Podcasts about cat fancy

Whether you're wrestling with belief, trying to find your audience, or wondering if you should charge for your God-given gifts… this episode delivers. What You'll Learn: How Ed's pre-cancer diagnosis mysteriously disappeared.  The surprising link between belief and healing.  Why viral videos really go viral (Cat Fancy, anyone?)  Should you charge for divine downloads? Attracting vs. repelling in marketing—and why it matters.  The role of curiosity, risk, and wonder in your spiritual journey.

The PuzzyBoyz learn about the history of Cat Fancy MAgazine! Give us five stars on Apple Podcasts and name your cat(s) and we'll shout ‘em out! for hats, shirts, and kitty bowls go to PuzzyBoyz.com !! KitNipBox.com promo code PUZZYBOYZ for 15% off your first KitNipBox!   Follow us: IG: PuzzyBoyzPod Tiktok: @PzzyBoyzPod PuzzyBoyzPod@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Elaine McManus brought her beautiful prize-winning Siberian Kitten into studio. 'Forest Side Lenny' was the Winner of the Best in Show of Governing Council of the Cat Fancy of Ireland's Supreme Cat Show

"Cat Fancy" celebrates the world of feline aficionados. Rachel Teichman, LMSW and Victor Varnado, KSN delve into the universe that has catered to cat lovers forever!Produced and hosted by Victor Varnado & Rachel TeichmanFull Wikipedia article here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat_fancySubscribe to our new newsletter, WikiWeekly at https://newsletter.wikilisten.com/ for a fun fact every week to feel smart and impress your friends, and MORE! https://www.patreon.com/wikilistenpodcastFind us on social media!https://www.facebook.com/WikiListenInstagram @WikiListenTwitter @Wiki_ListenGet bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, I have the pleasure of getting to know pet author and certified animal behavior consultant Amy Shojai. We get started with Amy's story of how she got inspired to get into writing about pets while working in a small vet clinic in Eastern Kentucky. At the clinic, she witnessed first hand the wide variety of treatments and pets and need to convey important information to pet parents in a way that they could easily understand. That experience got her started writing about pets for publications like Cat Fancy and Dog Fancy. She developed a signature writing style for articles that started with a story about a pet, transitioned into the featured medical information and wrapped up with an update on how the pet is doing after treatment. That structure of leading with a strong hook followed by education got people's interest, especially when there was a happy ending to share! Amy and I also talk about why we love to read fiction written by dog experts. Amy admits that she has thrown books across the room when the author clearly doesn't know a thing about dogs and writes unrealistic or dangerous stories about them! Same, girl! If you dream of writing about pets, or if you just want to promote your pet business through really great stories, you will enjoy this interview!

Dr. Radosta graduated from the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine in 2000. After completing an internship in small animal medicine and surgery at Coral Springs Animal Hospital, she worked as a primary care veterinarian for 2 1/2 years. She completed a 3-year residency in Behavioral Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania in 2006 and passed the board examination later that year. During her residency, she was awarded the American College of Veterinary Behaviorists Resident research award two years in a row.   In 2005, she went to Baton Rouge, Louisiana to volunteer in the efforts to help animals stranded by Hurricane Katrina. She has owned Florida Veterinary Behavior Service since 2007.  Dr. Radosta is a sought-after national and international speaker. She has written chapters for textbooks including Handbook of Behavior Problems of the Dog and Cat; Blackwell's Five Minute Veterinary Consult: Canine and Feline and Small Animal Pediatrics.   She has published scientific research articles in Journal of Applied Animal Behavior Science, The Veterinary Journal, and the Journal of Veterinary Behavior and written review articles for Advances in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery, Compendium, NAVC Clinician's Brief, and AAHA Newstat. She is the section editor for Advances in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery. She served on the Fear Free Advisory Board and the AAHA Behavior Management Task Force.   Interviews with Dr. Radosta have been published in: Cat Fancy, Dog Fancy, Palm Beach Post, NAVC Clinician's Brief, O Magazine, Catster, Good Housekeeping, Sun Sentinel, Washington Post, Real Simple, WebMD, and AAHA News Stat. She has appeared on Lifetime television, Laurie Live, News Channel 25 (West Palm Beach, WPBF), Mitch Wilder's Amazing Pet Discoveries, Nat Geo Wild, Animal Planet, News Channel 10 (Miami, ABC), and Steve Dale's Pet Talk.    Dr. Radosta has participated in tracking, obedience, herding, and therapy dog work with personal dogs–always Rottweilers. Currently, she shares her life with a wonderful husband, Scott, and her daughter, Isabella as well as Maverick, her Labrador Retriever, and Chewie her cantankerous black cat.  Dr. Lisa Radosta is one of only 90 veterinary behaviorists in the world. She is also a world-class lecturer, author, and teacher who has helped hundreds of pets with emotional and behavioral issues. 

Lisa Radosta DVM, DACVB Dr. Radosta graduated from the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine in 2000. She completed a residency in Behavioral Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. During her residency, she was awarded the American College of Veterinary Behaviorists Resident research award two years in a row.  Dr. Radosta is the owner of Florida Veterinary Behavior Service, a specialty behavior practice in southeast Florida and co-owns Dog Nerds, an online educational resource for owners whose pets have behavior disorders. She is a sought after speaker nationally and internationally. She is a coauthor of several books including: Behavior Problems of the Dog and Cat, 4th edition and From Fearful to Fear Free. She is a contributing author for Blackwell's Five Minute Veterinary Consult, Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult Clinical Companion: Canine and Feline Behavior, Decoding your Cat, Canine and Feline Behavior for Veterinary Technicians and Nurses and Feline and Small Animal Pediatrics.  She has published research articles in the Journal of Applied Animal Behavior Science, Journal of Veterinary Behavior and The Veterinary Journal and written review articles for Advances in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery, Compendium, NAVC, Veterinary Team Brief, Clinician's Brief and AAHA Newstat. She has served on the Fear Free Executive Council and the AAHA Behavior Management Task Force. She has been interviewed for many publications including Cat Fancy, Dog Fancy, Palm Beach Post, NAVC Clinician's Brief, Sun Sentinel, WebMD, AAHA trends, Real Simple, Good News for Pets, Catster, DVM 360 and AAHA News Stat. She has appeared on Lifetime television, Laurie Live, local news in southeast Florida, Mitch Wilder's Amazing Pet Discoveries, Nat Geo Wild, Animal Planet, Steve Dale's Pet Talk and Dogs, CNBC and Cats and Scapegoats.  Legal Disclaimer: This podcast is intended for educational purposes only and does not constitute advice or professional services by either the host nor any of the guests.  Website: https://drlisaradosta.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drlisaradosta/ Recommends: Dr. Evan Maclean, Director of the Arizona Canine Cognition Center https://dogs.arizona.edu/people/dr-evan-maclean If you want to work with me, Susan Light, you can find me at: www.doggydojopodcast.com The music was written by Mac Light, you can find him at: www.maclightsongwriter.com If you like the show, please Subscribe, Rate, Review, and Share to help others find the show! I'll see you in two weeks with a brand new episode of the Doggy Dojo!

Join us today as we discuss a commonly asked question – “Who has the best integrations into XYZ? Mike breaks down some game-changing integrations, five HUGE gold rushes to focus on, along with a ton of use cases, examples, and more as we dive into pots in a box, healthcare, hospitality, banking, and more! Hey, everybody, welcome back and good morning, good afternoon, wherever you are. I'm your host today, Josh Lupresto We're talking about hospitality, safety and more specifically, though, we're diving in to integrations and how that really has helped revolutionize communication. So on back with us, we have got the world renowned CX solution architect, Mike Baillargeon Mikey, welcome on, man. Thank you. Hospitality safety, oh, my, is what we have today. Let's get into it, man. Listen, you know, you're a return guest on this show, so maybe give us a little bit of a refresher. How did you get started in this space? English major, substitute teacher, horrible experience, ran back crying to get a math minor in that order, and then moved up to Phoenix and actually worked at a call center, right? So I was the call center agent. This was my script, Josh, you ready? Six weeks, six weeks of training. Thank you for calling Cat Fancy magazine, credit card number, please. We represented about a thousand different magazines. We handle one percent of the U.S. mail every day, delivering magazines and receiving those little cards, memorable cards. You filled out, "Oh, I'll take a sample copy." And I decided that that was a pretty hard job, one. It was a pretty boring job. So then I, of course, gravitated towards I.T. with my vast I.T. experience reading Shakespeare and totally lied to get my job as an I.T. admin. First day I show up on the job, they're like, "Okay, well, you know, part of this job is layer one." I'm like, "Layer one? What is that cake? What is layer one?" I don't even know what that is, right? So he takes out a twenty five pair cable, right, splayed it out, and then like a punch tool ninja, he goes, "D-d-d-d-d-d-d-d." He shows me, "Okay. I'm like, "I don't know what you did. Is this important?" He's like, "Yeah. We got to teach you your color code, white blue, is like orange, is white green, is white brown, blah, blah, blah." blah, blah. At that moment, I had an epiphany that this part of the job was not for Mikey B. I'm not very handy person. You know, I'm really good at buying things at Ikea. And my wife is amazing at putting it together. That's, that's how our relationship works so well. So I had this epiphany. I'm like, huh, that's not for me. But I saw a terminal with some code and everything like that. And I said to the guy, you know, I had no idea this was part of the job. I'm actually colorblind. I'm having a really hard time distinguishing the colors. I'm not sure this is gonna work out. He's like, you're colorblind, Mike totally colorblind. I had no idea. He's like, do you see that terminal over there? I'm like, yeah, he's like, I don't like to mess with that. That's the whole program in the phone system. With a definitive G3R, you know, seven refrigerator cabinets. So I come in over the weekend, figure some out some stuff out, impress me on Monday, like, okay, so I figure some stuff out and rest is history. For those of you keeping score at home, I am not colorblind. I just I just know my limitations. Well, it's worked out. So kudos to you. You have harnessed your skills to the maximum. Love it. You know, the other thing I want to talk about is, is I think you've you've done a great job building up your personal brand, right? I remember when you were coming here, right? We got a lot of phone calls of Oh, my gosh, this guy's amazing. He's helped me so much. What a great hire. So you've done a great job, you know, building that personal brand. In all the partners that you've talked to,

Dr. Lisa Radosta, veterinary behavior specialist, joins the podcast to scatter a PILE of knowledge pearls upon us! This is a wonderful discussion of inter-cat aggression and what vet professionals and clients can do to maximize their chances of success. LINKS: Dr. Radosta Links: https://linktr.ee/drradostadogresources Florida Veterinary Behavior Service: https://flvetbehavior.com/ Dr. Lisa Radosta Homepage: https://drlisaradosta.com/ Dr. Andy Roark Exam Room Communication Tool Box Team Training Course: https://drandyroark.com/on-demand-staff-training/ Dr. Andy Roark Charming the Angry Client Team Training Course: https://drandyroark.com/charming-the-angry-client/ Dr. Andy Roark Swag: drandyroark.com/shop All Links: linktr.ee/DrAndyRoark ABOUT OUR GUEST: Dr. Lisa Radosta graduated from the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine in 2000. She completed a residency in Behavioral Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. During her residency, she was awarded the American College of Veterinary Behaviorists Resident research award two years in a row. Dr. Radosta is the owner of Florida Veterinary Behavior Service, a specialty behavior practice in southeast Florida and co-owns Dog Nerds, an online educational resource for owners whose pets have behavior disorders. She is a sought after speaker nationally and internationally. She is a coauthor of several books including: Behavior Problems of the Dog and Cat, 4th edition and From Fearful to Fear Free. She is a contributing author for Blackwell's Five Minute Veterinary Consult, Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult Clinical Companion: Canine and Feline Behavior, Decoding your Cat, Canine and Feline Behavior for Veterinary Technicians and Nurses and Feline and Small Animal Pediatrics. Her new textbook, Handbook of Behavior Problems of the Dog and Cat, 4th Edition is due out May, 2023. She has published research articles in the Journal of Applied Animal Behavior Science, Journal of Veterinary Behavior and The Veterinary Journal and written review articles for Advances in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery, Compendium, NAVC, Veterinary Team Brief, Clinician's Brief and AAHA Newstat. She has served on the Fear Free Executive Council and the AAHA Behavior Management Task Force. She has been interviewed for many publications including Cat Fancy, Dog Fancy, Palm Beach Post, NAVC Clinician's Brief, Sun Sentinel, WebMD, AAHA trends, Real Simple, Good News for Pets, Catster, DVM 360 and AAHA News Stat. She has appeared on Lifetime television, Laurie Live, local news in southeast Florida, Mitch Wilder's Amazing Pet Discoveries, Nat Geo Wild, Animal Planet, Steve Dale's Pet Talk and Dogs, CNBC and Cats and Scapegoats.

Dr. Lisa Radosta, Veterinary Behavior Specialist, is on the podcast to discuss the behavioral euthanasia, the guilt and shame that pet owners experience as they consider it, and how best to support and talk to your veterinary team. LINKS: Florida Veterinary Behavior Service: https://flvetbehavior.com/ Dr. Lisa Radosta Homepage: https://drlisaradosta.com/ Dr. Andy Roark Exam Room Communication Tool Box Team Training Course: https://drandyroark.com/on-demand-staff-training/ Dr. Andy Roark Charming the Angry Client Team Training Course: https://drandyroark.com/charming-the-angry-client/ Dr. Andy Roark Swag: drandyroark.com/shop All Links: linktr.ee/DrAndyRoark ABOUT OUR GUEST: Dr. Lisa Radosta graduated from the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine in 2000. She completed a residency in Behavioral Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. During her residency, she was awarded the American College of Veterinary Behaviorists Resident research award two years in a row. Dr. Radosta is the owner of Florida Veterinary Behavior Service, a specialty behavior practice in southeast Florida and co-owns Dog Nerds, an online educational resource for owners whose pets have behavior disorders. She is a sought after speaker nationally and internationally. She is a coauthor of several books including: Behavior Problems of the Dog and Cat, 4th edition and From Fearful to Fear Free. She is a contributing author for Blackwell's Five Minute Veterinary Consult, Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult Clinical Companion: Canine and Feline Behavior, Decoding your Cat, Canine and Feline Behavior for Veterinary Technicians and Nurses and Feline and Small Animal Pediatrics. Her new textbook, Handbook of Behavior Problems of the Dog and Cat, 4th Edition is due out May, 2023. She has published research articles in the Journal of Applied Animal Behavior Science, Journal of Veterinary Behavior and The Veterinary Journal and written review articles for Advances in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery, Compendium, NAVC, Veterinary Team Brief, Clinician's Brief and AAHA Newstat. She has served on the Fear Free Executive Council and the AAHA Behavior Management Task Force. She has been interviewed for many publications including Cat Fancy, Dog Fancy, Palm Beach Post, NAVC Clinician's Brief, Sun Sentinel, WebMD, AAHA trends, Real Simple, Good News for Pets, Catster, DVM 360 and AAHA News Stat. She has appeared on Lifetime television, Laurie Live, local news in southeast Florida, Mitch Wilder's Amazing Pet Discoveries, Nat Geo Wild, Animal Planet, Steve Dale's Pet Talk and Dogs, CNBC and Cats and Scapegoats.

This week on the Cone..... We have a Hall of Fame episode for you! Dr. Andy Roark talks to Dr. Lisa Radosta about firework phobia and what we can do when clients call right before the bangs start. Let's get into it! LINKS: Dr. Andy Roark Exam Room Communication Tool Box Team Training Course: https://drandyroark.com/on-demand-staff-training/ Dr. Andy Roark Charming the Angry Client Team Training Course: https://drandyroark.com/charming-the-angry-client/ Dr. Andy Roark Swag: drandyroark.com/shop All Links: linktr.ee/DrAndyRoark ABOUT OUR GUEST: Dr. Lisa Radosta graduated from the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine in 2000. She completed a residency in Behavioral Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. During her residency, she was awarded the American College of Veterinary Behaviorists Resident research award two years in a row. Dr. Radosta is the owner of Florida Veterinary Behavior Service, a specialty behavior practice in southeast Florida and co-owns Dog Nerds, an online educational resource for owners whose pets have behavior disorders. She is a sought after speaker nationally and internationally. She is a coauthor of several books including: Behavior Problems of the Dog and Cat, 4th edition and From Fearful to Fear Free. She is a contributing author for Blackwell's Five Minute Veterinary Consult, Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult Clinical Companion: Canine and Feline Behavior, Decoding your Cat, Canine and Feline Behavior for Veterinary Technicians and Nurses and Feline and Small Animal Pediatrics. Her new textbook, Handbook of Behavior Problems of the Dog and Cat, 4th Edition is due out May, 2023. She has published research articles in the Journal of Applied Animal Behavior Science, Journal of Veterinary Behavior and The Veterinary Journal and written review articles for Advances in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery, Compendium, NAVC, Veterinary Team Brief, Clinician's Brief and AAHA Newstat. She has served on the Fear Free Executive Council and the AAHA Behavior Management Task Force. She has been interviewed for many publications including Cat Fancy, Dog Fancy, Palm Beach Post, NAVC Clinician's Brief, Sun Sentinel, WebMD, AAHA trends, Real Simple, Good News for Pets, Catster, DVM 360 and AAHA News Stat. She has appeared on Lifetime television, Laurie Live, local news in southeast Florida, Mitch Wilder's Amazing Pet Discoveries, Nat Geo Wild, Animal Planet, Steve Dale's Pet Talk and Dogs, CNBC and Cats and Scapegoats.

