Pawareness Podcast

Pawareness Podcast No. 84

In this episode of the Pawareness Podcast, host Kris McCauley welcomes The Doghaus Co-Founder Kevin Simpson. The Doghaus is a sports bar and a dog park. They welcome dogs of all breeds as long as they are being taken great care for by their owners. Located in St. Louis, Missouri, The Doghaus is a dog-friendly park where owners can chill and where pets can play. What inspired the founders in opening their park is the demand for pubs and bars in their local community. Kevin and his co-founders thought about opening a unique business that is also inclusive to animals. Once they made their announcement on social media, they received a lot of positive feedback from the locals themselves. Aside from operating as a business, The Doghaus supports and raises funds for local animal rescues and shelters. They make sure that animals in their community have a home and family to live with and to spend the rest of their lives. They also organize animal-centered events such as birthday parties for dogs. “If we can do two or three of these things and franchise the business, that would be my dream.” - Kevin Simpson Tune in to find out how local businesses can support animals in their community! Reach out to The Doghaus today! Official website: https://bit.ly/3ydJ40m Facebook: https://bit.ly/3yjkhbq Twitter: https://bit.ly/3QFBvH7 Instagram: https://bit.ly/3u2Z2I7 Check out Pawareness! Visit our website: https://bit.ly/3DWMpCh Where to find the Pawareness Podcast: https://bit.ly/3xjBl0Q Follow us on Instagram: https://bit.ly/3xnrG9z Submit for Pet of the Week: https://bit.ly/3xgkvj8 Chapters 0:00 Introduction 1:23 What The Doghaus Does 3:42 Inspiration 5:50 The COVID Situation 7:23 Programs for Animals 9:55 Events 10:44 Future Plans 13:12 Advice for Business Owners 14:58 Connect with The Doghaus

In this episode of the Pawareness Podcast, host Kris McCauley welcomes CARE STL Programs Director Nikki Lowe. Nikki opens up about CARE STL’s history and how they have been saving animals on death row since the organization transitioned from a pound to a rescue shelter. Today, CARE STL is the only no-kill shelter in the City of St. Louis in Missouri. Every year, CARE STL continues to save thousands of animals in their local community with programs that take in and care for abused, surrendered and abandoned animals, provide them with adoption opportunities for forever homes and loving families, and conduct educational campaigns within their community to raise awareness on animal welfare. “The outcome outweighs the stuff you go through.’’ - Nikki Lowe Tune in to find out how you can support no-kill rescue organizations in your local community! Connect with CARE STL today! Official Website: https://bit.ly/3tCpB6E Instagram: https://bit.ly/3QrtZzt Twitter: https://bit.ly/3MWtIRV Facebook: https://bit.ly/3u1kcqj Check out Pawareness! Visit our website: https://bit.ly/3DWMpCh Where to find the Pawareness Podcast: https://bit.ly/3xjBl0Q Follow us on Instagram: https://bit.ly/3xnrG9z Submit for Pet of the Week: https://bit.ly/3xgkvj8 Chapters 0:00 Introduction 2:29 Housing System 3:33 Missouri Rescues 5:13 Pound or Rescue? 6:20 Neglected Animals 7:20 Average Turn-Around Time 8:10 City of St. Louis 10:26 Average Foster Time 12:00 Community Outreach 14:20 Future Projects 15:24 Connect with CARE STL

