11/jane-hoffman-president-of-mayors-alliance-of-nycs-animals/">Jane Hoffman, president of Mayor’s Alliance of NYC’s Animals</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://talkinganimals.net/2013/11/jane-hoffman-president-of-mayors-alliance-of-nycs-animals/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
		
		<enclosure url="https://talkinganimals.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/TANov20JaneHoffman.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg" />
<enclosure url="https://talkinganimals.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/TANov20JaneHoffman.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg" />

		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">3650</post-id>	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Vicki Kilmer, Best Friends Animal Society</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2013/09/vicki-kilmer-best-friends-animal-society/</link>
					<comments>https://talkinganimals.net/2013/09/vicki-kilmer-best-friends-animal-society/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Sep 2013 04:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Advocates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rescue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spay/Neuter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[" "Save Them All]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA["DogTown]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michael Vick dogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[No More Homeless Pets Conference]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[no-kill]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://talkinganimals.net/?p=3512</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>&#160; Vicki Kilmer—Director of Brand Management &#38; Business Intelligence for Best Friends Animal Society, which operates the nation’s largest sanctuary for abused and abandoned animals—outlines a bit of Best Friends’ history and mission.As part of that summary, she touches on Best Friends taking in some of the Michael Vick dogs and the “DogTown” TV series [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2013/09/vicki-kilmer-best-friends-animal-society/">Vicki Kilmer, Best Friends Animal Society</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://talkinganimals.net/2013/09/vicki-kilmer-best-friends-animal-society/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		
		<enclosure url="https://talkinganimals.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/TAsept25VickiKilmer.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg" />

		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">3512</post-id>	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Fred Willard, comedian, actor, animal guy</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2013/09/fred-willard-comedian-actor-animal-guy/</link>
					<comments>https://talkinganimals.net/2013/09/fred-willard-comedian-actor-animal-guy/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Sep 2013 04:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Actors & Filmmakers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Comedians]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spay/Neuter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[" Actors and Others for Animals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[" Jim Paddock]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA["Best In Show]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA["Modern Family]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Christopher Guest]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://talkinganimals.net/?p=3488</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>Comedian, actor and improviser Fred Willard—who delivered a legendary performance as TV commentator Buck Laughlin in “Best In Show,’ the classic Christopher Guest-directed mockumentary set in a canine competition not unlike the Westminster Dog Show—discusses an array of topics, including animals, “Best In Show,” animal welfare organizations, comedy, Twitter, his birthday, his cat Mittenz, Hawaii, [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2013/09/fred-willard-comedian-actor-animal-guy/">Fred Willard, comedian, actor, animal guy</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://talkinganimals.net/2013/09/fred-willard-comedian-actor-animal-guy/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		
		<enclosure url="https://talkinganimals.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/TASept18FredWillard.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg" />

		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">3488</post-id>	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Ian Hallett, Director of Hillsborough County Animal Services</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2013/05/ian-hallett-director-of-hillsborough-county-animal-services/</link>
					<comments>https://talkinganimals.net/2013/05/ian-hallett-director-of-hillsborough-county-animal-services/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 04:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cats]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spay/Neuter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA["Be The Way Home" plan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[community cats]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[feral cats]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hillsborough County Animal Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[no-kill]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TNR]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://talkinganimals.net/?p=3130</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>&#160; Ian Hallett—Director of Hillsborough County Animal Services—discusses his formative years in Riverview, the sort of animals he grew up with and around, including becoming a staff vet tech at 16. He explains how his educational path took him to Austin, where he began volunteering at the animal shelter there, taking on various volunteer roles, [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2013/05/ian-hallett-director-of-hillsborough-county-animal-services/">Ian Hallett, Director of Hillsborough County Animal Services</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://talkinganimals.net/2013/05/ian-hallett-director-of-hillsborough-county-animal-services/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		
		<enclosure url="https://talkinganimals.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/TAMay15IanHallett.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg" />