Dr. Radosta graduated from the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine in 2000. After completing an internship in small animal medicine and surgery at Coral Springs Animal Hospital, she worked as a primary care veterinarian for 2 1/2 years. She completed a 3-year residency in Behavioral Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania in 2006 and passed the board examination later that year. During her residency, she was awarded the American College of Veterinary Behaviorists Resident research award two years in a row.  In 2005, she went to Baton Rouge, Louisiana to volunteer in the efforts to help animals stranded by Hurricane Katrina. She has owned Florida Veterinary Behavior Service since 2007.  Dr. Radosta is a sought-after national and international speaker. She has written chapters for textbooks including Handbook of Behavior Problems of the Dog and Cat; Blackwell's Five Minute Veterinary Consult: Canine and Feline and Small Animal Pediatrics.   She has published scientific research articles in Journal of Applied Animal Behavior Science, The Veterinary Journal, and the Journal of Veterinary Behavior and written review articles for Advances in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery, Compendium, NAVC Clinician's Brief, and AAHA Newstat. She is the section editor for Advances in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery. She served on the Fear Free Advisory Board and the AAHA Behavior Management Task Force.   Interviews with Dr. Radosta have been published in: Cat Fancy, Dog Fancy, Palm Beach Post, NAVC Clinician's Brief, O Magazine, Catster, Good Housekeeping, Sun Sentinel, Washington Post, Real Simple, WebMD, and AAHA News Stat. She has appeared on Lifetime television, Laurie Live, News Channel 25 (West Palm Beach, WPBF), Mitch Wilder's Amazing Pet Discoveries, Nat Geo Wild, Animal Planet, News Channel 10 (Miami, ABC), and Steve Dale's Pet Talk.    Dr. Radosta has participated in tracking, obedience, herding, and therapy dog work with personal dogs–always Rottweilers. Currently, she shares her life with a wonderful husband, Scott, and her daughter, Isabella as well as Maverick, her Labrador Retriever, and Chewie her cantankerous black cat.  Dr. Lisa Radosta is one of only 90 veterinary behaviorists in the world. She is also a world-class lecturer, author, and teacher who has helped hundreds of pets with emotional and behavioral issues. 

Dr. Diane Pomerance received her Ph.D. in Mass Media/Communications from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. She received her M.A. in Theater and B.A. in History and Speech with a secondary teaching certification. She has also been certified as a Grief Recovery Specialist by the internationally recognized Grief Recovery Institute. Dr. Pomerance counsels those grieving from any loss; however she has a special interest in helping those mourning the loss of a beloved animal companion. The loss of a pet can be devastating to adults as well as children. Dr Pomerance is the author of nine books seven of which are nonfiction about animals and their purposefulness and significance. The “Animal Companions” series provides information about all facets of the human-pet bond including the loss of a beloved pet, caring for our aging pets, animal companioons as our friends, teachers, guides and family members; the interconnectednessvand interdependence of all living creatures; adopting the perfect pet for you, the healing and other gifts they bring to our lives. Her most recent book about animals is “Our Rescue Dog Family Album”. It chronicles the stories of the many abused dogs she rescued and adopted – forty eight during the past three decades). She has been a guest on over telve hundred radio programs and interviewed as a pet and grief expert in such magazines as “Redbook”, “Martha Stewart “Home” “Woman's World”, “Dog Fancy”, “Quick & Simple”, etc. She has written for many pet magazines and been an on-line editor for Cat Fancy magazine. She is also the creator and director of the SPCA of Texas Pet Grief Counseling Program in Dallas. A flagship program for animal welfare organizations, veterinarians and animal welfare advocates, the PGCP helps those who have lost a beloved pet how to cope with and recover from their grief. She has authored hundreds of articles and been interviewed on CNN Headline News, Fox News, Fox & Friends, Hallmark Channel's “New Morning”, Montel Williams, The Daily Buzz and Lifetime TV and all of the local TV network affiliates in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area. She has rescued and adopted forty-eight abandoned, neglected and abused dogs over the past decades and currently lives with six canine kids. Dr. Pomerance has been involved with Animal Assisted Terapy with Pet Partners working with her speciall trained Therapy dogs that help patients in hospitals, assisted living centers, and emergency rooms. They also work with children and adults with various tyes of disabilities. Dr. Pomerance is an ardent animal welfare activist and advocate…www.drdianepomerance.com To listen to all our XZBN shows, with our compliments go to: https://www.spreaker.com/user/xzoneradiotv *** AND NOW *** The ‘X' Zone TV Channel on SimulTV - www.simultv.com The ‘X' Chronicles Newspaper - www.xchroniclesnewpaper.com

Dr. Diane Pomerance received her Ph.D. in Mass Media/Communications from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. She received her M.A. in Theater and B.A. in History and Speech with a secondary teaching certification. She has also been certified as a Grief Recovery Specialist by the internationally recognized Grief Recovery Institute. Dr. Pomerance counsels those grieving from any loss; however she has a special interest in helping those mourning the loss of a beloved animal companion. The loss of a pet can be devastating to adults as well as children. Dr Pomerance is the author of nine books seven of which are nonfiction about animals and their purposefulness and significance. The “Animal Companions” series provides information about all facets of the human-pet bond including the loss of a beloved pet, caring for our aging pets, animal companioons as our friends, teachers, guides and family members; the interconnectednessvand interdependence of all living creatures; adopting the perfect pet for you, the healing and other gifts they bring to our lives. Her most recent book about animals is “Our Rescue Dog Family Album”. It chronicles the stories of the many abused dogs she rescued and adopted – forty eight during the past three decades). She has been a guest on over telve hundred radio programs and interviewed as a pet and grief expert in such magazines as “Redbook”, “Martha Stewart “Home” “Woman's World”, “Dog Fancy”, “Quick & Simple”, etc. She has written for many pet magazines and been an on-line editor for Cat Fancy magazine. She is also the creator and director of the SPCA of Texas Pet Grief Counseling Program in Dallas. A flagship program for animal welfare organizations, veterinarians and animal welfare advocates, the PGCP helps those who have lost a beloved pet how to cope with and recover from their grief. She has authored hundreds of articles and been interviewed on CNN Headline News, Fox News, Fox & Friends, Hallmark Channel's “New Morning”, Montel Williams, The Daily Buzz and Lifetime TV and all of the local TV network affiliates in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area. She has rescued and adopted forty-eight abandoned, neglected and abused dogs over the past decades and currently lives with six canine kids. Dr. Pomerance has been involved with Animal Assisted Terapy with Pet Partners working with her speciall trained Therapy dogs that help patients in hospitals, assisted living centers, and emergency rooms. They also work with children and adults with various tyes of disabilities. Dr. Pomerance is an ardent animal welfare activist and advocate…www.drdianepomerance.com To listen to all our XZBN shows, with our compliments go to: https://www.spreaker.com/user/xzoneradiotv *** AND NOW *** The ‘X' Zone TV Channel on SimulTV - www.simultv.com The ‘X' Chronicles Newspaper - www.xchroniclesnewpaper.com

Dr. Diane Pomerance received her Ph.D. in Mass Media/Communications from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. She received her M.A. in Theater and B.A. in History and Speech with a secondary teaching certification. She has also been certified as a Grief Recovery Specialist by the internationally recognized Grief Recovery Institute. Dr. Pomerance counsels those grieving from any loss; however she has a special interest in helping those mourning the loss of a beloved animal companion. The loss of a pet can be devastating to adults as well as children. Dr Pomerance is the author of nine books seven of which are nonfiction about animals and their purposefulness and significance. The “Animal Companions” series provides information about all facets of the human-pet bond including the loss of a beloved pet, caring for our aging pets, animal companioons as our friends, teachers, guides and family members; the interconnectednessvand interdependence of all living creatures; adopting the perfect pet for you, the healing and other gifts they bring to our lives. Her most recent book about animals is “Our Rescue Dog Family Album”. It chronicles the stories of the many abused dogs she rescued and adopted – forty eight during the past three decades). She has been a guest on over telve hundred radio programs and interviewed as a pet and grief expert in such magazines as “Redbook”, “Martha Stewart “Home” “Woman's World”, “Dog Fancy”, “Quick & Simple”, etc. She has written for many pet magazines and been an on-line editor for Cat Fancy magazine. She is also the creator and director of the SPCA of Texas Pet Grief Counseling Program in Dallas. A flagship program for animal welfare organizations, veterinarians and animal welfare advocates, the PGCP helps those who have lost a beloved pet how to cope with and recover from their grief. She has authored hundreds of articles and been interviewed on CNN Headline News, Fox News, Fox & Friends, Hallmark Channel's “New Morning”, Montel Williams, The Daily Buzz and Lifetime TV and all of the local TV network affiliates in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area. She has rescued and adopted forty-eight abandoned, neglected and abused dogs over the past decades and currently lives with six canine kids. Dr. Pomerance has been involved with Animal Assisted Terapy with Pet Partners working with her speciall trained Therapy dogs that help patients in hospitals, assisted living centers, and emergency rooms. They also work with children and adults with various tyes of disabilities. Dr. Pomerance is an ardent animal welfare activist and advocate…www.drdianepomerance.comTo listen to all our XZBN shows, with our compliments go to: https://www.spreaker.com/user/xzoneradiotv*** AND NOW ***The ‘X' Zone TV Channel on SimulTV - www.simultv.comThe ‘X' Chronicles Newspaper - www.xchroniclesnewpaper.com

Dr. Diane Pomerance received her Ph.D. in Mass Media/Communications from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. She received her M.A. in Theater and B.A. in History and Speech with a secondary teaching certification. She has also been certified as a Grief Recovery Specialist by the internationally recognized Grief Recovery Institute. Dr. Pomerance counsels those grieving from any loss; however she has a special interest in helping those mourning the loss of a beloved animal companion. The loss of a pet can be devastating to adults as well as children. Dr Pomerance is the author of nine books seven of which are nonfiction about animals and their purposefulness and significance. The “Animal Companions” series provides information about all facets of the human-pet bond including the loss of a beloved pet, caring for our aging pets, animal companioons as our friends, teachers, guides and family members; the interconnectednessvand interdependence of all living creatures; adopting the perfect pet for you, the healing and other gifts they bring to our lives. Her most recent book about animals is “Our Rescue Dog Family Album”. It chronicles the stories of the many abused dogs she rescued and adopted – forty eight during the past three decades). She has been a guest on over telve hundred radio programs and interviewed as a pet and grief expert in such magazines as “Redbook”, “Martha Stewart “Home” “Woman's World”, “Dog Fancy”, “Quick & Simple”, etc. She has written for many pet magazines and been an on-line editor for Cat Fancy magazine. She is also the creator and director of the SPCA of Texas Pet Grief Counseling Program in Dallas. A flagship program for animal welfare organizations, veterinarians and animal welfare advocates, the PGCP helps those who have lost a beloved pet how to cope with and recover from their grief. She has authored hundreds of articles and been interviewed on CNN Headline News, Fox News, Fox & Friends, Hallmark Channel's “New Morning”, Montel Williams, The Daily Buzz and Lifetime TV and all of the local TV network affiliates in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area. She has rescued and adopted forty-eight abandoned, neglected and abused dogs over the past decades and currently lives with six canine kids. Dr. Pomerance has been involved with Animal Assisted Terapy with Pet Partners working with her speciall trained Therapy dogs that help patients in hospitals, assisted living centers, and emergency rooms. They also work with children and adults with various tyes of disabilities. Dr. Pomerance is an ardent animal welfare activist and advocate…www.drdianepomerance.comTo listen to all our XZBN shows, with our compliments go to: https://www.spreaker.com/user/xzoneradiotv*** AND NOW ***The ‘X' Zone TV Channel on SimulTV - www.simultv.comThe ‘X' Chronicles Newspaper - www.xchroniclesnewpaper.com

Petfood specialist, Debbie Phillips-Donaldson joins host, Brendan Howard, in this week's episode of The Veterinary Business Success Show. Debbie Phillips-Donaldson is editor-in-chief of Petfood Industry, directing all content for the magazine, PetfoodIndustry.com, e-newsletters, Petfood Forum conferences, and related media and publications. She has been in the industry and with Watt Global Media, the parent company of Petfood Industry, since 2006. Previously she worked for 13 years at pet publisher BowTie Inc. as editor of Cat Fancy magazine, new product manager, and editorial vice president. She also served for five-and-a-half years as editor of Quality Progress magazine with the American Society for Quality. She is a graduate of Southern Illinois University with a bachelor's degree in journalism. In the episode, Debbie discusses all things pet food-related - from sustainability and trends, to the humanization of dog food. What do veterinary clients really think about? Tune in to find out. 

Gertrude is a 16lb obese cat who simply refuses to lose weight. She will not run, play, or exercise in any way. She refuses to eat anything but the food she wants. Her health is on the line and Dr. Andy Roark is out of ideas. Fortunately, Ingrid Johnson is here to talk about how she handles these cases. Let's get into it! LINKS: Fundamentally Feline: https://www.fundamentallyfeline.com/ Put on Your PANTS! Hold Meeting that Matter: https://unchartedvet.com/product/put-on-your-pants-meetings/ Uncharted April Conference: https://unchartedvet.com/uncharted-april-2022/ Uncharted Podcast on iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-uncharted-veterinary-podcast/id1449897688 Charming the Angry Client On-Demand Staff Training: https://drandyroark.com/on-demand-staff-training/ What's on my Scrubs?! Card Game: https://drandyroark.com/training-tools/ Dr. Andy Roark Swag: drandyroark.com/shop All Links: linktr.ee/DrAndyRoark ABOUT OUR GUEST: Ingrid Johnson is a Certified Cat Behavior Consultant (CCBC) through The International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants (IAABC). Ingrid owns and operates Fundamentally Feline, providing in home consults for locals and virtual consultations worldwide for clients experiencing behavior challenges with their cat(s). In addition to behavior consults, Ingrid also offers medicating consultations to help clients overcome, or get ahead of, medicating challenges. Prevention and training, the best medicine! She makes her own line of feline foraging toys, scratching posts, vertical space, and litter boxes. She lectures nationwide on cat behavior at veterinary conferences such as AAFP, VMX, ACVC and the like. She is employed at Paws Whiskers and Claws, a feline only veterinary hospital, as a tech, groomer, and office manager and has been working exclusively with cats since 1999. In the Fall of 2016 a paper she co-authored, Food puzzles for cats: Feeding for physical and emotional well-being, was published in the JFMS (Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery) and to compliment it she co-developed FoodPuzzlesforCats.com. To date it is the most popular and widely downloaded paper in the history of the journal! Ingrid's home, cats, and environmental enrichment expertise has been featured on Animal Planet's Cats101 show and featured in numerous publications including the website WebMD. She has created a series of educational How-To videos of her own, viewable on Fundamentally Feline's website and YouTube channel. Ingrid regularly interviews and offers her expertise for various media outlets. She is Co-Director of Paw Project-Georgia, working towards ending the cruel practice of de-clawing cats. Cat Fancy magazine's 2008 “Home Issue” showcased her feline friendly accommodations and the aesthetically pleasing ways you can provide for your cats innate basic needs while still having a home the humans can enjoy. Ingrid is a huge advocate for enrichment and is determined to thwart the belief that one's home will look unsightly in efforts to provide it. Ingrid shares her home with husband Jake, five rescue cats, and Sebastian, a rescued Great Pyrenees Dog. Follow Fundamentally Feline on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and You Tube!

Supporting the human animal bond with Dr. E'Lise Christensen (DVM, DACVB). In our first episode, I talk to Dr. Christensen about understanding fear and anxiety in dogs, signs that a behavior professional is needed, and her passion for helping families and their pets.Recorded April 7, 2021.  Dr. Christensen's bio:Dr. E'Lise Christensen DVM is a board-certified veterinary behaviorist and an international lecturer and author. Dr. C received her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from Iowa State University in 2002. She first became interested in veterinary behavior as a high school student when she worked at a veterinary practice and began training animals for pet therapy at a local substance abuse facility. While in veterinary school she researched separation anxiety in shelter dogs, was an assistant trainer at an animal shelter, and studied with numerous board-certified veterinary behaviorists.Dr. Christensen has contributed to articles in Dog Watch, Cat Watch, Cat Fancy, Dog Training Solutions, Real Simple, Newsday, and various other print media. She has been a contributor and guest on Foxnews.com's “Pet Health” and “Studio B with Shepard Smith”, ABC News' “Nightline,” and many other radio programs, television programs, and newscasts. She enjoys lecturing nationally and internationally on an array of behavior topics including, but not limited to, small animal behavior, public health and animal sheltering topics.Dr. C is board-certified by the American College of Veterinary Behaviorists and a member of the American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior (AVSAB) Speaker's Bureau and the American Veterinary Medical Association.Dr C is always working on new ideas to support animals, families, trainers, and veterinary colleagues as they learn more about behavior and managing animals with behavioral disorders. Links:Behavior Vets website (you can find Dr. Christensen here)Theme music composed and performed by Andy Sells

Dr. Diane Pomerance received her Ph.D. in Mass Media/Communications from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. She received her M.A. in Theater and B.A. in History and Speech with a secondary teaching certification. She has also been certified as a Grief Recovery Specialist by the internationally recognized Grief Recovery Institute. Dr. Pomerance counsels those grieving from any loss; however she has a special interest in helping those mourning the loss of a beloved animal companion. The loss of a pet can be devastating to adults as well as children. Dr Pomerance is the author of nine books seven of which are nonfiction about animals and their purposefulness and significance. The “Animal Companions” series provides information about all facets of the human-pet bond including the loss of a beloved pet, caring for our aging pets, animal companioons as our friends, teachers, guides and family members; the interconnectednessvand interdependence of all living creatures; adopting the perfect pet for you, the healing and other gifts they bring to our lives. Her most recent book about animals is “Our Rescue Dog Family Album”. It chronicles the stories of the many abused dogs she rescued and adopted – forty eight during the past three decades). She has been a guest on over telve hundred radio programs and interviewed as a pet and grief expert in such magazines as “Redbook”, “Martha Stewart “Home” “Woman's World”, “Dog Fancy”, “Quick & Simple”, etc. She has written for many pet magazines and been an on-line editor for Cat Fancy magazine. She is also the creator and director of the SPCA of Texas Pet Grief Counseling Program in Dallas. A flagship program for animal welfare organizations, veterinarians and animal welfare advocates, the PGCP helps those who have lost a beloved pet how to cope with and recover from their grief. She has authored hundreds of articles and been interviewed on CNN Headline News, Fox News, Fox & Friends, Hallmark Channel's “New Morning”, Montel Williams, The Daily Buzz and Lifetime TV and all of the local TV network affiliates in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area. She has rescued and adopted forty-eight abandoned, neglected and abused dogs over the past decades and currently lives with six canine kids. Dr. Pomerance has been involved with Animal Assisted Terapy with Pet Partners working with her speciall trained Therapy dogs that help patients in hospitals, assisted living centers, and emergency rooms. They also work with children and adults with various tyes of disabilities. Dr. Pomerance is an ardent animal welfare activist and advocate…www.drdianepomerance.comTo listen to all our XZBN shows, with our compliments go to: https://www.spreaker.com/user/xzoneradiotv*** AND NOW ***The ‘X' Zone TV Channel on SimulTV - www.simultv.comThe ‘X' Chronicles Newspaper - www.xchroniclesnewpaper.com