In this episode of the Pawareness Podcast, host Kris McCauley welcomes Wimberley Adoption Group & Rescue Volunteer Coordinator and Director of Community Outreach Julee Reslewic. Providing homes for abandoned and surrendered dogs in a tight-knit community, the rescue aims to give another chance at life and an opportunity for hope for dogs in need of homes. Since they started in 2009, the rescue has grown over the years with their services for dogs and pet-owners. They facilitate foster and adoption programs in the western Hayes County, Texas. By providing medical and emotional care for dogs, the rescue also collaborates with local organizations to fulfill their mission. This year, the rescue is planning to expand their nursery which they started last year. This facility addresses the need for puppies to have a safe and comfortable environment as they develop into adult dogs. The rescue is also setting their sights on building a healing house for recovering dogs. “Eleven years is a pretty good number for a relatively small rescue. Our goal is to take in and help a hundred dogs.” - Julee Reslewic Tune in to find out how you can support local rescues so they can have enough resources to save more dogs in your community! Connect with WAG Rescue today! Official Website: https://bit.ly/3PS3Pp6 Twitter: https://bit.ly/3z6Ss6Q Instagram: https://bit.ly/3t8BwZQ Facebook: https://bit.ly/3x2YsMy Check out Pawareness! Visit our website: https://bit.ly/3DWMpCh Where to find the Pawareness Podcast: https://bit.ly/3xjBl0Q Follow us on Instagram: https://bit.ly/3xnrG9z Submit for Pet of the Week: https://bit.ly/3xgkvj8 Chapters 0:00 Introduction 1:15 Introducing Julee Reslewic 2:43 Rescue’s Growth 4:48 Taking in Dogs 7:10 Average Length of Stay 9:38 Foster vs. Adoption 12:40 Future Plans 15:05 Issues 16:58 Connect with WAG

In this episode of the Pawareness Podcast, host Kris McCauley sits down with the Tuscaloosa Metro Animal Shelter Receptionist Catherine Moore. As a 501c3 non-profit organization, the shelter takes in animals from Tuscaloosa City, Northport City, and the areas covered by the scope of Tuscaloosa County. Catherine stresses the importance of raising awareness about the benefits of spay-neuter for dogs and cats in the local communities. After witnessing animal overpopulation in their area, she feels the need for long-term solutions to be conducted in places where such problematic issues remain prevalent. Partnering with local rescues, the shelter coordinates the transportation of animals in need of homes and temporary places to stay. The shelter also organizes various programs that provide opportunities for rehoming animals through digital communication. Collaborating with local veterinary clinics, they provide medical procedures such as spay-neuter to address animal overpopulation. “We’re big on social media, and it’s one of the best ways to get the word out and to help more!” - Catherine Moore Tune in to find out how you can help address the animal overpopulation issue in the South today! Connect with the Tuscaloosa Metro Animal Shelter today! Official Website: https://bit.ly/3N8yCwc Facebook: https://bit.ly/3wXC9GF Twitter: https://bit.ly/3PVzean Instagram: https://bit.ly/38AUoJU YouTube: https://bit.ly/3m0qWjs Check out Pawareness! Visit our website: https://bit.ly/3DWMpCh Where to find the Pawareness Podcast: https://bit.ly/3xjBl0Q Follow us on Instagram: https://bit.ly/3xnrG9z Submit for Pet of the Week: https://bit.ly/3xgkvj8 Chapters 0:00 Introduction 1:20 Introducing Catherine Moore 1:56 Animal Issues in Alabama 2:33 Collaboration with Other Shelters 3:24 Size of the Shelter 5:08 Programs 6:11 Education 7:28 Heartworm Disease 9:41 What Can People Do? 12:39 Future Plans 13:44 Connect with Tuscaloosa Metro Animal Shelter

In this episode of the Pawareness Podcast, host Kris McCauley welcomes Animal Rescue Mission Founder Shira Scott Astrof. As a non-profit rescue, Animal Rescue Mission aims to save abused dogs and cats in Los Angeles. The organization provides them with  adoption opportunities and safer places to call home. With a shelter based in Mexico, Animal Rescue Mission also takes in animals in need of rescuing from different places in the world. Despite some challenging and overwhelming circumstances where they had to take in a great number of dogs, Animal Rescue Mission continues to pursue their advocacy in finding the right foster families for their animals. By doing a background check with foster homes, they make sure that the people who will provide homes for their animals are the right fit. Addressing modern-day animal issues like the scarcity of spay-and-neuter clinics and the overpopulation of strays, Animal Rescue Mission supplies resources to communities that need solutions the most. Shira also cites that the inhumane dog breeding activity perpetuated by unlicensed organizations also poses a major problem that results in overpopulation. This is rampant in Los Angeles where awareness about animals needs to be raised and disseminated among communities. “Animal cruelty needs to be punished.” - Shira Scott Astrof Tune in to find out how you can help organizations address animal overpopulation in your community today! Connect with the Animal Rescue Mission today! Official Website: https://bit.ly/3yPe4Vf Instagram: https://bit.ly/3PDy7vC Facebook: https://bit.ly/3sLP3GD YouTube: https://bit.ly/3wCd8Sp Check out Pawareness! Visit our website: https://bit.ly/3DWMpCh Where to find the Pawareness Podcast: https://bit.ly/3xjBl0Q Follow us on Instagram: https://bit.ly/3xnrG9z Submit for Pet of the Week: https://bit.ly/3xgkvj8 Chapters 0:00 Introduction 1:12 Introducing Animal Rescue Mission 2:00 Taking In Animals 3:22 Vetting Process 6:50 Fosters for Dogs 8:35 Modern-Day Issues 12:45 New Animal Task Force 14:00 Animal Control 18:55 Unethical Breeding 25:55 Connect with Animal Rescue Mission