		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">3130</post-id>	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Becky Robinson, co-founder of Alley Cat Allies</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2013/04/becky-robinson-co-founder-of-alley-cat-allies/</link>
					<comments>https://talkinganimals.net/2013/04/becky-robinson-co-founder-of-alley-cat-allies/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:38:03 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Advocates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cats]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Educators]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spay/Neuter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[community cats]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[feral cats]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[homeless cats]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute and the Fish and Wildlife Service]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TNR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[trap neuter return]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://talkinganimals.net/?p=3087</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>Becky Robinson—co-founder and president of Alley Cat Allies, which bills itself the only national advocacy organization dedicated to the protection and human treatment of cats—recounts the incident and surrounding circumstances that led in 1990 to the launching of Alley Cat Allies. She also discusses the history, evolution and effectiveness of Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR). Robinsons responds to [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2013/04/becky-robinson-co-founder-of-alley-cat-allies/">Becky Robinson, co-founder of Alley Cat Allies</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://talkinganimals.net/2013/04/becky-robinson-co-founder-of-alley-cat-allies/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		
		<enclosure url="https://talkinganimals.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/TAApril24BeckyRobinson.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg" />

		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">3087</post-id>	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Callers And E-Mailers As Guests</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2013/04/callers-and-e-mailers-as-guests/</link>
					<comments>https://talkinganimals.net/2013/04/callers-and-e-mailers-as-guests/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 04:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Advocates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Birds, Fish & Reptiles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cats]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Elephants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Factory Farming]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spay/Neuter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vegetarian/Vegan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Veterinarians]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Conserve It Forward]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Defenders of Wildlife]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Florida Voices For Animals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Great Greyhound of Tampa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[League of Humane Voters—Florida]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pinellas County Animal Services]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://talkinganimals.net/?p=3080</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>As part of an ongoing effort to continue experimenting with different approaches to presenting guests and information on “Talking Animals”–and a parallel desire to give voice to a broader array of animal organizations and leaders–we returned to a format we try to employ once or twice a year. We invited people to call in and [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2013/04/callers-and-e-mailers-as-guests/">Callers And E-Mailers As Guests</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://talkinganimals.net/2013/04/callers-and-e-mailers-as-guests/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		
		<enclosure url="https://talkinganimals.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/TAApril17CallersAsGuests.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg" />

		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">3080</post-id>	</item>
		<item>
		<title>John Homans, author of &#8220;What&#8217;s A Dog For?&#8221;</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2013/01/john-homans-author-of-whats-a-dog-for/</link>
					<comments>https://talkinganimals.net/2013/01/john-homans-author-of-whats-a-dog-for/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 05:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Authors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rescue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spay/Neuter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA["Pedigree Dogs Exposed"]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA["What's A Dog For]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dog shows]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Homans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New York magazine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rescue dogs]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://talkinganimals.net/?p=2904</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>John Homans&#8211;the longtime executive editor of New York magazine who published his first book, &#8220;What&#8217;s A Dog For?: The Surprising History, Science, Philosophy, and Politics of Man&#8217;s Best Friend&#8221;&#8211;discusses how he decided &#8220;What&#8217;s A Dog For&#8221; would represent his first foray into writing books. He also addresses the way he approached writing the book, propelled primarily by his [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2013/01/john-homans-author-of-whats-a-dog-for/">John Homans, author of “What’s A Dog For?”</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://talkinganimals.net/2013/01/john-homans-author-of-whats-a-dog-for/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		
		<enclosure url="https://talkinganimals.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/TAJan30-Homans.mp3" length="53316622" type="audio/mpeg" />

		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">2904</post-id>	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Rick DuCharme, Founder and Director of First Coast No More Homeless Pets</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2013/01/rick-ducharme-founder-and-director-of-first-coast-no-more-homeless-pets/</link>
					<comments>https://talkinganimals.net/2013/01/rick-ducharme-founder-and-director-of-first-coast-no-more-homeless-pets/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[libby]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jan 2013 21:10:47 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spay/Neuter]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://talkinganimals.net/?p=2860</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>Rick DuCharme&#8211;founder and director of First Coast No More Homeless Pets in Jacksonville, FL&#8211;traces his path from a long career in sales, marketing and management in the heavy equipment industry into animal welfare and rescue. He discusses how those efforts included considerable research and volunteering in and around the Jacksonville area, then being appointed in 2001 [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2013/01/rick-ducharme-founder-and-director-of-first-coast-no-more-homeless-pets/">Rick DuCharme, Founder and Director of First Coast No More Homeless Pets</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://talkinganimals.net/2013/01/rick-ducharme-founder-and-director-of-first-coast-no-more-homeless-pets/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		
		<enclosure url="https://talkinganimals.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/TAJan-9-DuCharme.mp3" length="53813690" type="audio/mpeg" />