Dr. Diane Pomerance received her Ph.D. in Mass Media/Communications from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. She received her M.A. in Theater and B.A. in History and Speech with a secondary teaching certification. She has also been certified as a Grief Recovery Specialist by the internationally recognized Grief Recovery Institute. Dr. Pomerance counsels those grieving from any loss; however she has a special interest in helping those mourning the loss of a beloved animal companion. The loss of a pet can be devastating to adults as well as children. Dr Pomerance is the author of nine books seven of which are nonfiction about animals and their purposefulness and significance. The “Animal Companions” series provides information about all facets of the human-pet bond including the loss of a beloved pet, caring for our aging pets, animal companioons as our friends, teachers, guides and family members; the interconnectednessvand interdependence of all living creatures; adopting the perfect pet for you, the healing and other gifts they bring to our lives. Her most recent book about animals is “Our Rescue Dog Family Album”. It chronicles the stories of the many abused dogs she rescued and adopted – forty eight during the past three decades). She has been a guest on over telve hundred radio programs and interviewed as a pet and grief expert in such magazines as “Redbook”, “Martha Stewart “Home” “Woman's World”, “Dog Fancy”, “Quick & Simple”, etc. She has written for many pet magazines and been an on-line editor for Cat Fancy magazine. She is also the creator and director of the SPCA of Texas Pet Grief Counseling Program in Dallas. A flagship program for animal welfare organizations, veterinarians and animal welfare advocates, the PGCP helps those who have lost a beloved pet how to cope with and recover from their grief. She has authored hundreds of articles and been interviewed on CNN Headline News, Fox News, Fox & Friends, Hallmark Channel's “New Morning”, Montel Williams, The Daily Buzz and Lifetime TV and all of the local TV network affiliates in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area. She has rescued and adopted forty-eight abandoned, neglected and abused dogs over the past decades and currently lives with six canine kids. Dr. Pomerance has been involved with Animal Assisted Terapy with Pet Partners working with her speciall trained Therapy dogs that help patients in hospitals, assisted living centers, and emergency rooms. They also work with children and adults with various tyes of disabilities. Dr. Pomerance is an ardent animal welfare activist and advocate…www.drdianepomerance.comTo listen to all our XZBN shows, with our compliments go to: https://www.spreaker.com/user/xzoneradiotv*** AND NOW ***The ‘X' Zone TV Channel on SimulTV - www.simultv.comThe ‘X' Chronicles Newspaper - www.xchroniclesnewpaper.com

Dr. Diane Pomerance received her Ph.D. in Mass Media/Communications from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. She received her M.A. in Theater and B.A. in History and Speech with a secondary teaching certification. She has also been certified as a Grief Recovery Specialist by the internationally recognized Grief Recovery Institute. Dr. Pomerance counsels those grieving from any loss; however she has a special interest in helping those mourning the loss of a beloved animal companion. The loss of a pet can be devastating to adults as well as children. Dr Pomerance is the author of nine books seven of which are nonfiction about animals and their purposefulness and significance. The “Animal Companions” series provides information about all facets of the human-pet bond including the loss of a beloved pet, caring for our aging pets, animal companioons as our friends, teachers, guides and family members; the interconnectednessvand interdependence of all living creatures; adopting the perfect pet for you, the healing and other gifts they bring to our lives. Her most recent book about animals is “Our Rescue Dog Family Album”. It chronicles the stories of the many abused dogs she rescued and adopted – forty eight during the past three decades). She has been a guest on over telve hundred radio programs and interviewed as a pet and grief expert in such magazines as “Redbook”, “Martha Stewart “Home” “Woman's World”, “Dog Fancy”, “Quick & Simple”, etc. She has written for many pet magazines and been an on-line editor for Cat Fancy magazine. She is also the creator and director of the SPCA of Texas Pet Grief Counseling Program in Dallas. A flagship program for animal welfare organizations, veterinarians and animal welfare advocates, the PGCP helps those who have lost a beloved pet how to cope with and recover from their grief. She has authored hundreds of articles and been interviewed on CNN Headline News, Fox News, Fox & Friends, Hallmark Channel's “New Morning”, Montel Williams, The Daily Buzz and Lifetime TV and all of the local TV network affiliates in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area. She has rescued and adopted forty-eight abandoned, neglected and abused dogs over the past decades and currently lives with six canine kids. Dr. Pomerance has been involved with Animal Assisted Terapy with Pet Partners working with her speciall trained Therapy dogs that help patients in hospitals, assisted living centers, and emergency rooms. They also work with children and adults with various tyes of disabilities. Dr. Pomerance is an ardent animal welfare activist and advocate…www.drdianepomerance.com To listen to all our XZBN shows, with our compliments go to: https://www.spreaker.com/user/xzoneradiotv *** AND NOW *** The ‘X' Zone TV Channel on SimulTV - www.simultv.com The ‘X' Chronicles Newspaper - www.xchroniclesnewpaper.com

Dr. Diane Pomerance received her Ph.D. in Mass Media/Communications from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. She received her M.A. in Theater and B.A. in History and Speech with a secondary teaching certification. She has also been certified as a Grief Recovery Specialist by the internationally recognized Grief Recovery Institute. Dr. Pomerance counsels those grieving from any loss; however she has a special interest in helping those mourning the loss of a beloved animal companion. The loss of a pet can be devastating to adults as well as children. Dr Pomerance is the author of nine books seven of which are nonfiction about animals and their purposefulness and significance. The “Animal Companions” series provides information about all facets of the human-pet bond including the loss of a beloved pet, caring for our aging pets, animal companioons as our friends, teachers, guides and family members; the interconnectednessvand interdependence of all living creatures; adopting the perfect pet for you, the healing and other gifts they bring to our lives. Her most recent book about animals is “Our Rescue Dog Family Album”. It chronicles the stories of the many abused dogs she rescued and adopted – forty eight during the past three decades). She has been a guest on over telve hundred radio programs and interviewed as a pet and grief expert in such magazines as “Redbook”, “Martha Stewart “Home” “Woman's World”, “Dog Fancy”, “Quick & Simple”, etc. She has written for many pet magazines and been an on-line editor for Cat Fancy magazine. She is also the creator and director of the SPCA of Texas Pet Grief Counseling Program in Dallas. A flagship program for animal welfare organizations, veterinarians and animal welfare advocates, the PGCP helps those who have lost a beloved pet how to cope with and recover from their grief. She has authored hundreds of articles and been interviewed on CNN Headline News, Fox News, Fox & Friends, Hallmark Channel's “New Morning”, Montel Williams, The Daily Buzz and Lifetime TV and all of the local TV network affiliates in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area. She has rescued and adopted forty-eight abandoned, neglected and abused dogs over the past decades and currently lives with six canine kids. Dr. Pomerance has been involved with Animal Assisted Terapy with Pet Partners working with her speciall trained Therapy dogs that help patients in hospitals, assisted living centers, and emergency rooms. They also work with children and adults with various tyes of disabilities. Dr. Pomerance is an ardent animal welfare activist and advocate…www.drdianepomerance.com To listen to all our XZBN shows, with our compliments go to: https://www.spreaker.com/user/xzoneradiotv *** AND NOW *** The ‘X' Zone TV Channel on SimulTV - www.simultv.com The ‘X' Chronicles Newspaper - www.xchroniclesnewpaper.com

Description: Dr. Andy Roark has a tough case! A rambunctious 3 month old tabby kitten won't stop attacking his owner! He stalks her, pounces on her ankles from under the bed and rabbit kicks her hand when he gets the chance. It may sound funny, but his owner is fragile and can't have this keep happening. Luckly, Ingrid Johnson, a feline behavior expert, is here to talk through the case and how she would tackle it. LINKS: WORKSHOP: It's All Fun and Games – How to Play, Engage with and Reward Your Team https://unchartedvet.com/product/its-all-fun-and-games/ Fundamentally Feline: https://www.fundamentallyfeline.com/ Uncharted Podcast on iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-uncharted-veterinary-podcast/id1449897688 Charming the Angry Client On-Demand Staff Training: https://drandyroark.com/on-demand-staff-training/ What's on my Scrubs?! Card Game: https://drandyroark.com/training-tools/ Dr. Andy Roark Swag: drandyroark.com/shop All Links: linktr.ee/DrAndyRoark ABOUT OUR GUEST: Ingrid Johnson is a Certified Cat Behavior Consultant (CCBC) through The International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants (IAABC). Ingrid owns and operates Fundamentally Feline, providing in home consults for locals and virtual consultations worldwide for clients experiencing behavior challenges with their cat(s). In addition to behavior consults, Ingrid also offers medicating consultations to help clients overcome, or get ahead of, medicating challenges. Prevention and training, the best medicine! She makes her own line of feline foraging toys, scratching posts, vertical space, and litter boxes. She lectures nationwide on cat behavior at veterinary conferences such as AAFP, VMX, ACVC and the like. She is employed at Paws Whiskers and Claws, a feline only veterinary hospital, as a tech, groomer, and office manager and has been working exclusively with cats since 1999. In the Fall of 2016 a paper she co-authored, Food puzzles for cats: Feeding for physical and emotional well-being, was published in the JFMS (Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery) and to compliment it she co-developed FoodPuzzlesforCats.com. To date it is the most popular and widely downloaded paper in the history of the journal! Ingrid's home, cats, and environmental enrichment expertise has been featured on Animal Planet's Cats101 show and featured in numerous publications including the website WebMD. She has created a series of educational How-To videos of her own, viewable on Fundamentally Feline's website and YouTube channel. Ingrid regularly interviews and offers her expertise for various media outlets. She is Co-Director of Paw Project-Georgia, working towards ending the cruel practice of de-clawing cats. Cat Fancy magazine's 2008 “Home Issue” showcased her feline friendly accommodations and the aesthetically pleasing ways you can provide for your cats innate basic needs while still having a home the humans can enjoy. Ingrid is a huge advocate for enrichment and is determined to thwart the belief that one's home will look unsightly in efforts to provide it. Ingrid shares her home with husband Jake, five rescue cats, and Sebastian, a rescued Great Pyrenees Dog. Follow Fundamentally Feline on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and You Tube!

Dr. Diane Pomerance received her Ph.D. in Mass Media/Communications from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. She received her M.A. in Theater and B.A. in History and Speech with a secondary teaching certification. She has also been certified as a Grief Recovery Specialist by the internationally recognized Grief Recovery Institute. Dr. Pomerance counsels those grieving from any loss; however she has a special interest in helping those mourning the loss of a beloved animal companion. The loss of a pet can be devastating to adults as well as children. Dr Pomerance is the author of nine books seven of which are nonfiction about animals and their purposefulness and significance. The “Animal Companions” series provides information about all facets of the human-pet bond including the loss of a beloved pet, caring for our aging pets, animal companioons as our friends, teachers, guides and family members; the interconnectednessvand interdependence of all living creatures; adopting the perfect pet for you, the healing and other gifts they bring to our lives. Her most recent book about animals is “Our Rescue Dog Family Album”. It chronicles the stories of the many abused dogs she rescued and adopted – forty eight during the past three decades). She has been a guest on over telve hundred radio programs and interviewed as a pet and grief expert in such magazines as “Redbook”, “Martha Stewart “Home” “Woman's World”, “Dog Fancy”, “Quick & Simple”, etc. She has written for many pet magazines and been an on-line editor for Cat Fancy magazine. She is also the creator and director of the SPCA of Texas Pet Grief Counseling Program in Dallas. A flagship program for animal welfare organizations, veterinarians and animal welfare advocates, the PGCP helps those who have lost a beloved pet how to cope with and recover from their grief. She has authored hundreds of articles and been interviewed on CNN Headline News, Fox News, Fox & Friends, Hallmark Channel's “New Morning”, Montel Williams, The Daily Buzz and Lifetime TV and all of the local TV network affiliates in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area. She has rescued and adopted forty-eight abandoned, neglected and abused dogs over the past decades and currently lives with six canine kids. Dr. Pomerance has been involved with Animal Assisted Terapy with Pet Partners working with her speciall trained Therapy dogs that help patients in hospitals, assisted living centers, and emergency rooms. They also work with children and adults with various tyes of disabilities. Dr. Pomerance is an ardent animal welfare activist and advocate…www.drdianepomerance.com To listen to all our XZBN shows, with our compliments go to: https://www.spreaker.com/user/xzoneradiotv *** AND NOW *** The ‘X' Zone TV Channel on SimulTV - www.simultv.com The ‘X' Chronicles Newspaper - www.xchroniclesnewpaper.com

Dr. Diane Pomerance received her Ph.D. in Mass Media/Communications from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. She received her M.A. in Theater and B.A. in History and Speech with a secondary teaching certification. She has also been certified as a Grief Recovery Specialist by the internationally recognized Grief Recovery Institute. Dr. Pomerance counsels those grieving from any loss; however she has a special interest in helping those mourning the loss of a beloved animal companion. The loss of a pet can be devastating to adults as well as children. Dr Pomerance is the author of nine books seven of which are nonfiction about animals and their purposefulness and significance. The “Animal Companions” series provides information about all facets of the human-pet bond including the loss of a beloved pet, caring for our aging pets, animal companioons as our friends, teachers, guides and family members; the interconnectednessvand interdependence of all living creatures; adopting the perfect pet for you, the healing and other gifts they bring to our lives. Her most recent book about animals is “Our Rescue Dog Family Album”. It chronicles the stories of the many abused dogs she rescued and adopted – forty eight during the past three decades). She has been a guest on over telve hundred radio programs and interviewed as a pet and grief expert in such magazines as “Redbook”, “Martha Stewart “Home” “Woman's World”, “Dog Fancy”, “Quick & Simple”, etc. She has written for many pet magazines and been an on-line editor for Cat Fancy magazine. She is also the creator and director of the SPCA of Texas Pet Grief Counseling Program in Dallas. A flagship program for animal welfare organizations, veterinarians and animal welfare advocates, the PGCP helps those who have lost a beloved pet how to cope with and recover from their grief. She has authored hundreds of articles and been interviewed on CNN Headline News, Fox News, Fox & Friends, Hallmark Channel's “New Morning”, Montel Williams, The Daily Buzz and Lifetime TV and all of the local TV network affiliates in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area. She has rescued and adopted forty-eight abandoned, neglected and abused dogs over the past decades and currently lives with six canine kids. Dr. Pomerance has been involved with Animal Assisted Terapy with Pet Partners working with her speciall trained Therapy dogs that help patients in hospitals, assisted living centers, and emergency rooms. They also work with children and adults with various tyes of disabilities. Dr. Pomerance is an ardent animal welfare activist and advocate…www.drdianepomerance.com To listen to all our XZBN shows, with our compliments go to: https://www.spreaker.com/user/xzoneradiotv *** AND NOW *** The ‘X' Zone TV Channel on SimulTV - www.simultv.com The ‘X' Chronicles Newspaper - www.xchroniclesnewpaper.com

Dr. Diane Pomerance received her Ph.D. in Mass Media/Communications from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. She received her M.A. in Theater and B.A. in History and Speech with a secondary teaching certification. She has also been certified as a Grief Recovery Specialist by the internationally recognized Grief Recovery Institute. Dr. Pomerance counsels those grieving from any loss; however she has a special interest in helping those mourning the loss of a beloved animal companion. The loss of a pet can be devastating to adults as well as children. Dr Pomerance is the author of nine books seven of which are nonfiction about animals and their purposefulness and significance. The “Animal Companions” series provides information about all facets of the human-pet bond including the loss of a beloved pet, caring for our aging pets, animal companioons as our friends, teachers, guides and family members; the interconnectednessvand interdependence of all living creatures; adopting the perfect pet for you, the healing and other gifts they bring to our lives. Her most recent book about animals is “Our Rescue Dog Family Album”. It chronicles the stories of the many abused dogs she rescued and adopted – forty eight during the past three decades). She has been a guest on over telve hundred radio programs and interviewed as a pet and grief expert in such magazines as “Redbook”, “Martha Stewart “Home” “Woman's World”, “Dog Fancy”, “Quick & Simple”, etc. She has written for many pet magazines and been an on-line editor for Cat Fancy magazine. She is also the creator and director of the SPCA of Texas Pet Grief Counseling Program in Dallas. A flagship program for animal welfare organizations, veterinarians and animal welfare advocates, the PGCP helps those who have lost a beloved pet how to cope with and recover from their grief. She has authored hundreds of articles and been interviewed on CNN Headline News, Fox News, Fox & Friends, Hallmark Channel's “New Morning”, Montel Williams, The Daily Buzz and Lifetime TV and all of the local TV network affiliates in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area. She has rescued and adopted forty-eight abandoned, neglected and abused dogs over the past decades and currently lives with six canine kids. Dr. Pomerance has been involved with Animal Assisted Terapy with Pet Partners working with her speciall trained Therapy dogs that help patients in hospitals, assisted living centers, and emergency rooms. They also work with children and adults with various tyes of disabilities. Dr. Pomerance is an ardent animal welfare activist and advocate…www.drdianepomerance.comTo listen to all our XZBN shows, with our compliments go to: https://www.spreaker.com/user/xzoneradiotv*** AND NOW ***The ‘X' Zone TV Channel on SimulTV - www.simultv.comThe ‘X' Chronicles Newspaper - www.xchroniclesnewpaper.com

What do you do when you have a young cat that eats the senior cat's prescription diet and leaves nothing for the cat who needs it? What about when there's a whole herd of cats and only one needs therapeutic food? Dr. Andy Roark and feline behavior consultant Ingrid Johnson talk about the power of foraging when it comes to reducing stress and also limiting and controlling food intake in cat households. They get into microchip-reading cat feeders and the wisdom of always feeding cats separately. Links: Secret Sauce to Optimizing workflow: https://unchartedvet.com/upcoming-events/ Charming the Angry Client On-Demand Team Training: https://drandyroark.com/courses/charming-the-angry-client/ Dr. Andy Roark Swag: https://drandyroark.com/swag All Links: https://linktr.ee/UnchartedVet ABOUT OUR GUEST: Ingrid Johnson is a Certified Cat Behavior Consultant (CCBC) through The International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants (IAABC). Ingrid owns and operates Fundamentally Feline, providing in home consults for locals and virtual consultations worldwide for clients experiencing behavior challenges with their cat(s). In addition to behavior consults, Ingrid also offers medicating consultations to help clients overcome, or get ahead of, medicating challenges. Prevention and training, the best medicine! She makes her own line of feline foraging toys, scratching posts, vertical space, and litter boxes. She lectures nationwide on cat behavior at veterinary conferences such as AAFP, VMX, ACVC and the like. She is employed at Paws Whiskers and Claws, a feline only veterinary hospital, as a tech, groomer, and office manager and has been working exclusively with cats since 1999. In the Fall of 2016 a paper she co-authored, Food puzzles for cats: Feeding for physical and emotional well-being, was published in the JFMS (Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery) and to compliment it she co-developed FoodPuzzlesforCats.com. To date it is the most popular and widely downloaded paper in the history of the journal! Ingrid's home, cats, and environmental enrichment expertise has been featured on Animal Planet's Cats101 show and featured in numerous publications including the website WebMD. She has created a series of educational How-To videos of her own, viewable on Fundamentally Feline's website and YouTube channel. Ingrid regularly interviews and offers her expertise for various media outlets. She is Co-Director of Paw Project-Georgia, working towards ending the cruel practice of de-clawing cats. Cat Fancy magazine's 2008 “Home Issue” showcased her feline friendly accommodations and the aesthetically pleasing ways you can provide for your cats innate basic needs while still having a home the humans can enjoy. Ingrid is a huge advocate for enrichment and is determined to thwart the belief that one's home will look unsightly in efforts to provide it. Ingrid shares her home with husband Jake, five rescue cats, and Sebastian, a rescued Great Pyrenees Dog. Follow Fundamentally Feline on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube! ABOUT OUR HOST: Dr. Andy Roark is a practicing veterinarian, international speaker, author, and media personality. He is the founder of the Uncharted Veterinary Conference and DrAndyRoark.com. He has been an award-winning columnist for DVM360 and his popular Facebook page, website, podcast and YouTube show reach millions of people every month.