In this episode of the Pawareness Podcast, host Kris McCauley welcomes Doobert Founder and CEO Chris Roy. Described as an “Airbnb for volunteers and homeless animals”, Doobert is a software and app that connects animal rescue organizations with volunteers and resources that will help locate animals in need of saving, transport them to shelters, connect them with potential adopters, and provide them with homes. As a former pilot, Chris got involved with rescue organizations after a friend asked him to help transport dogs via an airplane to their shelter. Realizing that there was a lack of resources for rescue organizations to connect and access these animals, Chris took the chance to come up with the software as a database to address this issue. Chris and his team launched Doobert in May 2014. Today, Doobert is still growing as a software and is proud to support more than 5,000 organizations and 35,000 volunteers with the mission to provide animals the homes and families they need. “The more I discussed and socialized with [animal] organizations, the more we learned how to keep expanding the software.” - Chris Doobert Tune in to find out how technology and innovation can help save animals’ lives! Check out Doobert today! Official website: https://bit.ly/38orqNr Facebook Page: https://bit.ly/38zN0yi Instagram Page: https://bit.ly/3wp5NV4 YouTube Channel: https://bit.ly/3Lh9JN7 Animal Innovations Show, Chris Roy’s Podcast: https://bit.ly/3sZCBmT Check out Pawareness! Visit our website: https://bit.ly/3DWMpCh Where to find the Pawareness Podcast: https://bit.ly/3xjBl0Q Follow us on Instagram: https://bit.ly/3xnrG9z Submit for Pet of the Week: https://bit.ly/3xgkvj8 Chapters 0:00 Introduction 1:01 Introducing Chris Roy 2:00 Doobert’s Beginnings 4:30 Doobert Forward 5:55 Size and Scope 8:50 Awareness 12:27 Gratification 14:23 Future Plans 17:04 Animal Sanctuary 18:52 Reach Out to Doobert

In this episode of the Pawareness Podcast, host Kris McCauley welcomes Tails Humane Society Executive Director Michelle Groeper. Located in Illinois, Tails Humane Society has been taking care of 3,400 animals a year. Most of the animals they take in are dogs, cats, mice, and all friendly and vulnerable species with fur. They aim to provide homes for these animals and medical care such as spay-neuter services. Michelle defends kill shelters in communities that lack resources and assistance for adoption programs. While other shelters have the right connections and access to directly provide immediate homes for their rescues, some shelters lack these opportunities due to their location and environment. That doesn’t mean that they are not working on ways to uphold the animals’ lives and their chance to live. Taking animals within their area and from those of southern communities as well as their partner organizations, Tails Humane Society maintains the mission to help animals in need and offer the immediate care they deserve. For them, keeping up with effective communication and establishing genuine connections are fundamentals to running a successful animal organization. “We need to make sure we are communicating how many dogs we can get with our foster homes.” - Michelle Groeper Tune in to find out how important it is for animal organizations to work together! Check out Tails Humane Society today! Official website: https://bit.ly/3yrK1mq Facebook: https://bit.ly/3P7FR95 Twitter: https://bit.ly/3whFQqn YouTube Channel: https://bit.ly/39cKWws Instagram: https://bit.ly/3PaOTSx Check out Pawareness! Visit our website: https://bit.ly/3DWMpCh Where to find the Pawareness Podcast: https://bit.ly/3xjBl0Q Follow us on Instagram: https://bit.ly/3xnrG9z Submit for Pet of the Week: https://bit.ly/3xgkvj8 Chapters 0:00 Introduction 1:25 Location 3:49 Finding dogs 7:33 Kill shelters 10:50 Relationships with Partners 13:25 Roles in Tails Humane Society 15:26 Programs 19:30 Advice for Volunteers 22:00 Adoption Center Plans 25:25 Social Media Channels1