		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">2860</post-id>	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Cathy Unruh, Author Of &#8220;Taming Me: Memoir Of A Clever Island Cat&#8221;</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2012/10/cathy-unruh/</link>
					<comments>https://talkinganimals.net/2012/10/cathy-unruh/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Oct 2012 15:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Authors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cats]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spay/Neuter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cathy Unruh]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[feral cat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Taming Me]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TNR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[trap neuter return]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://talkinganimals.net/?p=2728</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>Cathy Unruh&#8211;author of &#8220;Taming Me: Memoir Of A Clever Island Cat,&#8221; longtime animal advocate and former TV journalist in Tampa (who still hosts programs on the Central Florida PBS affiliate)&#8211;discusses the factors that led to writing &#8220;Taming Me,&#8221; her first book.  As part of this, Unruh addresses the decision to write the story in the [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2012/10/cathy-unruh/">Cathy Unruh, Author Of “Taming Me: Memoir Of A Clever Island Cat”</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://talkinganimals.net/2012/10/cathy-unruh/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		
		<enclosure url="https://talkinganimals.net/audio/102412.mp3" length="19825328" type="audio/mpeg" />
<enclosure url="https://talkinganimals.net/wp-content/uploads/podcast_archive/102412.mp3" length="19825328" type="audio/mpeg" />

		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">2728</post-id>	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Dr. Marty Becker, Veterinarian and author, most recently of &#8220;Your Cat: The Owner&#8217;s Manual&#8221;</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2012/05/dr-marty-becker/</link>
					<comments>https://talkinganimals.net/2012/05/dr-marty-becker/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 May 2012 15:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Authors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cats]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spay/Neuter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Veterinarians]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[allergies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[And Solutions For Raising A Happy Healthy Cat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dr. Marty Becker]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[heartworm]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shedding]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Surprises]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[veterinarian]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Your Cat: The Owner's Manual: Hundreds of Secrets]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://talkinganimals.net/?p=1864</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>Dr. Marty Becker&#8211;veterinarian and longtime presence on &#8220;Good Morning, America&#8221; and, more recently, a contributor to &#8220;The Dr. Oz Show&#8221;&#8211;discusses a number of the important details and suggestions included in his latest of 20 books, &#8220;Your Cat: The Owner&#8217;s Manual: Hundreds of Secrets, Surprises, And Solutions For Raising A Happy Healthy Cat.&#8221; These include the [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2012/05/dr-marty-becker/">Dr. Marty Becker, Veterinarian and author, most recently of “Your Cat: The Owner’s Manual”</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://talkinganimals.net/2012/05/dr-marty-becker/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		
		<enclosure url="https://talkinganimals.net/wp-content/uploads/podcast_archive/053012.mp3" length="20500769" type="audio/mpeg" />

		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">1864</post-id>	</item>
		<item>
		<title>FiXiT Foundation co-founder &#038; president Stephanie Downs</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2011/07/fixit-foundation-co-founder-president-stephanie-downs/</link>
					<comments>https://talkinganimals.net/2011/07/fixit-foundation-co-founder-president-stephanie-downs/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2011 15:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Spay/Neuter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FiXiT Foundation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[neuter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[spay]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stephanie Downs]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://talkinganimals.net/?p=835</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>Stephanie Downs&#8211;co-founder and president of FiXiT Foundation, a relatively new organization that aspires to help address pet overpopulation through a research project and inventive programs&#8211;discusses one of those: Get Your Fix, a nationwide program designed to assist needy &#8220;pet owners&#8221; in receiving funding to have their animals spayed or neutered. &#160; &#160; She explains that, [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2011/07/fixit-foundation-co-founder-president-stephanie-downs/">FiXiT Foundation co-founder & president Stephanie Downs</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://talkinganimals.net/2011/07/fixit-foundation-co-founder-president-stephanie-downs/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		
		<enclosure url="https://talkinganimals.net/audio/072011.mp3" length="20531176" type="audio/mpeg" />