I am so excited to introduce you to my very dear friend Dr. Radosta.  This episode will change your life!  She has very valuable information to share.Dr. Radosta is a sought after national and international speaker. She has written chapters for textbooks including Handbook of Behavior Problems of the Dog and Cat; Blackwell's Five Minute Veterinary Consult: Canine and Feline and Small Animal Pediatrics.She has published scientific research articles in Journal of Applied Animal Behavior Science, The Veterinary Journal and the Journal of Veterinary Behavior and written review articles for Advances in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery, Compendium, NAVC Clinician's Brief and AAHA Newstat. She is the section editor for Advances in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery. She served on the Fear Free Advisory Board and the AAHA Behavior Management Task Force.Interviews with Dr. Radosta have been published in: Cat Fancy, Dog Fancy, Palm Beach Post, NAVC Clinician's Brief, O Magazine, Catster, Good Housekeeping, Sun Sentinel, Washington Post, Real Simple, WebMD and AAHA News Stat. She has appeared on Lifetime television, Laurie Live, News Channel 25 (West Palm Beach, WPBF), Mitch Wilder's Amazing Pet Discoveries, Nat Geo Wild, Animal Planet, News Channel 10 (Miami, ABC), and Steve Dale's Pet Talk.Dr. Radosta has participated in tracking, obedience, herding and therapy dog work with personal dogs--always Rottweilers. Currently, she shares her life with a wonderful husband, Scott and her daughter, Isabella as well as Maverick, her Labrador Retriever and Chewie her cantankerous black cat.Connect with Dr. Radostawww.flvetbehavior.comwww.therealdognerds.comInstagram: @flvetbehaviorservice Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FLVETBEHAVIOR⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Please Subscribe and give a 5 star rating and leave a review. Thank you soooo much in helping support Pet Pix Academy, this will help improve the shows ratings and make it easier for others to find it... And for access to all my FREE PET PHOTOGRAPHY COURSE⭐️visit www.petpixacademy.com

Catster editor in chief Annie Shirreffs discusses the origins of the magazine (and online presence) from early days as Cat Fancy to its current mission