In this episode of the Pawareness Podcast, host Kris McCauley welcomes Lindsay Layendecker, Director of Community Partnerships of the Jacksonville Humane Society.  Located in Jacksonville, Florida, Jacksonville Humane Society is one of the oldest animal welfare organizations in the county. They provide support for animals in their community such as adoptions and outreach programs. Jacksonville Humane Society has established a promising partnership with their municipal shelter to provide shelters for homeless animals and to give every rescue a chance to survive and thrive. Over the years, they have become one of the largest no-kill shelters in the county. Lindsay emphasizes their organization’s core mission which includes supporting people who expressed interest in adopting animals with resources and opportunities that pave the opportunity to save animals. “We want animals to have every chance at a live outcome. You can’t save the pets without the people.” - Lindsay Layendecker Tune in to find out how you can collaborate with your local shelter to help homeless animals in your community! Check out Jacksonville Humane Society today! Official website: https://bit.ly/3vVEotx Pinterest: https://bit.ly/3KN5ngB YouTube: https://bit.ly/3LC4Hf6 Tik Tok: https://bit.ly/3F6i2tC Facebook: https://bit.ly/3F9l6p2 Twitter: https://bit.ly/3FdppiX Linked In: https://bit.ly/3MDNG44 Instagram: https://bit.ly/3N14d2z Check out Pawareness! Visit our website: https://bit.ly/3DWMpCh Where to find the Pawareness Podcast: https://bit.ly/3xjBl0Q Follow us on Instagram: https://bit.ly/3xnrG9z Submit for Pet of the Week: https://bit.ly/3xgkvj8 Chapters 0:00 Introduction 1:00 Introducing Lindsay Layendecker 2:34 Changes of the Organization 5:39 No-Kill Shelter Changes 7:30 Common Issues in Jacksonville 10:44 Obstacles 12:45 Flagship Program 17:48 Program Management 19:41 Community-Centered 20:14 Future Plans 22:06 Connect with Jacksonville Humane Society

In this episode of the Pawareness Podcast, host Kris McCauley welcomes Alison Driscoll, the President and Co-founder of the Caribbean Canine Connection.  Based in the Caribbean Islands, the organization aims to provide homes for neglected dogs and animals in the Caribbean and relocate them to the United States to rescues and shelters. The idea came to Alison after vacationing frequently to the islands with her husband. Starting their organization to address the problem of animal neglect and abuse, Alison has connected compassionate people in the area to help facilitate the process. Their process involves connecting interested adopters with their partner rescue organizations that will keep and save animals from the streets. Volunteers will help transport the animals to their new owners and homes. “I want to help as many dogs as I can, especially the larger dogs. I hate to see them being stuck there.” - Alison Driscoll Tune in to find out how you can help animals in other countries! Check out Caribbean Canine Connection today! Official Website: https://bit.ly/3jOgJFZ Facebook: https://bit.ly/390Y1c1 Instagram: https://bit.ly/3MdUwNx Check out Pawareness! Visit our website: https://bit.ly/3DWMpCh Where to find the Pawareness Podcast: https://bit.ly/3xjBl0Q Follow us on Instagram: https://bit.ly/3xnrG9z Submit for Pet of the Week: https://bit.ly/3xgkvj8 Episode Timeline 0:00 Introduction 1:20 Introducing Alison Driscoll 3:50 Process of Adoption 6:40 Situation of Animals 9:00 Average Cost of Travel 11:00 Challenges 14:11 Vetting Process 15:50 Future Plans 18:55 Connect with Caribbean Canine Connection