		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">835</post-id>	</item>
		<item>
		<title>RaeAnna Saks&#8211;founder and CEO of The Little Cats (TLC) Rescue</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2008/12/raeanna-saks-founder-and-ceo-of-the-little-cats-tlc-rescue/</link>
					<comments>https://talkinganimals.net/2008/12/raeanna-saks-founder-and-ceo-of-the-little-cats-tlc-rescue/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2008 16:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Rescue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spay/Neuter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[feral cat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[homeless]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RaeAnna Saks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Little Cats (TLC) Rescue]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://talkinganimals.net/?p=1513</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>RaeAnna Saks&#8211;founder and CEO of The Little Cats (TLC) Rescue, an organization serving the greater Tampa area whose efforts are chiefly devoted to rescuing the homeless/feral cat population&#8211;discusses the history of TLC Rescue alongside some of her own history, provides something of a tutorial about feral cats (and what differentiates them from homeless cats),  addresses [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2008/12/raeanna-saks-founder-and-ceo-of-the-little-cats-tlc-rescue/">RaeAnna Saks–founder and CEO of The Little Cats (TLC) Rescue</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://talkinganimals.net/2008/12/raeanna-saks-founder-and-ceo-of-the-little-cats-tlc-rescue/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		
		<enclosure url="https://talkinganimals.net/audio/121008.mp3" length="7575325" type="audio/mpeg" />

		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">1513</post-id>	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Kevin Nealon of &#8220;Saturday Night Live&#8221;</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2007/11/kevin-nealon-of-saturday-night-live/</link>
					<comments>https://talkinganimals.net/2007/11/kevin-nealon-of-saturday-night-live/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[libby]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2007 16:30:27 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Actors & Filmmakers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Comedians]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spay/Neuter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vegetarian/Vegan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA["Saturday Night Live"]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[animal welfare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kevin Nealon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PETA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Weeds]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://talkinganimals.net/?p=1731</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>Comedian-actor and veteran animal advocate Kevin Nealon&#8211;perhaps best known for his lengthy stint on &#8220;Saturday Night Live&#8221; (1986-1995), but who&#8217;s more recently earned some of the best reviews of his career in his role as Doug Wilson, the pot-loving and increasingly conniving accountant on the acclaimed Showtime series &#8220;Weeds&#8221;&#8211;discusses the animal issues he considers most [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2007/11/kevin-nealon-of-saturday-night-live/">Kevin Nealon of “Saturday Night Live”</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://talkinganimals.net/2007/11/kevin-nealon-of-saturday-night-live/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		
		<enclosure url="https://talkinganimals.net/audio/110707.mp3" length="10738568" type="audio/mpeg" />
<enclosure url="https://talkinganimals.net/audio/110707.mp3" length="10738568" type="audio/mpeg" />

		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">1731</post-id>	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Linda Hamilton&#8211;Executive Director of the Animal Coalition of Tampa</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2007/09/linda-hamilton-executive-director-of-the-animal-coalition-of-tampa/</link>
					<comments>https://talkinganimals.net/2007/09/linda-hamilton-executive-director-of-the-animal-coalition-of-tampa/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[libby]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Sep 2007 15:30:07 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Spay/Neuter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ACT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Animal Coalition of Tampa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Linda Hamilton]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://talkinganimals.net/?p=1744</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>Linda Hamilton&#8211;Executive Director of the Animal Coalition of Tampa (ACT), which offers low-cost spay/neuter services at its clinic and out in the community through its Neuter Scooter and other means&#8211; discusses the history and evolution of ACT, its immediate and longer-term goals for the number of cats and dogs that ACT aims to sterilize (with [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2007/09/linda-hamilton-executive-director-of-the-animal-coalition-of-tampa/">Linda Hamilton–Executive Director of the Animal Coalition of Tampa</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://talkinganimals.net/2007/09/linda-hamilton-executive-director-of-the-animal-coalition-of-tampa/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		
		<enclosure url="https://talkinganimals.net/audio/090507.mp3" length="11701496" type="audio/mpeg" />
<enclosure url="https://talkinganimals.net/audio/090507.mp3" length="11701496" type="audio/mpeg" />

		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">1744</post-id>	</item>
	</channel>
</rss>