2008 Annual Report     A Year in Video by Jamie Veronicahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xo4O2srCwX4 Big Cat Rescue is more than just a place that provides permanent care for big cats.  It is a movement;  a change in the tide of human perceptions and is the combined effort of more than 80,000 supporters.  If you are one of them, you are a Big Cat Rescuer and the following is the great work YOU did!  If you haven't helped yet, you can do so now at the top right of the screen or here:  http://bigcatrescue.org/donate.htm   Big Cat Rescue's Mission Statement:  To provide the best home we can for the animals in our care and to reduce the number of cats that suffer the fate of abuse, abandonment or extinction by teaching people about the plight of the cats, both in the wild and in captivity, and how they can help through their behavior and support of better laws to protect the cats.   Advances:  With your help we are winning in the battle for compassion!  Up until 2003 the number of requests for rescues we had to turn down due to lack of space or funds had roughly doubled each year, to 312 that year. We feared it would double again to over 500 in 2004. Instead, it has steadily declined since then. Read why, and about the offers we made this year and why their owners would not agree to our terms. http://bigcatrescue.org/000news/0articlesbybcr/2008AbandonedBigCats.htm   At least one big cat sanctuary has dropped “Feline” from their name as the new laws have caused such a dramatic decrease in the number of unwanted big cats that they are turning their attention to other animals. We are on the brink of no more abused and unwanted big cats.  This change only happened because of you, and I just can't thank you enough!   CFO, Howard Baskin was a finalist in the Tampa Bay Business Journal's CFO of the Year awards.   We became the first animal charity in the world to be qualified for and utilize Mobile Giving Foundation's Text 2 Give program.  Text tiger to 20222.  We discontinued the service in Dec. 2011 however as the carriers were constantly requiring us to change the text everywhere the call to action was posted and we often did not have access to places that reposted our videos.   Animal Care:  Rescued liger and 2 tigers.  What do we do when a baby Florida bobcat arrives that is still nursing? We find a domestic cat who is nursing kittens and hope she will “adopt” the baby bobcat.  Big Cat Rescue's version of Growing Up Bobcat takes you day by day through the challenges of rescuing a baby bobcat, hand rearing her and teaching her all she needs to know so that she can one day be set free.  Watch for Hope to be released in the spring of 2009.   Big Cat Rescue planned Chance the bobcat's escape for months. Last year a baby bobcat call came in as the third one in three weeks. He only had one eye and a lump on his belly the size of an orange. Big Cat Rescue was there to get him the medical attention he needed. Emergency surgery repaired the hernia in his abdominal wall. The swelling was the contents of his intestines and other internal organs that had spilled out of the muscled area and were rubbing away at the inner lining of his skin. The attending vet, Dr. Liz Wynn, believes that his hernia and missing eye were caused by some sort of trauma. The area where he was found is completely surrounded by development in West Tampa, but bobcats are often reported there and last year one was found as road kill. After months of recuperation and rehabilitation, Chance the yearling bobcat was released. Watch the movie and see his wild dash for freedom: http://bigcatrescue.org/video/00190.htm   As our population of exotic cats continue to age, we are dealing with more and more medical issues.  You may have seen some of these procedures on our You Tube site where we have dealt with abscesses, tumors and rotting teeth.  Our cats live about twice as long as cats would in the wild, so their parts begin to wear out, long before the cats are through with them.  Some of our 2008 surgeries have included draining a hemtoma on Windstar the Bobcat's ear, removing a cancerous growth from Trucha the tiger and treating a bite wound after her sister bit her.   Removing a non cancerous growth from her sister, Modnic the tiger, pulling what was left of Indian Summer's rotten teeth to stop the infection, treating a fracture to Cachanga Caracal's front paw and removing rotting teeth from King the tiger.  Shiloh went in to the vet for an evaluation of his rotten teeth and was found to be suffering from bone cancer.  He is the 19 year old cage mate of Indian Summer and was put to sleep to end his misery.   Most captive cats do not get the early nutrition they need for healthy bones and teeth because their owners pull them from their mothers to bottle raise them.  There is no substitute for their own mother's milk and their natural diet in the wild.  While we try to supplement their diets and feed them whole prey, it is always too little, too late.  These great cats were not designed for lives of captivity.  Our hope and your help will ensure a future where wild cats live in the wild and not in cages. Read tributes to our cats who have passed on at: https://sites.google.com/site/bigcattributes/home   Only 4% of our budget is spent on fundraising, so that is why it is so easy to see where your donations go.  The cats got lots of cage enlargements and improvements in 2008.   Our snow leopard cat-a-tat was built in 1997 and featured a freezer box that is air conditioned 24/7 where the snow leopards could choose to go when it got too hot.  11 years ago these enclosures were our most noteworthy and still offer more comfort than most, but due to their shape and location, there was no way to expand them as we have done with most of our other cats' cages. We have two snow leopards and three cage sections, but had no good way to shift the cats from one side to another.  After Shaq the black leopard passed away, It only took volunteers a couple of days to join Shaq's two sections to one section of the old snow leopard enclosure.  Volunteers then spent days painting the cages, landscaping and hauling in logs and lots of stuff for Chloe the snow leopard to enjoy.  Finally the big day came for her to gain access to her new area.  See her enjoying her new, enlarged space here:  http://bigcatrescue.org/video/00205.htm   It's like musical chairs but with big cats!  Windstar moved into the waterfall cage next to Aquarius the Fishing Cat.  Of all of our bobcats, Windstar loves pools the most, so while his cat-a-tat was getting some upgrades, he vacationed with a lake side view and a fish filled private pond.  Now that his enclousure has been remodeled he has returned to his home with its window view into the President's office.   Nyla leopard has been on the list to get an 8 x 12 concrete den, cleverly disguised as a fern covered hill, with a huge room addition since August of last year.  Her project kept getting pushed back due to the rescue of four tigers from a facility that was shut down by USDA in FL and 2 lions and 2 tigers who were rescued from Ohio.  Now Nyla has a hurricane shelter like all of the other cats and she is really loving it.   Snorkel was relocated up next to Auroara's old one acre enclosure next to Shere Khan and China Doll. He will be on the tour path now and rescuers are sure that he will enjoy his new digs. Snorkel is very social and loves to snort and chuff at keepers when they clean his Cat-a-tat or when they are feeding him.   When rescuers released Snorkel into his new pad, he excitedly toured the perimeter, checked out his swimming pond, jumped on top of his den to get a better view of his territory and then chowed down on some fresh grass growing in the enclosure. All the while Shere Khan followed Snorkel, watching his every move. Keepers dug out several large weeds that were growing in Snorkel's previous home and then loaded up Flavio into the tiger transport. What was old to Snorkel was brand new and fun for Flavio. He hopped right into transport and moved just one Cat-a-tat over. All the new smells will keep him busy for quite a while.   Moving all these tigers around does have a purpose. Now two empty tiger enclosures could be joined together to make a double tiger enclosure for Trucha and Modnic. The new enclosure gave them almost twice the room. At Big Cat Rescue there are a few empty enclosures that are set aside for projects such as these. This way as an enclosure needs to be maintained, repaired, replanted or whatever else, Keepers can relocate the resident feline to one of the empty Cat-a-tats. Because we rescued three more big cats this year, we only have one empty enclosure suitable for tigers and could really use a couple more spares for these moveabouts.   The operant conditioning program has become a crucial element in making these relocations go smoothly. Through the use of operant conditioning Keepers are able to get nearly any cat into transport or their feeding lockouts by simply rewarding the cats with their favorite treats. CleoCatra Bobcat has a new, duplex with elevated dens, lots of logs and thick green ferns and bushes.  When she moved out of her old, single sided enclosure, Vern was able to connect it to Cherokee Bobcat's single sided cage.  Now Cherokee has a big duplex, giving her twice as much space as she had before.  She already had lots of ferns and foliage, but now she has a lot more room to run.   We took down a lot of dead pine trees and have planted lush landscaping in cat-a-tats that were renovated to be a new home for Mac the Cougar, Bobcats Bobby Blue Rose and Indian Summer.  When Indian Summer moved, her enclosure was connected to Bobcats, Running Bear and Little White Dove's single cage.  That gave them a duplex and the best climbing tree in the sanctuary.  (Indian Summer is 19 and her climbing days have long since passed)  These younger cats (11 yrs) love to climb and now we frequently see them lounging high in their new tree house.   It took four years of raising funds and a year of permitting hassles but only 2 weeks to build the first phase of the 10 foot high concrete wall that will one day surround Big Cat Rescue.  See photos of this imposing barrier and find out who helped:  http://bigcatrescue.org/000news/0articlesbybcr/zoning.htm   The faithful followers of our site have probably noticed the new addition of pet related articles we have posted to benefit the lives of pets.  http://bigcatrescue.org/pets/000pets.htm   We launched a huge campaign to upgrade two of the largest and most expensive enclosures that housed Auroara, Shere Khan and China Doll the tigers.  See a slide show of the cage enhancements and the biggest of our cats having the biggest of times. http://bigcatrescue.org/000news/0articlesbybcr/TigerCages.htm   As Big Cat Rescue has become more successful in ending the trafficking of exotic and endangered wild cats we have drawn the wrath of the breeders and dealers. Our lives have been threatened and our vehicles vandalized. Twelve tires on our van, trucks and trailers were rigged to explode at high speeds over a 3 month period.  We mounted surveillance cameras around the property and on the rehab cages so we can monitor the bobcats without exposing them to humans. http://bigcatrescue.org/000news/0articlesbybcr/2008cameras.htm   Education:  On March 27th, 2008 Big Cat Rescue was honored to host almost 100 visitors from a very special audience. The American Animal Hospital Association was visiting Tampa for AAHA's 75th Anniversary Yearly Conference held this year in sunny Tampa, Florida.  This specialized group of attendees included veterinarians; practice managers; vet technicians, assistants and support staff; vet students, and family guests. Read more:  http://bigcatrescue.org/000news/0articlesbybcr/2008AAHA.htm   In April Big Cat Rescue was the featured story at Encyclopedia Britannica. Anita Wolff had contacted Jamie Veronica to ask for permission to use some of her photos and she suggested they contact Carole Baskin about some of the legislative work we are doing. Encyclopedia Britannica devotes an impressive section of their site as a source of information, a call for action, and a stimulus to thought regarding humanity's relationship with the animals with whom we share our planet. They support worldwide efforts to ensure humane treatment of animals, develop the understanding of their nature, promote their survival, and protect and restore the environment. We are honored to be a part of the great work they are doing to educate, inform and enlighten.  Read it here and see some of Jamie's photos they have put to use: http://advocacy.britannica.com/blog/advocacy/2008/04/big-cat-rescue/   Our Education Department had to raise their prices to cope with growing demand, but our financial return continues to escalate.  We offer about 220 outreach and field trips per year and have committed to offering 12 of them for free each year to lower income schools, but have already given 30 such free tours this year and expect that demand will continue to rise with the cost of transportation.  Even when we offer the tours for free, many schools cannot come because they cannot afford the $200.00 fee for their busses.  Our Education Department began writing grant proposals to raise the money needed for the buses.   Huge gaps in U.S. regulations for tigers held in captivity could make the big cats a target for illegal trade, wildlife trade monitoring group TRAFFIC and World Wildlife Fund found in the first-ever comprehensive report on captive tiger regulations across the United States. The report, “Paper Tigers?: The Role of the U.S. Captive Tiger Population in the Trade in Tiger Parts,” found there are no reliable regulatory mechanisms to keep track of captive tigers in the United States. Big Cat Rescue provided investigators with crucial data and enabled them to see how the lack of protective laws and enforcement are exploited by animal abusers in the real world. http://bigcatrescue.org/000news/0articlesbybcr/   Big Cat Rescue wants to end the need for big cat sanctuaries, but until that day comes we are involved daily in assisting other sanctuaries.  We help improve their ability to convey their message and assist with manpower, resources and guidance on issues such as fundraising, animal care, volunteer training and more.   On November 21st we began assisting the Parco Zoo Punta Verde in Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy in a three-year study on Caracal caracal for the purpose of providing information on the species to expand the knowledge of the behavioral, social and pathological state of Caracal caracal in captivity and to create husbandry guidelines on species.  GoNomad.com posted letters from Big Cat Rescuers about animal interaction opportunities that exploit big cats as a way of educating tourists of the real issues involved in keeping big cats captive.   Modified our Children's DNA ID disks so that they can be used in MO as well as FL and distributed 140 via the Assemblies of God in Springfield.  Once a month all of our Big Cat Rescue Volunteers meet to share lunch, stories about the cats and to get the essential training they need to make Big Cat Rescue the haven it is for the cats. In April we had a guest speaker, Laurie Macdonald, Florida Program Director of Defenders of Wildlife, come and educate us about the issues facing the Florida Panther, bobcats, black bears and other native wildlife.  Our boots were lined up at the door as 70 or so of us sat on the floor, mesmerized by her slide show presentation that included some of our own cats as stand-ins for their wild cousins.   Love is the universal language and the one we speak best at Big Cat Rescue, but now our website, which is well over 5,500 pages of information, is available in Chinese, Dutch, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish.  Check out the google Translate box in the lower left hand side of every page of our site to translate the page into one of the supported languages.  The translations are far from perfect as this technology is still being developed, but we are happy to be able to reach so many more people around the globe.   Legislation/Education:  Thanks to all of you who wrote letters, attended town hall meetings and met with your lawmakers, the world is a little kinder place. Many of the worst breeders, dealers and tiger-tamer-wanabees were finally shut down.  Most of these collectors were fined or shut down by USDA or the state, or both in some cases:   • CA:  Hesperia Zoo AKA Cinema Safari Zoo owned by Stephanie Taunton was put on probation and fined $30,000 by USDA. • FL: Horseshoe Creek owned by Darryl Atkinson was shut down by USDA and FL. • FL:  Wild Things' land owned by Kathy Stearns went into foreclosure and bankruptcy. • FL:  Amazing Exotics appears to have been shut down.  It was notorious for allowing contact between large exotic cats and the public for a fee.  The head of their tiger-tamer-wanabee program was Ron Holiday (real name Ron Guay) who gained fame in the HBO movie Cat Dancers and the book by the same name.  His career in dancing with big cats ended when a white tiger he had raised from a cub killed his wife and his lover within a few days of each other in 1998. • IN:  Great Cats of Indiana, formerly known as Cougar Valley Farms, Inc., owned by Robert B. Craig and Laura Proper came under investigation by USDA. • IN:  Ervin's Jungle Wonders owned by Ervin Hall was shut down by USDA for a three year term. • MO:  Wesa-A-Geh-Ya owned by Sandra Smith was shut down after a visitor lost his leg to a tiger. • MS:  Cougar Haven closed its doors for good, sending the last 3 big cats to Big Cat Rescue. • NC:  Metrolino Wildlife Park owned by Steven Macaluso was shut down by USDA. • NE:  Zoo Nebraska was ordered to find appropriate homes for their big cats and bears. • OH:  Pearson's L & L Exotics owned by Lorenzo Pearson was shut down by USDA following six years of violations including the mauling death of his own two year old child. • TX:  Zoo Dynamics, owned by Marcus Cook was fined $100,000.00 You can read the USDA reports and news stories at http://www.911AnimalAbuse.com   Better laws were passed:   • CITES Decision 14.69: Parties with intensive operations breeding tigers on a commercial scale shall implement measures to restrict the captive population to a level supportive only to conserving wild tigers; tigers should not be bred for trade in their parts and derivatives. (Most of the tiger breeding in the U.S. is for photo booths and petting sessions. None of the breeding of generic tigers does anything to conserve wild tigers. Ask your lawmakers to uphold this CITES decision and end the breeding of tigers outside of the Species Survival Plans in AZA accredited zoos.)  • MO: Effective March 2008 MO Wildlife Code changed as follows:  Safety:  Because of the inherent danger and potential liability associated with the possession of bears, mountain lions, wolves and their hybrids, the Conservation Commission now requires owners of these animals to identify each individual with a microchip embedded under the animal's skin. The owners must also submit a blood or tissue sample for DNA analysis. All animals must be registered with the Department when acquired, born, at death, or when sold. This will aid enforcement of illegal sales of these animals and will help Department biologists distinguish escaped and released captives from wild animals.  MO Conservationist magazine Feb issue at magazine@mdc.mo.gov where Wildlife Code book for 2008 has been released. • Sheriff Kevin T. Harrison asks county to ban private possession of dangerous exotics. • December 11, 2008 Park Hills, MO bans most exotic animals, except small monkeys, within the city limits. • OK:  5/7/08 Gov. Henry signed Senate Bill 1463 into law last week. Sen. James A. Williamson (R-Tulsa) introduced the legislation which prohibits the use of computer-assisted remote control hunting of wildlife. The bill also makes it illegal to engage in, sell, offer for sale, assist in or provide facilities for computer-assisted remote control hunting. Thirty-eight states prohibit Internet hunting, and a federal bill introduced in the U.S. Congress – S. 2422 and H.R. 2711, the Computer- Assisted Remote Hunting Act – would end Internet hunting nationwide. • UT:  Internet Hunting Banned.  Gov. Huntsman signed Senate Bill 164 into law. Sen. Michael Waddoups (R-6th) introduced the legislation which prohibits the use of a computer or other device to remotely hunt an animal.37 states now prohibit Internet hunting, and a federal bill introduced in the U.S. Congress – S. 2422 and H.R. 2711, the Computer- Assisted Remote Hunting Act – would end Internet hunting nationwide. • USDA roared out in support of Haley's Act HR 1947 but Congress never took the time to hear the bill in 2008.  http://bigcatrescue.org/laws/zPDFlaws/USDAcommentHR1947.pdf • Iberville, LA:  Referring back to a law that has been on Iberville Parish's books since 1993, the LA Wildlife and Fisheries Dept. finally banned the notorious Tiger Truck Stop from using live tigers as a public display. Thanks to Sky Williamson and more than 11,000 letters from Big Cat Rescuers, the Tiger Truck Stop was finally ordered to remove the last remaining tiger from this truck stop cage in Grosse Tete, LA. This should have ended a sad history of 21 years of tigers in small concrete cages in the middle of this busy truck stop, but the owner filed a lawsuit to keep Louisiana's Wildlife and Fisheries from doing their job.  At year end we are still fighting to Free Tony the tiger at FreeTony.com   Directing the traffic to the legislative sections had to be more creative however, because by and large, people don't want to think about politics.  The cat's stories and their photographs had to be compelling enough to overcome this typical aversion to political matters and we feel that we have had considerable success in doing that since we have been able to track 728,656 visitors to our legislative pages in 2008.  1,653,788 legislative pages were viewed in 2008. 1,743,210 visits to our main web site bigcatrescue.org resulted in 5,794,358 pages being viewed.  Combined visitors were 2,471,866 who viewed 7,448,146 pages or 6,772 visitors per day who viewed 20,406 pages per day.  Our peak day in 2008 was May 13 with 9,340 page views on bigcatrescue.org alone.    The most popular campaign was to free Tony the Tiger from the Truck Stop and accounted for one quarter of all letters sent.   Carole filled in for Allen Green at the Public Interest Land Air Water conference that attracted 3,500 people from all over the U.S. who care about issues such as wildlife trafficking, climate change and other important issues concerning our planet's health.   At the Sept. 17-19 Florida Wildlife Commission hearing in Jacksonville discussed public comments on the Captive Wildlife Rules.  Of the 1,700 comments our supporters were 1,430 of them.  44,460 letters were sent via our CatLaws.com site in 2008 which is up 25% from last year.  We now have 42,826 members registered to help us with email campaigns.  That is up 9,542 in 2008.   Big Cat Wins Abroad:     • Brazil:  12/11/08 After ongoing efforts by many animal organizations an animal group in Brazil has successfully lobbied and a law has been passed banning all animals in circuses there. • Johor, Malaysia Bans ALL Commercial Hunting:  The Johor government banned all forms of commercial hunting.  Johor is home to the Endau-Rompin National Park, the second largest national park in Peninsular Malaysia. The state will lose some money in licensing fees — in 2006, it issued more than 2,000 hunting licenses — but that pales into insignificance when compared with the benefits of such a move. Johor wants to save the tiger. The ban would also help the Department of Wildlife and National Parks to collect data, train staff and curb wildlife crime. Classified as an endangered species, the tiger is fully protected. But its food is not. The ban should ensure that the population of animals that the tiger preys on — such as wild boar and deer — will increase. If the tigers have sufficient food, they are also unlikely to wander into areas with human habitation. • Australia:  August 3, 2008 Environment Minister Peter Garrett immediately banned the import of Savannah cats into Australia upon learning they were a cross between a Serval and domestic cat.  He said the Savannah cat posed “an extreme threat to Australia's native wildlife.” • Australia:  Craig Bush, the “Lion Man” was ousted from the Zion Wildlife Gardens by his mom.   Fundraising and Marketing:  Big Cat Rescue was reported favorably in the news 70 times in 2008.   Some of the national press included shows on Animal Planet, Discovery and the History Channel in addition to such publications and Encyclopedia Britannica and Women's World Magazine and major media coverage in several other countries as well.   The Fur Ball netted over $110,000.00!  Over 550 big cat supporters had a blast at the Fur Ball; dining, dancing, shopping in the Bargain Sale, tasting and voting in the cake contest, playing the Wheel of Fur-Tune casino table and bidding in the silent auction and live auctions. Spirited bidders in the live auction won exotic trips see lions in South Africa, tigers in Thailand, visits Paris, Brussels and London and golf at St. Andrews.  Roger and Wilhelmina Hopper  won the mountain condo vacation in the costume contest.  The men's and lady's Rolex watches donated by AvantGold were won by Trey Ashmore and Linda Colon.  The Wheel of Fur-tune raffle prize of $1000 Gift Certificate to AvantGold went to Richard Bosley and the King of Feasts cake contest prize went to Cakes Plus.  Watch the video of the night's fun and see if we caught you on film in the photos posted under the video. http://bigcatrescue.org/000archives/2008furball.htm   We had 24,734 visitors this year, compared to a comparably sized zoo that hosts 700,000 visitors annually.  With our annual budget approaching a million dollars a year, we have to be creative in our fund raising, so we turned to the 1,743, 210 web site visitors to bigcatrescue.org and on Valentine's Day asked them to shop in our new online store at http://www.bigcatrescue.biz/  On July 30th we began cross promoting the online store throughout our main web site.   Watch this new episode of Magnificent Obsessions starring our very own Scott Lope.  Lion Feeding Frenzy premiered with lots of interest sparked with each airing.  Scott has also been featured as the big cat expert in Untamed and Uncut and Monster Quest in the U.S. and U.K.   On 2/9/08 we added this Social Bookmarking option to every page of our site to encourage visitors to add us to their social networks.   People who love animals love to share their photos and stories.  On March 1st Big Cat Rescue unleashed a Chat Big Cats community.  It offers unlimited storage space for members' photos, videos and music.   Members can post their own blogs, or join in our forums and contests. It is a YouTube/ MySpace styled community made up entirely of animal lovers. By year end there were 785 members and nearly 2,500 videos, songs, photos and blogs posted to the site.  Get in on the action free at http://www.chatbigcats.com   In late December, 2008, we qualified for google Adsense ads to run on YouTube.  We ended the year as the 6th most viewed Non Profit of all time and the 8th most subscribed Non Profit with 4,265 subscribers and 111,015 channel views.  By year end we had 139 videos posted on YouTube and we began using TubeMogul to post to other popular sites like google, Blip, MetaCafe, Revver and others.  http://www.youtube.com/bigcatrescue   Our MySpace account now has 6,291 friends, 254,024,879 people in our network and our site has had 34,443 profile views. http://www.myspace.com/1BigCatRescue   We took our cats' faces to Face Book: http://apps.new.facebook.com/causes/68903 and enhanced our presence on Care2.org and many other such sites.  We added 134 contacts to our LinkedIn presence here:  http://www.linkedin.com/in/BigCatRescue If you live in the Tampa bay area, look for Big Cat Rescue videos on Brighthouse Channel 340 in the Pet Performances section.  Some of your favorite videos, like Hope the baby bobcat are playing there right now.   Big Cat Rescue now has an Endowment Fund to provide a secure future for the cats. The Fund resides at the Community Foundation of Tampa Bay. Thanks to the generosity of our donors we were able to qualify for a 33% matching fund by raising $150,000.00.  The Community Foundation granted us a $50,000.00 match and this brought our total to $200,000.00 that can generate income to provide for the cats in years to come. http://bigcatrescue.org/communityfoundationoftampabay.htm   We initiated the Legacy Society. This recognizes supporters who have included the cats at Big Cat Rescue in their estate planning. For more info visit:  http://bigcatrescue.org/legacy.htm   We began offering Instant Bingo in our gift shop and created free bingo to play online as well as a site for non US members to play charity bingo where the big cats win every time the player loses.   http://www.bigcatbingo.com   On 7/31/08 our Google grant went up from $10,000 a month in free ads to $40,000.00 a month at a cost of only $1,500.00 to us.   Our Ink Recycling new supporter count was up 324% increase over September 2007 thanks to 235 new ink recycling supporters!!!  This came following a 1/2 page ad about it in the fall issue of The Big Cat Times.  On Sept. 15th we began distribution of newsletters from Dunedin to Sarasota in 20 CVS, Bally's, Sears, Blockbuster and Albertson's stores at a cost of $150.00 a month.  Read all of the back issues here: http://bigcatrescue.org/cat_tales.htm   Placed first paid ads in Cat Fancy, CATS, Dog Fancy and DOGS to appear in Dec. issue.   In November we began accepting American Express and Discover credit cards.   Thanks to your votes Big Cat Rescue was awarded the People's Choice Award by WEDU, our local PBS affiliate. More than 80 charities competed in a 16 county radius for this award, but Big Cat Rescue took 31% of the vote.  This is the second year in a row that Big Cat Rescue has taken home this coveted prize. We have been advised that we are finalists again for the award in 2009.   In the lead for America's Best Animal Shelter.  Winners to be announced in 2009.   Saving Wild Places for Wild Cats:  Big Cat Rescue was welcomed into the International Tiger Coalition, which is a group of 39 organizations committed to saving the tiger, based upon our unique ability to address the captive issues that imperil tigers in the wild.   The goal is 10,000 tigers in the wild in 10 years.  There are less than 3,000 in the wild currently and we are losing one per day due to poaching.  We persuaded ITC to keep US tiger farming issue as part of their mission to eradicate because legalized trade puts even more pressure on wild populations.   What makes this initiative unlike all of the past programs is two fold.  39 major conservation groups, including Big Cat Rescue, have joined forces with one common goal:  Save the tiger in the wild.  There have been other joint efforts, but none this large and never before has an entity as powerful as the World Bank been a committed partner in saving wild places for wild animals.   Harrison Ford, one of Hollywood's hottest actors, thanks to his latest Indiana Jones movie breaking records in theaters, is on the board of Conservation International and spoke at the June 9th launch.  Also in attendance were our friend, the beautiful Bo Derek, who won the Wildlife Guardian Award at the Fur Ball last year, and Robert Duvall.  HSUS brought Tiger Kids to the launch and this photo is from their participation as a ITC members.  See these celebrities up close and purrsonal in the most important roles of their lives in this video we shot and find out more about how the World Bank and the International Tiger Coalition plan to save the tiger. http://bigcatrescue.org/video/00206.htm   Other:  On 4/4/08 we had another perfect USDA inspection.  We were “green” before it was cool with our recycling, water restrictions and other steps we have taken to walk softly and leave only footprints, but things are going to get a lot greener, and yellower and purpler. Our friends at Biological Research Associates lovingly relocated 2000 pickerelweed, golden canna and gulf coast spikerush.  They spent an afternoon transforming the lake bank and by summer you should see a green three foot swath of native plants that flower in yellow and purple like irises and canas. Kevin Atkins, PWS Senior Project Scientist and Vice President of Biological Research Associates, who once worked with Belinda Wright in the wilds of India to save the tiger, has a deep affection for the big cats.  In reference to wild excursions and his upcoming trip to Africa he commented, “It's a beautiful planet.” http://bigcatrescue.org/000news/0articlesbybcr/2008Greener.htm   With more than 100 big cats on 45 acres, we are always in the process of refurbishing and replacing old cages.  Landscaping is another ongoing project whether it be hauling off tree limbs lost in a storm, to mowing acres of grass, to installing beautiful plants to give the cats shade, privacy and the excitement of the butterflies. Most of the trees and flowers at Big Cat Rescue were donated and this video thanks John Deere, Tampa Bay Nursery, Babs of Garden Magic, our volunteers and those of you who make it possible. http://bigcatrescue.org/video/00192.htm   Helping Others:  Big Cat Rescue offered a $5,000 reward for information resulting in the arrest and conviction of the person responsible for shooting a young, female tiger to death. Her body was found next to an apartment complex and I-35E in Dallas, TX on Christmas Day. This was our first offer of a reward to solve a crime and it generated leads but no convictions.  We donated thousands of dollars worth of our tours to other worthy animal non profits including Animal Coalition of Tampa, Boxer Rescue, the Humane Society, the Lakeland SPCA, the Largo SPCA, National Humane, and many, many others.   America's injured veterans have found Big Cat Rescue a place of tranquility where they can surround themselves with beauty and grace;  a respite from all that they have endured protecting our country.  It started with one group and now they come to visit quite frequently.  It's on the house and we provide lunch when we can as well by asking donors to contribute.  They have done their part in keeping Americans free and we are doing our part to fight for that same freedom for the big cats.  Offered to provide mounted cougar and a native bobcat who was road kill to the Florida Conservation Commission to use in their exhibit at the fairgrounds, if they would stop using live cats.   Then and Now:     Our CFO, Howard Baskin, compiled a ten year snapshot of the sanctuary and its growth.  This is just a comparison between 1996 and 2007. Wildlife on Easy Street to Big Cat Rescue   1996    2007 Visitors    85  24,574 Total Expenses  $1,686,386 *    $926,619 Total Income    $0  $1,509,284 Total Net Assets    $148,455    $2,760,047 Spent on Program Services   100%    86% ** *funded by Founder        ** 14% spent on Management and Fundraising combined   Officers and Members of the Board of Directors in 2008 and meetings: • CEO and Founder  Carole Baskin (not compensated by BCR) • President and Chairman of the Board Jamie Veronica • Vice President & BOD Cathy Neumann (not compensated by BCR) • Secretary Jen Ruszczyk (not compensated by BCR) • Treasurer Howard Baskin (not compensated by BCR) • Director Dr. Liz Wynn, DVM  (not compensated by BCR for her role as a Director)   Paid Staff:  Figures from 2007 as the final reports for 2008 are not in. Check back after April 15, 2009:  We went from 3 paid staff to 7 and now provide worker's comp insurance.  We are working to offer health insurance if enough of our staff opt for it.   • Operations Manager & Volunteer Coordinator Scott Lope $35,000.00 incl. bonuses • Staff Manager, Editor & Creative Director Jamie Veronica $24,700.00 (compensated but not for her work as a member of the board)  Gift Shop & Guest Services  Honey Wayton $22,800.00 • Intern Director & Lead AdvoCat Tiffany Deavor $25,000.00 Replaced by Kathryn Quaas in 2008. Education Directors Dr. Beth Kamhi & Coleen Kremer $14,000.00 combined • Vernon Stairs Cage Builder and Maintenance $35,600.00 • Jessica Allen took Bridget's place in Feb.  Chris took Brian's place May 1. • LaWanna Jones hired as an independent contractor 3/1/08 to work on web issues.  Debra Scott was hired as an independent contractor to do CapWiz alerts in July.   All of our animal care is done by volunteers or by staff who also volunteer time before & after work.   Volunteers:  Big Cat Rescue had 110 volunteers in 2008 who clocked in 39,902.57 man-power hours in addition to staff, intern and Volunteer Committee member hours.  Roughly the equivalent workforce of 23 more full time staff.   2008 The S.A.V.E. award for Scratch's Award 4 Volunteer Excellence.  The recipients were January – Becky Gagliardo, February – Rich Bluder, March – Mary Lou Geis, April – Sherry Levesque, May – Erin Newman, June – Scott Milshaw, July – Shiloh Grant, August – who?  , September – Rachel Pipitone, October – who? , November – who?  and December –  who?  Winners of the S.A.V.E. award are allowed to direct $500.00 to the cat project of their choice.   The Volunteer of the Year Award is Big Cat Rescue's most prestigious award.  It is also the hardest award to bestow as we have the best volunteers in the world and so many of them deserve our highest honors and praise.  This year's recipient was announced at the 2008 Fur Ball by Cathy Neumann, our Vice President.  Because of her outstanding service Cathy won the award herself so frequently that the only way to get her out of the running was to name the award after her and let her present it each year.  This year's winner was Becky Gagliardo.  Check out Becky's hero page to find out more about her. http://bigcatrescue.org/hero/beckygagliardo.htm   Staff and Volunteer Training:  On Jan. 25 Coleen Kremer, Dr. Beth Kamhi, Scott Lope, Jamie Veronica, Honey Wayton, Tiffany Deavor, Jen Ruszczyk, Jessica Allen, Barbara Frank, Dr. Liz Wynn, DVM, Howard Baskin and Carole Baskin met for a four hour crash course in People Mapping by Dr. Mike Lillibridge.http://bigcatrescue.org/000news/0articlesbybcr/PeopleMap.htm  Jamie Veronica and Dr. Liz Wynn completed the Safe Capture Course on Sept. 15, 2008.  We want to say a special thank you to four of our staff & volunteers who have just completed their 10th year of service to the cats:  Bill Lewis, Mary Lou Geis, Cathy Neumann and Scott Lope.  

We have a 9 mo kitten with chronic eye problems who is starting to resist getting eye meds. HOW DO YOU TREAT THAT? In this episode, Dr. Andy Roark and certified feline behavior consultant Ingrid Johnson talk about the value of a “Medication Station” for cats and how this tool can be used to make all medication recommendations easier for cat owners to follow. We get into positive training techniques that work, and the single biggest mistake that cat owners make when it comes to positively medicating their feline friends. Finally, Ingrid and Andy discuss easy tips for veterinary professionals to support cat owners who are struggling with meds. Links: Skills in 90 - Level Up Your Practice Photos: https://unchartedvet.com/upcoming-events/ Secret Sauce to Optimizing workflow: https://unchartedvet.com/upcoming-events/ Dr. Andy Roark Swag: https://drandyroark.com/swag All Links: https://linktr.ee/UnchartedVet ABOUT OUR GUEST: Ingrid Johnson is a Certified Cat Behavior Consultant (CCBC) through The International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants (IAABC). Ingrid owns and operates Fundamentally Feline, providing in home consults for locals and virtual consultations worldwide for clients experiencing behavior challenges with their cat(s). In addition to behavior consults, Ingrid also offers medicating consultations to help clients overcome, or get ahead of, medicating challenges. Prevention and training, the best medicine! She makes her own line of feline foraging toys, scratching posts, vertical space, and litter boxes. She lectures nationwide on cat behavior at veterinary conferences such as AAFP, VMX, ACVC and the like. She is employed at Paws Whiskers and Claws, a feline only veterinary hospital, as a tech, groomer, and office manager and has been working exclusively with cats since 1999. In the Fall of 2016 a paper she co-authored, Food puzzles for cats: Feeding for physical and emotional well-being, was published in the JFMS (Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery) and to compliment it she co-developed FoodPuzzlesforCats.com. To date it is the most popular and widely downloaded paper in the history of the journal! Ingrid's home, cats, and environmental enrichment expertise has been featured on Animal Planet's Cats101 show and featured in numerous publications including the website WebMD. She has created a series of educational How-To videos of her own, viewable on Fundamentally Feline's website and YouTube channel. Ingrid regularly interviews and offers her expertise for various media outlets. She is Co-Director of Paw Project-Georgia, working towards ending the cruel practice of de-clawing cats. Cat Fancy magazine's 2008 “Home Issue” showcased her feline friendly accommodations and the aesthetically pleasing ways you can provide for your cats innate basic needs while still having a home the humans can enjoy. Ingrid is a huge advocate for enrichment and is determined to thwart the belief that one's home will look unsightly in efforts to provide it. Ingrid shares her home with husband Jake, five rescue cats, and Sebastian, a rescued Great Pyrenees Dog. Follow Fundamentally Feline on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube! ABOUT OUR HOST: Dr. Andy Roark is a practicing veterinarian, international speaker, author, and media personality. He is the founder of the Uncharted Veterinary Conference and DrAndyRoark.com. He has been an award-winning columnist for DVM360 and his popular Facebook page, website, podcast and YouTube show reach millions of people every month.

Dr. Diane Pomerance received her Ph.D. in Mass Media/Communications from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. She received her M.A. in Theater and B.A. in History and Speech with a secondary teaching certification. She has also been certified as a Grief Recovery Specialist by the internationally recognized Grief Recovery Institute. Dr. Pomerance counsels those grieving from any loss; however she has a special interest in helping those mourning the loss of a beloved animal companion. The loss of a pet can be devastating to adults as well as children. Dr Pomerance is the author of nine books seven of which are nonfiction about animals and their purposefulness and significance. The “Animal Companions” series provides information about all facets of the human-pet bond including the loss of a beloved pet, caring for our aging pets, animal companioons as our friends, teachers, guides and family members; the interconnectednessvand interdependence of all living creatures; adopting the perfect pet for you, the healing and other gifts they bring to our lives. Her most recent book about animals is “Our Rescue Dog Family Album”. It chronicles the stories of the many abused dogs she rescued and adopted – forty eight during the past three decades). She has been a guest on over telve hundred radio programs and interviewed as a pet and grief expert in such magazines as “Redbook”, “Martha Stewart “Home” “Woman's World”, “Dog Fancy”, “Quick & Simple”, etc. She has written for many pet magazines and been an on-line editor for Cat Fancy magazine. She is also the creator and director of the SPCA of Texas Pet Grief Counseling Program in Dallas. A flagship program for animal welfare organizations, veterinarians and animal welfare advocates, the PGCP helps those who have lost a beloved pet how to cope with and recover from their grief. She has authored hundreds of articles and been interviewed on CNN Headline News, Fox News, Fox & Friends, Hallmark Channel's “New Morning”, Montel Williams, The Daily Buzz and Lifetime TV and all of the local TV network affiliates in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area. She has rescued and adopted forty-eight abandoned, neglected and abused dogs over the past decades and currently lives with six canine kids. Dr. Pomerance has been involved with Animal Assisted Terapy with Pet Partners working with her speciall trained Therapy dogs that help patients in hospitals, assisted living centers, and emergency rooms. They also work with children and adults with various tyes of disabilities. Dr. Pomerance is an ardent animal welfare activist and advocate… www.drdianepomerance.com Our radio shows archives and programming include: A Different Perspective with Kevin Randle; Alien Cosmic Expo Lecture Series; Alien Worlds Radio Show; Connecting with Coincidence with Dr. Bernard Beitman, MD; Dick Tracy; Dimension X; Exploring Tomorrow Radio Show; Flash Gordon; Jet Jungle Radio Show; Journey Into Space; Know the Name with Sharon Lynn Wyeth; Lux Radio Theatre - Classic Old Time Radio; Mission Evolution with Gwilda Wiyaka; Paranormal StakeOut with Larry Lawson; Ray Bradbury - Tales Of The Bizarre; Sci Fi Radio Show; Seek Reality with Roberta Grimes; Space Patrol; Stairway to Heaven with Gwilda Wiyaka; The 'X' Zone Radio Show with Rob McConnell; and many other! That's The ‘X' Zone Broadcast Network Shows and Archives - https://www.spreaker.com/user/xzoneradiotv *** AND NOW *** The ‘X' Zone TV Channel on SimulTV - www.simultv.com The ‘X' Chronicles Newspaper - www.xchroniclesnewspaper.com

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Nini Tiger Dies Yesterday I show up for an appointment with a writer for Cat Fancy magazine and am met at the gate by Jamie and Scott telling me that Nini, our 22 years old tigress, didn't eat yesterday nor today.  The vet has been summoned and Nini is looking vacantly into space.   While Scott waits at the gate for Dr. Wynn, Jamie and I take the golf cart out to talk to Nini. We knew this day was coming but had been leaving the date of departure up to Nini.  As long as she was eating well and enjoying her days of napping in the sun by her pool we would try to not cry as we saw her disappearing before our eyes a little more each day.   Despite eating well she had been losing weight for the past couple of months.  We suspected a tumor in her stomach, but at her advanced age there was no point in subjecting her to surgery, chemo or even in anesthetizing her to run a battery of tests.  The knock down alone would have killed her and even if didn't her options would have only meant pain and having to spend her last days in a hospital rather than in her lakefront cat-a-tat where volunteers had lovingly transported her fish friends when she had moved to this new enclosure last year.  All of the other tigers had eaten the fish that the volunteers had put in their pools, but Nini had made pets of hers.   I prayed for a sign to know what would be the best thing for Nini.  I stooped down to look in Nini's cave and instead of the familiar look of recognition, as if happy to see me, she looked scared.  She seemed to say with her eyes that she know the time to depart was here, and like most of us, she was coming to terms with trying to face the unknown.   Here was a magnificent creature who had always had to be so brave.  As a smaller female, in an industry dominated by much larger, more powerful males, she could never show fear or she would be killed or mauled.  She had tolerated being stripped of all dignity by being made to perform for crowds of people who were too stupid to understand that the ticket they bought to watch her do tricks was what kept her confined to a circus wagon for the first 17 years of her life.   With tears streaming down my face; I wondered “Why?”  Why did she put up with that when most tigers don't after they reach adulthood?  After retiring here in 2002 Nini became the most beloved of the circus cats.  She captivated the staff and volunteers with her graciousness, but even more remarkable was her effect on guests.  How many people came to me and said “I looked in her eyes and saw God!”  I am not sure what any of them meant by that, but it was obviously a spiritual experience for them.  Even more had confided that she spoke to them just as clearly as if out loud and in their own language.  I knew they were telling the truth, because she had told me she didn't belong in a cage and that none of them did.  Nini had the rare ability to cross the species communication border and her message was always the same, “We are all ONE.”   Dr. Wynn arrives and concurs that Nini is never going to get better and that euthanasia is the most compassionate thing to do.  Moments seem like hours as I finally manage to speak the unspeakable and say that it's time to end her life.  Who am I do decide that?  I can hardly write the words now, just as I could barely speak them then.  Jamie was silently crying and Scott was trying so hard to be stoic through this.  We have to face this over and over again, but it never gets any easier.   Once the agonizing decision was made we all wanted it to be done as quickly and painlessly as possible, but Nini still belonged to the circus and their vet wanted to be the one to put her to sleep.  She couldn't be here until the following day.  Dr. Wynn tried to reconcile our emotions of having to make this decision with the reality that waiting until tomorrow was not going to make that much difference to Nini, who has known she was dying for a while now. I didn't want Nini to have to experience even one more minute of fear, but I was not allowed to make that call.  She did not seem to be in physical pain, so I tried to accept the political situation for what it is and not jeopardize the lives of the other 10 circus cats by over riding the circus vet's order to wait for her.   Carole 1/23/06 8:45 am:  Jamie calls and tells me that Nini's spirit had been set free.   I've been writing my story since I was able to write, but when the media goes to share it, they only choose the parts that fit their idea of what will generate views.  If I'm going to share my story, it should be the whole story.  The titles are the dates things happened. If you have any interest in who I really am please start at the beginning of this playlist: http://savethecats.org/   I know there will be people who take things out of context and try to use them to validate their own misconception, but you have access to the whole story.  My hope is that others will recognize themselves in my words and have the strength to do what is right for themselves and our shared planet.     You can help feed the cats at no cost to you using Amazon Smile! Visit BigCatRescue.org/Amazon-smile   You can see photos, videos and more, updated daily at BigCatRescue.org   Check out our main channel at YouTube.com/BigCatRescue   Music (if any) from Epidemic Sound (http://www.epidemicsound.com) This video is for entertainment purposes only and is my opinion.  

Hello, and welcome back to Cool and Crazy Cats this week! This week's cool and crazy episode will feature the special Sokoke breed, one of the rarest cat breeds on earth! In this episode, you will get to learn about the special Sokoke's origins, history, physical traits, temperament, and more in this cool and crazy episode! Press play to learn more about cats today! Meow! Sources: AnimalWised. (2019, July 1). Sokoke. Animalwised.Com. https://www.animalwised.com/cat-breeds/sokoke.html#:%7E:text=Sokoke%20cat%20care,-Because%20these%20cats&text=Their%20short%20coat%20requires%20brushing,both%20mentally%20and%20physically%20stimulated.  Governing Council of the Cat Fancy. (n.d.). Sokoke. Gccfcats.Com. Retrieved March 16, 2021, from https://www.gccfcats.org/Cat-Breeds/Sokoke   

Highlights from the conversation:I like the idea that a couple moves from me help fuck with the people who had 100 moves to makeMan, I'm just going to have fun with this. I'm not going to worry about what is and isn't the right thing to you know, to get me into the cool room. I'm just gonna do itIf you're just starting out, it's about knowing how to play the deck of cards, when to play them, how to enjoy them, and how to make this stuff funYou look at a brand, you want to trust it, and you want to believe in it. And you don't want them to let you down. If they make lots of profit, a little profit, I don't really care. This helps me make my life better.Brands can just be decent humans, and companies can be decent humans and they can just treat humans the way they want to be treated. That makes for a better world,  a better experience, more loyal customers, and, in the long run, more moneySlow and steady wins the race, and also feeds the soul More about Aaron Bred from the loins of the proud Midwest, this little fucker was squeezed out in Detroit, in the year 1973 to the proud parents of Jim and Lauren Draplin. Growing up on a steady stream of Lego, Star Wars, family trips, little sisters, summer beach fun, stitches, fall foliage, drawing, skateboarding and snowboarding, at 19 he moved west to Bend, Oregon to hit jumps “Out West.” His career started with a snowboard graphic for Solid snowboards and took off like wildfire soon after.In April 2000, much to the chagrin of his proud Midwestern roots, he accepted an ill-fated art director position with SNOWBOARDER magazine. He won “Art Director of the Year” for Primedia 2000, beating out such titles as Gun Dog, Cat Fancy and Teen. No other awards were bestowed in this period, and like he gives a rat’s ass.Thankfully, in April 2002, the Cinco Design Office of Portland, Oregon called up and offered a Senior Designer gig which he instantly accepted and rolled up his sleeves to work on the Gravis, Helly Hansen and Nixon accounts.The Draplin Design Co. finally stepped out on its own four hairy feet in the fall of 2004. All these years, he’s proud to report that he’s managed to “keep everything out of the red.” He rolls up his sleeves for Coal Headwear, Cobra Dogs, Nixon Watches, Bernie Sanders, Patagonia, Target, Chris Stapleton, NASA/JPL, John Hodgman, Ford Motor Company, Woolrich and even the Obama Administration, if you can believe that.He’s been fiercely independent since 2004, and isn’t going back anytime soon. He lives and works out of a backyard shop in an undisclosed location on the mean streets of Portland, Oregon.Find Aaron here:Website | LinkedInShow notesPeople:AOCCompanies and organisations:Cobra DogsField NotesTimexCoal HeadwearUnion BindingTargetWalmart How can you help?There are four ways you can help us out.Give us your thoughts. Rate the podcast and leave a comment.Share this as far and wide as you can - tell your friends, family and colleagues about us (caveat: if you own a family business, these may all be the same people)Tell us how we can create a better podcast - tell us what you liked, didn’t like, or what you’d like to hear more (or less) ofTell us who you’d like to hear on the podcast. Suggest someone that you think we should interview. One More Question is a podcast by Nicework, a purpose-driven company helping people who want to make a dent in the world by building brands people give a shit about.One of the things we do best is ask our clients the right questions. This podcast came about because we want to share some of the best answers we have heard over the last 13 years. We talk to significant creators, experts and communicators we encounter and share useful insights, inspiration, and facts that make us stop and take note as we go about our work.Hosted by our founder Ross Drakes.Subscribe iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Google PodcastsMusic by: @dcuttermusic / http://www.davidcuttermusic.com

In the second part of this series, the guys explore the story of Harrison Weir, "The Father of the Cat Fancy." Learn how Weir led the charge to save the reputation of felines in Europe and abroad through the creation of high-class cat shows--and how these otherwise wholesome displays of quality cats became increasingly classist. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

What counts as "enrichment" versus what is just basic necessity for a cat? When a cat owner is convinced that their cat has all the "enrichment" he can handle, but you only see the basic boxes checked, how do you treat that??? HELPFUL LINKS: Vertical spaces for cats - https://www.fundamentallyfeline.com/shop/vertical-space-diy-components/ Placing Environmental Enrichment Items - https://www.fundamentallyfeline.com/meeting-cats-environmental-needs-maximizing-resource-placement/ Catios - https://www.fundamentallyfeline.com/catios-options-to-consider-when-building-a-catio/ Scratching - https://www.fundamentallyfeline.com/shop/scratching/ Cat Wheels - https://www.fundamentallyfeline.com/how-to-encourage-your-cat-to-use-a-cat-wheel/ ABOUT OUR GUEST: Ingrid Johnson is a Certified Cat Behavior Consultant (CCBC) through The International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants (IAABC). She is employed at Paws Whiskers and Claws, a feline only veterinary hospital and has been working exclusively with cats since 1999. Ingrid operates Fundamentally Feline, providing in home and phone consultations for clients experiencing behavior challenges with their cat(s). In addition to behavior consultations, Ingrid publishes educational content on her site, but also manages Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages, makes her own line of feline foraging toys, scratching posts and vertical space, and litter boxes. She lectures on cat behavior at veterinary conferences such as AAFP, VMX, ACVC and the like. In the Fall of 2016 a paper she co-authored, Food puzzles for cats: Feeding for physical and emotional well-being, was published in the JFMS and to compliment it she co-developed a website called FoodPuzzlesforCats.com. Ingrid's home, cats, and environmental enrichment expertise has been featured on Animal Planet's Cats101 show. She filmed for the website WebMD and has created a series of educational How-To videos of her own, viewable on Fundamentally Feline's website. She is Co-Director of Paw Project-Georgia, working towards ending the cruel practice of de-clawing cats. Cat Fancy magazine's 2008 “Home Issue” showcased her feline friendly accommodations and the aesthetically pleasing ways you can provide for your cats innate basic needs while still having a home the humans can enjoy. Ingrid shares her home with husband Jake, seven rescue cats, and Sebastian, a rescued Great Pyrenees Dog.

In a milestone episode 40, Uriah Jokes adopts a traveling hitchhiking band near Waco Texas, cancels his subscription to Cat Fancy & using quantum computing to get an edge on the Vampires taking for the studio. New episodes every Monday - Thursday. Video versions available via Facebook Uriah Wesman Comedy & Youtube at Uriah Wesman. Thanks for listening.

One of the most important aspects of successfully working aggression cases is often collaborating as a team with a veterinarian or veterinary behaviorist.  I'm super excited to bring in another Board Certified Veterinary Behaviorist for this season. I get to chat with Dr. E'lise Christensen, who is the chief medical officer for Behavior Vets, with locations in NYC and Colorado. We talk about how to know if behavior meds are actually working, the effects of spaying and neutering on behavior, and how noise sensitivities can affect aggressive behavior, and much more! And this episode is sponsored by AggressiveDog.com, where you can find a variety of educational offerings with a focus on helping dogs with aggression, including the Aggression in Dogs Master Course, the most comprehensive course available anywhere in the world on helping dogs with aggression, and The Aggression in Dogs Conference, a three day virtual event happening from Oct. 2-4, 2020 with ten amazing speakers, all experts in their field.  You can find out more about the conference by going to thelooseleashacademy.com. Dr. E'lise ChristensenBehavior Vets NYChttps://behaviorvetsnyc.comBehavior Vets Coloradohttps://behaviorvetsco.comDr. E'Lise Christensen DVM is a board-certified veterinary behaviorist and an international lecturer and author. Dr. C received her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from Iowa State University in 2002. She first became interested in veterinary behavior as a high school student when she worked at a veterinary practice and began training animals for pet therapy at a local substance abuse facility. While in veterinary school she researched separation anxiety in shelter dogs, was an assistant trainer at an animal shelter, and studied with numerous board-certified veterinary behaviorists.After veterinary school Dr. C began a rotating small animal internship at SouthPaws Veterinary Referral Center in Springfield, Virginia. While working there she continued her studies in veterinary behavior. She practiced feline-only medicine in Arlington, Virginia and general medicine in Bloomingdale, New Jersey before entering the Behavior Residency Program at Cornell University in 2004. During her residency she researched the behavior of dogs, cats, and horses and treated behavioral problems in a number of different species. Her most cited research involved evaluating the efficacy of canine temperament tests in the shelter system.Dr. Christensen has contributed to articles in Dog Watch, Cat Watch, Cat Fancy, Dog Training Solutions, Real Simple, Newsday, and various other print media. She has been a contributor and guest on Foxnews.com's “Pet Health” and “Studio B with Shepard Smith”, ABC News' “Nightline,” and many other radio programs, television programs, and newscasts. She enjoys lecturing nationally and internationally on an array of behavior topics including, but not limited to, small animal behavior, public health and animal sheltering topics.Dr. C is board-certified by the American College of Veterinary Behaviorists and a member of the American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior (AVSAB) Speaker's Bureau and the American Veterinary Medical Association.Dr C is always working on new ideas to support animals, families, trainers, and veterinary colleagues as they learn more about behavior and manage animals with behavioral disorders. Work-life balance is her last unicorn. She is also on a crusade to rescue the Oxford comma.

Listen in to this CATegorically PAWsome episode where Sarah and Casie discuss all things cats! Learn all about how these furry little monsters (read: angels) have been a part of human society through the ages. From being revered by Ancient Egyptians to being bred for Cat Fancy, these tiny felines  have always known EXACTLY whose in charge.Get ready for some laughs, cat puns, and feel good fuzzy tales... see what we did there?! 

This week on the Cone.... Dr. Andy Roark and feline behavior expert Ingrid Johnson discuss what to do with a naughty boy who bullies, tears open food bags and says offensive things (well, we don't know what he says, but we bet they are NSFW). Can we "fix" cats like this??? Let's get into it! Helpful links: Screened porch: www.facebook.com/FundamentallyFel…=351308551623479 Catio: www.facebook.com/FundamentallyFel…1064791396941854 Strollin'!: www.facebook.com/FundamentallyFel…=351291291625205 Finn demonstrates "recall": www.fundamentallyfeline.com/finn-demons…r-to-train/ Yard fun!: www.fundamentallyfeline.com/yard-fun-th…e-for-cats/ Summertime enrichment: www.fundamentallyfeline.com/summertime-…-ice-cubes/ More on catios: www.fundamentallyfeline.com/catios-opti…ng-a-catio/ ABOUT OUR GUEST: Ingrid Johnson is a Certified Cat Behavior Consultant (CCBC) through The International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants (IAABC). She is employed at Paws Whiskers and Claws, a feline only veterinary hospital and has been working exclusively with cats since 1999. Ingrid operates Fundamentally Feline, providing in home and phone consultations for clients experiencing behavior challenges with their cat(s). In addition to behavior consultations, Ingrid publishes educational content on her site, but also manages Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages, makes her own line of feline foraging toys, scratching posts and vertical space, and litter boxes. She lectures on cat behavior at veterinary conferences such as AAFP, VMX, ACVC and the like. In the Fall of 2016 a paper she co-authored, Food puzzles for cats: Feeding for physical and emotional well-being, was published in the JFMS and to compliment it she co-developed a website called FoodPuzzlesforCats.com. Ingrid's home, cats, and environmental enrichment expertise has been featured on Animal Planet's Cats101 show. She filmed for the website WebMD and has created a series of educational How-To videos of her own, viewable on Fundamentally Feline's website. She is Co-Director of Paw Project-Georgia, working towards ending the cruel practice of de-clawing cats. Cat Fancy magazine's 2008 “Home Issue” showcased her feline friendly accommodations and the aesthetically pleasing ways you can provide for your cats innate basic needs while still having a home the humans can enjoy. Ingrid shares her home with husband Jake, seven rescue cats, and Sebastian, a rescued Great Pyrenees Dog.

Amelia is a world renowned animal communicator and has dedicated her life to the welfare of animals. She conducts workshops to teach others the art of animal communication and is available for private readings. Amelia's abilities have been the focus of hundreds of magazines and newspaper articles world-wide,  including The New York Times, The Chicago Tribune, ABC News, The Boston North Shore Sunday, The London Sunday News of The World, Good Housekeeping, Cat Fancy, Dog Fancy, New Woman in England, Bilt de Frau in Germany and the cover of the Freitseit Kurier in Vienna.  Amelia is the author of Whispers From the Wild, Straight From the Horses Mouth, & The Language of Miracles.  

This week on the Cone of Shame... Ingrid Johnson is back to talk about outside time for young and active cats. Is it safe? Is it beneficial? How do we coach pet owners to do it? Let's get into this! Helpful links: Screened porch: https://www.facebook.com/FundamentallyFeline/photos/?tab=album&album_id=351308551623479 Catio: https://www.facebook.com/FundamentallyFeline/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1064791396941854 Strollin'!: https://www.facebook.com/FundamentallyFeline/photos/?tab=album&album_id=351291291625205 Finn demonstrates "recall": https://www.fundamentallyfeline.com/finn-demonstrates-recall-a-life-saving-behavior-to-train/ Yard fun!: https://www.fundamentallyfeline.com/yard-fun-the-importance-of-safe-supervised-outside-time-for-cats/ Summertime enrichment: https://www.fundamentallyfeline.com/summertime-enrichment-willow-vs-ice-cubes/ More on catios: https://www.fundamentallyfeline.com/catios-options-to-consider-when-building-a-catio/ ABOUT OUR GUEST: Ingrid Johnson is a Certified Cat Behavior Consultant (CCBC) through The International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants (IAABC). She is employed at Paws Whiskers and Claws, a feline only veterinary hospital and has been working exclusively with cats since 1999. Ingrid operates Fundamentally Feline, providing in home and phone consultations for clients experiencing behavior challenges with their cat(s). In addition to behavior consultations, Ingrid publishes educational content on her site, but also manages Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages, makes her own line of feline foraging toys, scratching posts and vertical space, and litter boxes. She lectures on cat behavior at veterinary conferences such as AAFP, VMX, ACVC and the like. In the Fall of 2016 a paper she co-authored, Food puzzles for cats: Feeding for physical and emotional well-being, was published in the JFMS and to compliment it she co-developed a website called FoodPuzzlesforCats.com. Ingrid's home, cats, and environmental enrichment expertise has been featured on Animal Planet's Cats101 show. She filmed for the website WebMD and has created a series of educational How-To videos of her own, viewable on Fundamentally Feline's website. She is Co-Director of Paw Project-Georgia, working towards ending the cruel practice of de-clawing cats. Cat Fancy magazine's 2008 “Home Issue” showcased her feline friendly accommodations and the aesthetically pleasing ways you can provide for your cats innate basic needs while still having a home the humans can enjoy. Ingrid shares her home with husband Jake, seven rescue cats, and Sebastian, a rescued Great Pyrenees Dog.

Amanda and Sarah have a full-course meal, starting with small bites and moving onto a true-crime entree. Sarah offers up a "spooky potpourri" of bits on paganism, Irish history, and the Black Dog myth. Amanda heads to the Lone Star state for the story of William and Margaret Patterson, a married couple who mysteriously disappeared in 1957. Other subjects covered include impulse pool buying, hot tub mice, and wet boys.  Recommendations:  Amanda recommends Howling 3: The Marsupials and the '90s slasher I Know What You Did Last Summer. Sarah recommends the found footage horror movie As Above, So Below.  Sources:  - The Magickal Year, Diana Ferguson - Black Dog Folklore, Mark Norman - The Irish Times (Uncovering Ireland’s lost field names before it’s too late) - BBC Home (Prostitutes at the Ministry!) - The Charley Project/Margaret M. Patterson - El Paso Times (El Paso family's disappearance remains mystery) - The Lineup (The Chilling, Unsolved Disappearance of William and Margaret Patterson) - The Malefector's Register (If the Cat Could Talk, What a Tale He Would Tell)   For updates on future episodes and other fun stuff, follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Help me celebrate the 2020 veterinary school graduates! Register as a guest for our virtual veterinary school graduation (unless you are a 2020 grad, then register as a graduate!). It's going to be a fun celebration of the students and their families as they leave their formal veterinary training behind and enter our profession. Check it out! https://bit.ly/3beAW1E This week on the cone... Dr. Andy Roark talks with Ingrid Johnson about how to introduce a dog into the land of the kitties! Helpful links: https://www.fundamentallyfeline.com/litter-boxes-get-scoop-many-kind/ https://www.fundamentallyfeline.com/litter-boxes-get-scoop-part-2-filler-cleaning-maintenance/ https://www.fundamentallyfeline.com/litter-boxes-get-the-scoop-part-3-special-needs-cats-and-handicapables/ https://www.fundamentallyfeline.com/diy-best-litter-box/ Links to the boxes themselves: https://www.walmart.com/ip/IRIS-132-Qt-Bu…ox-Clear/15823543 https://www.amazon.com/Superio-Clear-Storage-Container-Handles/dp/B072C4D3LN https://www.ikea.com/us/en/p/samla-box-clear-90102971/ https://www.amazon.com/dp/B072C4D3LN/ref…i_i_I3pvCb9PTCH2S ABOUT OUR GUEST: Ingrid Johnson is a Certified Cat Behavior Consultant (CCBC) through The International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants (IAABC). She is employed at Paws Whiskers and Claws, a feline only veterinary hospital and has been working exclusively with cats since 1999. Ingrid operates Fundamentally Feline, providing in home and phone consultations for clients experiencing behavior challenges with their cat(s). In addition to behavior consultations, Ingrid publishes educational content on her site, but also manages Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages, makes her own line of feline foraging toys, scratching posts and vertical space, and litter boxes. She lectures on cat behavior at veterinary conferences such as AAFP, VMX, ACVC and the like. In the Fall of 2016 a paper she co-authored, Food puzzles for cats: Feeding for physical and emotional well-being, was published in the JFMS and to compliment it she co-developed a website called FoodPuzzlesforCats.com. Ingrid's home, cats, and environmental enrichment expertise has been featured on Animal Planet's Cats101 show. She filmed for the website WebMD and has created a series of educational How-To videos of her own, viewable on Fundamentally Feline's website. She is Co-Director of Paw Project-Georgia, working towards ending the cruel practice of de-clawing cats. Cat Fancy magazine's 2008 “Home Issue” showcased her feline friendly accommodations and the aesthetically pleasing ways you can provide for your cats innate basic needs while still having a home the humans can enjoy. Ingrid shares her home with husband Jake, seven rescue cats, and Sebastian, a rescued Great Pyrenees Dog.

This week on the cone, Ingrid Johnson, CCBC, is back!!! She's talking litter boxes and fighting between cats. Gang... she dropped knowledge that I honestly did not have. This is a great and wildly useful episode. Check it out!! Helpful links: https://www.fundamentallyfeline.com/litter-boxes-get-scoop-many-kind/ https://www.fundamentallyfeline.com/litter-boxes-get-scoop-part-2-filler-cleaning-maintenance/ https://www.fundamentallyfeline.com/litter-boxes-get-the-scoop-part-3-special-needs-cats-and-handicapables/ https://www.fundamentallyfeline.com/diy-best-litter-box/ Links to the boxes themselves: https://www.walmart.com/ip/IRIS-132-Qt-Buckle-Down-Plastic-Storage-Box-Clear/15823543 https://www.amazon.com/IRIS-USA-CB-130-Buckle-Storage/dp/B000M39HPE/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=iris+132+qt+storage+bin&qid=1564938515&s=gateway&sr=8-3 https://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/90102971/ https://www.amazon.com/dp/B072C4D3LN/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_c_api_i_I3pvCb9PTCH2S ABOUT OUR GUEST: Ingrid Johnson is a Certified Cat Behavior Consultant (CCBC) through The International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants (IAABC). She is employed at Paws Whiskers and Claws, a feline only veterinary hospital and has been working exclusively with cats since 1999. Ingrid operates Fundamentally Feline, providing in home and phone consultations for clients experiencing behavior challenges with their cat(s). In addition to behavior consultations, Ingrid publishes educational content on her site, but also manages Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages, makes her own line of feline foraging toys, scratching posts and vertical space, and litter boxes. She lectures on cat behavior at veterinary conferences such as AAFP, VMX, ACVC and the like. In the Fall of 2016 a paper she co-authored, Food puzzles for cats: Feeding for physical and emotional well-being, was published in the JFMS and to compliment it she co-developed a website called FoodPuzzlesforCats.com. Ingrid's home, cats, and environmental enrichment expertise has been featured on Animal Planet's Cats101 show. She filmed for the website WebMD and has created a series of educational How-To videos of her own, viewable on Fundamentally Feline's website. She is Co-Director of Paw Project-Georgia, working towards ending the cruel practice of de-clawing cats. Cat Fancy magazine's 2008 “Home Issue” showcased her feline friendly accommodations and the aesthetically pleasing ways you can provide for your cats innate basic needs while still having a home the humans can enjoy. Ingrid shares her home with husband Jake, seven rescue cats, and Sebastian, a rescued Great Pyrenees Dog.

Ed’s getting over a cold, John’s sabbatical is over, and they reunite for a mildly glum conversation about death, death, country music, mushroom cookery, editorial etiquette, good books, movies about writers, and death. Follow links to Bjork’s home studio, Ottolenghi’s mushroom recipes, Hands Across America, Greensprings Natural Cemetery Preserve, Larry McConkey filming Goodfellas, Watchmen episode 3, Barefoot Jerry, John and Stephanie’s country playlist, Blanco Brown, Sam Hunt, Marie-Helene Bertino, Audrey Schulman, Nafissa Thompson-Spires, Juan Martinez, Mona Awad, and A Fine Madness.

This week on the Cone..... There's a cat in exam room 3 who will NOT stop destroying furniture. The owner is about to give the cat up or find someone who will declaw it. It's YOUR case! How do you treat that?? ** If you find the Cone of Shame to be helpful, please share it with your friends! And if you listen on iTunes, nothing helps us as much as an honest review! ** Want to be entered in our $100 weekly give away for vet peeps? Head over to DrAndyRoark.com and sign up for the newsletter. That's all you've got to do! ** Want to learn more about food puzzles for cats? Check out Ingrid's site at: FoodPuzzlesforCats.com ABOUT OUR GUEST: Ingrid Johnson is a Certified Cat Behavior Consultant (CCBC) through The International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants (IAABC). She is employed at Paws Whiskers and Claws, a feline only veterinary hospital and has been working exclusively with cats since 1999. Ingrid operates Fundamentally Feline, providing in home and phone consultations for clients experiencing behavior challenges with their cat(s). In addition to behavior consultations, Ingrid publishes educational content on her site, but also manages Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages, makes her own line of feline foraging toys, scratching posts and vertical space, and litter boxes. She lectures on cat behavior at veterinary conferences such as AAFP, VMX, ACVC and the like. In the Fall of 2016 a paper she co-authored, Food puzzles for cats: Feeding for physical and emotional well-being, was published in the JFMS and to compliment it she co-developed a website called FoodPuzzlesforCats.com. Ingrid's home, cats, and environmental enrichment expertise has been featured on Animal Planet's Cats101 show. She filmed for the website WebMD and has created a series of educational How-To videos of her own, viewable on Fundamentally Feline's website. She is Co-Director of Paw Project-Georgia, working towards ending the cruel practice of de-clawing cats. Cat Fancy magazine's 2008 “Home Issue” showcased her feline friendly accommodations and the aesthetically pleasing ways you can provide for your cats innate basic needs while still having a home the humans can enjoy. Ingrid shares her home with husband Jake, seven rescue cats, and Sebastian, a rescued Great Pyrenees Dog.

In this episode of the Cone of Shame Veterinary Podcast, Dr. Andy Roark sits down with feline behavior consultant Ingrid Johnson to talk about cats that eat too fast and then throw up. There's a pet owner in exam room 2 who wants you to tell her how to stop her beloved feline from puking all the time. So.... How do you treat that? ** If you find the Cone of Shame to be helpful, please share it with your friends! And if you listen on iTunes, nothing helps us as much as an honest review! ** Want to be entered in our $100 weekly give away for vet peeps? Head over to DrAndyRoark.com and sign up for the newsletter. That's all you've got to do! ** Want to learn more about food puzzles for cats? Check out Ingrid's site at: FoodPuzzlesforCats.com ABOUT OUR GUEST: Ingrid Johnson is a Certified Cat Behavior Consultant (CCBC) through The International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants (IAABC). She is employed at Paws Whiskers and Claws, a feline only veterinary hospital and has been working exclusively with cats since 1999. Ingrid operates Fundamentally Feline, providing in home and phone consultations for clients experiencing behavior challenges with their cat(s). In addition to behavior consultations, Ingrid publishes educational content on her site, but also manages Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages, makes her own line of feline foraging toys, scratching posts and vertical space, and litter boxes. She lectures on cat behavior at veterinary conferences such as AAFP, VMX, ACVC and the like. In the Fall of 2016 a paper she co-authored, Food puzzles for cats: Feeding for physical and emotional well-being, was published in the JFMS and to compliment it she co-developed a website called FoodPuzzlesforCats.com. Ingrid's home, cats, and environmental enrichment expertise has been featured on Animal Planet's Cats101 show. She filmed for the website WebMD and has created a series of educational How-To videos of her own, viewable on Fundamentally Feline's website. She is Co-Director of Paw Project-Georgia, working towards ending the cruel practice of de-clawing cats. Cat Fancy magazine's 2008 “Home Issue” showcased her feline friendly accommodations and the aesthetically pleasing ways you can provide for your cats innate basic needs while still having a home the humans can enjoy. Ingrid shares her home with husband Jake, seven rescue cats, and Sebastian, a rescued Great Pyrenees Dog.

If you have a pet, most likely you love it a lot. You buy the best food you can afford. You give it lots of treats….in fact if you were to admit it, it is a bit pudgy. Your pet has a toybox full of goodies. It has a plethora of clothes and collars. When you are away at work…and you are away a lot, you have a pet nanny cam so you can look in on it. You visit your vet whenever it is ill … and it hates going there. You try to play with it a couple times a week. All in all, you are a pretty good pet parent. This is all marvelous but are you truly doing all you can? Most pet parents sincerely care but sometimes they don't know what they don't know and that can have detrimental effects on the pet's quality and quantity of life. Now you can obtain reputable, reliable pet physical and mental health information on any of your devices and much of it is free! My guest is Steve Dale. He is a friend, a certified animal behavior consultant, a journalist, host of two nationally syndicated radio, special contributor at WGN Radio in Chicago and for 21 years wrote on pet matters for the Chicago Tribune. You may have read his work in USA Weekend, Cat Fancy and more. He has appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show, National Geographic Explore, Fox News and a plethora of various Animal Planet shows. EPISODE NOTES: Love is Just the Start on Pet Life Radio.

This week Todd and Shane mourn the loss of the Band and Health Dashboard before they jump into all the cool things you can do with your phone and Microsoft apps. Following with some PowerShell goodness and a few other technical tips and tricks.

In this episode we go searching for Vanessa and encounter the Plague people.

Bengal cat is an attempt to preserve the image of a leopard in the body of a house cat — using a wild animal’s genes, while leaving out the wild animal personality. But is it possible to isolate the parts of a wild animal that you like, and forgo the parts that you don’t? Can you have your leopard rosette, and your little cat too?

Anna Marie hosts this week’s Cat Fancy, as the cast tries to figure out if touching girls is OK (we discover it isn’t OK to...

Our guests on TIFO today will make you laugh, cry and dive into a good book. We've got TWO funny female author/comedians! Christy Murphy and Dana Eagle. Along with Lauri Roggenkamp and Bill Filipiak, we're talking cozy mysteries, Cat Fancy, depression lessons, high school cliques and we read aloud from our own fan mail!

Caca Dolce: Essays from a Lowbrow Life (Soft Skull Press) From a cult favorite and indie-press bestseller who has been called “the preeminent chronicler of Internet-age malaise” (Lena Dunham) and “an exquisite original” (Chloe Caldwell), a candid, tender, and very funny book about relationships, class, art, sex, money, and family. In a fresh, subversive voice that charts her trajectory from a dead-end California town to a burgeoning career as an author and illustrator, cult favorite Chelsea Martin returns with her debut essay collection, Caca Dolce: Essays from a Lowbrow LIfe. Blending the poignant wit of David Sedaris in his bestseller Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim with the feminist candor of Melissa Broder’s So Sad Today and Jessi Klein’s You’ll Grow Out of It, CACA DOLCE is a book about relationships, class, art, sex, money, and family—and about growing up weird, and poor, in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Chelsea examines her varied experiences: as an eleven-year- old atheist, trying to will an alien visitation to her neighborhood; fighting with her stepfather and grappling with a Tourette’s diagnosis as she becomes a teenager; falling under the sway of frenemies and crushes in high school; going into debt to afford what might be a meaningless education at an expensive art college; navigating the messy process of falling in love with a close friend; and struggling for independence from her emotionally manipulative father and her hometown family and friends. Praise for Caca Dolce: “Martin’s honest writing exists above the confines of fear and social norms. She is a breath of pure oxygen in a literary environment that often shies away from female grit. . . her writing is sweaty, uncomfortable, and enchanting. She taps into the consciousness of her past selves with precision and care, respecting the integrity and desires of those younger women. A sure hit for fans of Sara Benincasa’s Agorafabulous! and Lena Dunham’s Not That Kind of Girl.” —Booklist (starred review) “A wild ride of a memoir, and a true glimpse into the mind of an artist as she’s figuring out what life is all about.” —Nylon “Martin, a writer who’s earned a cult following with her books Mickey and Even Though I Don’t Miss You, turns to nonfiction in her debut essay collection, bringing her irreverent voice to tales of childhood, crushes, art school and the California town she grew up in where people just can’t seem to leave.” —Huffington Post “The arc of growing self-awareness lends the story both gravity and an odd appeal.”—Kirkus Reviews “Deeply human—it’s a lonely book that made me feel less alone.” —Melissa Broder, author of So Sad Today “I highly enjoyed Caca Dolce—a weird, funny, moving, complex memoir that’s excitingly like if Diane Williams edited a 500-page novel down to 200 pages.” —Tao Lin, author of Taipei “Chelsea Martin is one of the best American writers alive. Savage and sharp, tender and hilarious, Martin’s Caca Dolce is a book like she’s never written before. You’ll only think one thing after reading it. Chelsea Martin can do anything.” —Scott McClanahan, author of The Sarah Book “Chelsea Martin delivers neon electric jolts of reality in deadpan perfection. Refreshing, hilarious, self-deprecating, as far from pretentious as you can get.” —Molly Brodak, author of Bandit “I’m probably not Chelsea Martin’s biggest fan because I’m sure she has legitimate stalkers, but I’m way up there. Gold, gold I tell ya.” —Mary Miller, author of The Last Days of California “If David Sedaris were younger, hipper, and had once subscribed to Cat Fancy, he might write like this.”—Elizabeth Ellen, author of Person/a Chelsea Martin is the author of Everything Was Fine Until Whatever;The Really Funny Thing About Apathy; Even Though I Don’t Miss You, which was named one of the Best Indie Books of 2013 by Dazed magazine; and Mickey. Her work has appeared in publications including Buzzfeed, Hobart, Lenny Letter, Vice, and Catapult, and chosen as a Notable Essay in Best American Essays 2016. She is a comic artist and illustrator and the creative director of Universal Error and currently lives in Washington State.

Jackson Galaxy, aka "The Cat Daddy" is the Host & Executive Director of Animal Planet's long-running hit show My Cat From Hell. With over 20 years of experience as a cat behavior and wellness consultant, he's also a two-time New York times best-selling author. Jackson, a life-long musician, discovered his passion for cats and his unique ability to help them while on staff at the Humane Society of Boulder Valley for the better part of a decade. He worked with cats both in the shelter, as well as in the homes of guardians threatening to send their cats to the shelter. During this time, Jackson co-founded Spirit Essences, a line of holistic remedies for animals that remains a vital business to this day. Animal Planet premiered My Cat From Hell in 2011. An immediate hit, it has followed The Cat Daddy for eight top rated seasons as he makes house calls to pet guardians and their cats. Jackson's presence offers clients a deeper understanding of why cats act out, with insights and exercises from his unique "Cat Mojo" philosophy. Jackson's first book, Cat Daddy: What the World's Most Incorrigible Cat Taught Me About Life, Love, and Coming Clean was a memoir published in 2012. His second book, co-authored with cat style expert Kate Benjamin, was Catification: Designing a Happy & Stylish Home for Your Cat (and You!). Upon its release in 2014, it reached #1 on the New York Times Animal Bestseller list. Jackson and Kate struck Bestseller gold again with Catify to Satisfy: Simple Solutions for Creating a Cat-Friendly Home, published in Fall 2015, inspiring and teaching cat guardians how to beautify their homes and address common cat behavior problems at the same time. His latest book, Total Cat Mojo, is due out for a holiday 2017 release. In the pet products world, a line of innovative cat items, from toys to carriers -- co-designed by Jackson -- is available through Petmate Pet Products. Called the Jackson Galaxy Collection, the line has received the Industry Recognition Award from Pet Business Magazine and the Editor's Choice Award from Cat Fancy, honors that ranked it among 2014's best products for cats. True to his goal of helping save the 4 million+ animals who die in shelters each year, Jackson is intensifying his work for animals through the Jackson Galaxy Foundation whose mission is to better the lives of at-risk animals by transforming the places they live and helping the people who care for them. Featured on 20/20, The Today Show, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, The Tonight Show, EXTRA, The New York Times, USA Today, The Washington Post and more, Jackson's ability to connect with even the most troubled felines -- and the stressed-out humans living in their wake -- is awe-inspiring. In this episode, Jackson shares his one way ticket destination (Spain!), plus offers loads of tips for caring for our feline friends. Jackson is just one of the extraordinary guests featured on The One Way Ticket Show, where Host Steven Shalowitz explores with his guests where they'd go if given a one way ticket, no coming back! Destinations may be in the past, present, future, real, imaginary or a state of mind. Steven's guests have included: Legendary Talk Show Host, Dick Cavett; Law Professor, Alan Dershowitz; Broadcast Legend, Charles Osgood; International Rescue Committee President & CEO, David Miliband; Grammar Girl, Mignon Fogarty; Journalist-Humorist-Actor Mo Rocca; Film Maker, Muffie Meyer; Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr.; Abercrombie & Kent Founder, Geoffrey Kent; Travel Expert, Pauline Frommer, as well as leading photographers, artists, writers and more.

This week on Relationships 2.0 my guest is Amelia Kinkade author of Whispers From the Wild: Listening to Voices from the Animal Kingdom About the book: One of the world’s most renowned animal communicators, Amelia Kinkade has brought thousands into closer contact with their beloved dogs, cats, birds, and horses. Now she shares the wonders of her recent work communicating with wild, and in some cases endangered, animals. Amelia takes readers on a rollicking ride as she visits with tigers, elephants, lions, great white sharks, black mamba snakes, whales, and bees. Traveling all over the world, Amelia reveals the inner thoughts and feelings of these extraordinary animals and shares the advice she has gleaned — words about tenderness, reconnection with nature, life after death, and the possibilities of magical awakenings inside the brains of an ever-evolving human race. Anyone with a heart, mind, and funny bone will delight in this invitation to understand and appreciate our fellow inhabitants of planet Earth. About the author: Amelia Kinkade is the author of Straight From the Horse’s Mouth: How to Talk to Animals and Get Answers (Crown Books),The Language of Miracles: A Celebrated Psychic Teaches You to Talk to Animals (New World Library), Soulmates with Paws, Hooves, and Wings, Aurora’s Secret, and The Winged One. (CreateSpace) She is the founder of The Language of Miracle’s Institute in Southern California. Amelia is an international speaker who lectures in the United States, Canada, England, Scotland, Sweden, Germany, Norway, Switzerland, Austria, and South Africa where she trains animal lovers from all walks of life including doctors and vets. Amelia was featured in The 100 Top Psychics in America. (Simon and Schuster) Her unique abilities have been the focus of hundreds of magazines and newspaper articles world-wide including The New York Times, The Chicago Tribune, ABC News, The Boston North Shore Sunday, The London Sunday News of The World, Good Housekeeping, Cat Fancy, Dog Fancy, New Woman in England, Bilt de Frau in Germany, Annabelle in Switzerland, and the cover of the Freitseit Kurier in Vienna. Miss Kinkade has appeared on television programs such as The View, The Other Half, The Ellen Degeneres Show, Extra, VH1, Jenny Jones, The BBC News, Carte Blanche in South Africa, and numerous news broadcasts in the US, Europe, and Australia. She has been heard on over 300 radio programs in the last few years from Memphis to Cape Town, South Africa. A BBC documentary was created around her work with the elephants in the Kruger National Park and a BBC children’s programming tour was created for her youngest most open-minded fans. Amelia’s true passion is assisting organizations in Africa who rescue elephants, cheetah, penguins, sharks, lions, and rhinos and trouble-shooting problems worldwide for tigers, primates, Asian elephants and countless breeds of exotic as well as domestic animals. In 2002, she was honored to accept invitations to Buckingham Palace to work with the household cavalry of Queen Elizabeth II and to “whisper” with the hunting horses of Prince Charles. Amelia is also privileged to work with Olympic show horses who competed in the Olympics in 2013. The Winged One is Amelia’s first illustrated book that features her own artwork and she is utterly delighted to share her drawings with the world. Please visit: www.Ameliakinkade.com.

Today’s podcast has a feline bend, but we still aren’t the official Cat Fancy podcast. The full crew is here today with tons of games,...

On this week’s Wits, actor Danny Pudi of the beloved sitcom Community tells us what it was like to work with Chevy Chase, singer Har Mar Superstar shares what it’s like to look like Ron Jeremy when you’re at the Playboy Mansion, and we hear from severely disgruntled potential contributors to Cat Fancy magazine. Plus, the world premiere of new music from Har Mar Superstar.

Griffin Candey talks to Opera Nicole Smith and classically-trained penis Andrew about monks, Cat Fancy, the lines where all the dots go, and classical music, a thing he knows a lot about and also *adjusts monocle* composes. Feat. a round of Mozfart. 

Movie Meltdown - Episode 231 This episode "Movie Meltdown" joins forces with "Tower of Technobabble" to form some sort of super geek society! And when you drop that level of dorkiness smack dab in the middle of "WonderFest"... well, you'll just have to hear for yourself what happens.  So, let's talk about spaceships and dewbacks and Ghostbusters and steam punk and then maybe... Cat Fancy, Star Trek vs. The Renaissance, taking your blaster apart, odd shaped space ships, sounds in space, utilitarian spaceships, space liberals, breast-plate armor, a human head in a bag in an alley, where are the launch tubes?, real-life Army men, aerodynamics in space, professional-level of cosplay, Commander Cody, the Bespin outfit, a pet dragon, it would be embarrassing to drop it up, Alley Oop, cosplay, would you like me to go down the rabbit hole?, clouds in space, space bombers, Countess Carrie, a life-size puppet, modeling T and A, no Gorns allowed, You know what this vampire costume needs?, Goggles, Sunshine, space West, why is the cockpit on the side of the ship, Buck Rogers, a leather mug maker, why no circuit breaker?, being bronze with embarrassment, we are quite festive, Gray t-shirts vs. black t-shirts, nerd stand-off, making left turns in space, where's the table where you purchase talent?, a cat convention, warp theory vs. spark plugs, I prefer that in my dewback, quick - throw more coal into the back of her, the alligator on the skis, cool trumps science, Fire-spray class vehicle and eventually we must address - the trap door question?! "I've seen more Millenium Falcons today then I've ever seen in my life."

Cathy Unruh is a nationally recognized animal advocate and Emmy Award-winning broadcast journalist. Her work has been featured in such print and on-line publications as Cat Fancy, Paw Nation, The Examiner, and AOL/Huffington Post. She currently hosts a talk show titled Up Close with Cathy Unruh for WEDU-TV in Tampa-St. Petersburg. Unruh makes frequent media and personal appearances across the United States, many of them on behalf of animals. She is affiliated at the highest levels with The Humane Society of the United States, the ASPCA, Farm Sanctuary, Best Friends Animal Society and Alley Cat Allies. Unruh is a part-time resident of Cat Cay in the Bahamas, where she met and adopted Lucy Miracle, the narrator and protagonist of Taming Me. The Book of Shadows is making an awesome aching muscle balm. The Psychic Toolbox continues the herbal theme tonight in chatting about some great uses for oranges so tune in and find out some very useful information.

Cathy Unruh is a nationally recognized animal advocate and Emmy Award-winning broadcast journalist. Her work has been featured in such print and on-line publications as Cat Fancy, Paw Nation, The Examiner, and AOL/Huffington Post. She currently hosts a talk show titled Up Close with Cathy Unruh for WEDU-TV in Tampa-St. Petersburg. Unruh makes frequent media and personal appearances across the United States, many of them on behalf of animals. She is affiliated at the highest levels with The Humane Society of the United States, the ASPCA, Farm Sanctuary, Best Friends Animal Society and Alley Cat Allies. Unruh is a part-time resident of Cat Cay in the Bahamas, where she met and adopted Lucy Miracle, the narrator and protagonist of Taming Me. The Book of Shadows is making an awesome aching muscle balm. The Psychic Toolbox continues the herbal theme tonight in chatting about some great uses for oranges so tune in and find out some very useful information.

David Frei Announces 6 New Breeds Our friend and host of NBC's National Dog Show, David Frei is on to explain the six new AKC breeds. He tells us what it takes to be registered as an official breed. Do Our Pets Get PMS? Not a silly question from an Animal Radio® listener. If women get PMS, wouldn't it be safe to say, so do our dogs and cats? Our pets may show it differently. Toilet Training Your Kitty Wouldn't it be grand if you didn't have to worry about a cat litter because Fluffy does her business in the toilet? Do you really want to wait in line to use the bathroom while your cat is reading Cat Fancy on the loo? Dog Yoga - Doga Imagine relaxing and bonding with your dog during Yoga. Instructor Amy Stevens says you CAN get your pup to sit still for Yoga. She hasn't met my dog. PETCO has a special organic gift basket for our listeners. Anesthesia Free Dental Cleaning Dr. Debbie is steaming mad because two of her patients are sick. She says "beware of any groomers that offer Anesthesia Free Dental Cleaning. It may be an illegal operation." More this week

Have you ever wondered if all cats are born with blue eyes? Or How hot does it get in a closed car on a summer day and how fast does it heat up? These answers plus a recipe for home made weed killer and homemade flea spray are at this party with Deborah Wolfe and her guest, Joan Miller Vice President of the Cat Fanciers' Association & All breed Judge, joins Deborah to talk about CatsCenterstage.org a website made for lovers of every type of cat from pet pedigreed to feral and all the many ‘cat-next-door' types. For the first time ever the website is designed to represent and work for those who love pedigreed, feral and random cats and it offers a huge medical database to help cat owners figure out what to ask their own Vets when their cats are sick. There are games and quizzes for kids and grownups, information, stories, photos and the future is wherever you want it to go with this site which will be growing and evolving to meet the needs of those who post. Deborah asks Joan to contrast cats to dogs a few times during the show comparing the distance between the pets we have know and their wild ancestors in both species. What you see is often what you get when it comes to mutts but with cats you really can't judge a mixed cat by its cover. Deborah offers up some of her own experience with cats gone feral and cats doing tricks. Did you know that cats do agility (obstacle style) courses like horses, dogs and humans? No leash, no food; just something fun to chase and the cat dives through tunnels, clears hurdles and jumps for the love of racing. Check it out at CatsCenterstage.org and have some fun in the catnip section while you are there. Maybe you think you know a lot about cats; test yourself with the quiz that will challenge you- this show will inform you. More details on this episode MP3 Podcast - CatsCenterstage.org and Cat Fancy with Deborah Wolfe

Animal Radio's yearly AGING PETS SPECIAL. Tips and ideas to make growing old not so uncomfortable. Cat Fancy, Dog Fancy Columnist ARDEN MOORE guests. Remember, this Podcast is only a half-hour. The full two-hour show is available at AnimalRadio.com.