Ep. 116 - Lions, Tigers, and Bears

This week I talk with Nita Godwin of Dog Heaven LLC. We discuss her experience with animals, healing from trauma, and how she has figured out a way to merge animal rescue and helping others heal from their own trauma. We also talk about how animals can help you on your journey of finding yourself and learning to hear your intuition. To learn more you can check them out at www.dogheavenllc.comSponsor:LIX - check out www.lixpetwellness.com to learn more about CBD for pets. Use code Rescuepod20 for 20% off your first order! Thanks for listening! If you liked what you heard, please rate, review, and subscribe. If you have ideas for future guests please email me at [email protected] or follow me @theanimalrescuepod on Instagram. You can also learn more about the organizations I interview and how to listen/watch at www.theanimalrescuepodcast.my.canva.site

This week I talk with Nicole Navarro founder of Pawsitive Beginnings, a fox sanctuary located in Key Largo, FL. We discuss how she got into fox rescue, what a Sheriff's Office Animal Farm is (I had no idea!), and how she has figured out a way to merge fox rescue with human healing. We also touch on the fox fur trade and how it is STILL happening today. To learn more about Pawsitive Beginnings, how to help end the fur trade, or how to get involved you can find them at www.pawsitivebeginnings.org and on social media @pawsitive_beginnings_inc.Sponsor:LIX - check out www.lixpetwellness.com to learn more about CBD for pets. Use code Rescuepod20 for 20% off your first order! Thanks for listening! If you liked what you heard, please rate, review, and subscribe. If you have ideas for future guests please email me at [email protected] or follow me @theanimalrescuepod on Instagram. You can also learn more about the organizations I interview and how to listen/watch at www.theanimalrescuepodcast.my.canva.site

This week I talk with Liz Adams of Pet Protect and Connect. We discuss her journey in the animal rescue world, the moment she realized she could do something more, and the app she is designing with the goal of helping to match adopters and pets. To learn more about Pet Protect and Connect you can check them out online at www.petprotectandconnect.com, which I recommend even if it is just to check out their adorable Pet Team, and on social media @petprotectandconnect.Sponsor:LIX - check out www.lixpetwellness.com to learn more about CBD for pets. Use code Rescuepod20 for 20% off your first order! Thanks for listening! If you liked what you heard, please rate, review, and subscribe. If you have ideas for future guests please email me at [email protected] or follow me @theanimalrescuepod on Instagram. You can also learn more about the organizations I interview and how to listen/watch at www.theanimalrescuepodcast.my.canva.site

This week I talk with Cynthia Chomos, founder and designer of Catio Spaces. We discuss how she fell into the world of designing catios, what it's like for a woman in a primarily male industry, and just how deep her passion runs when it comes to keeping animals safe! You can learn more about Catio Spaces at www.catiospaces.comand on social media @catiospaces. Sponsor:LIX - check out www.lixpetwellness.com to learn more about CBD for pets. Use code Rescuepod20 for 20% off your first order! Thanks for listening! If you liked what you heard, please rate, review, and subscribe. If you have ideas for future guests please email me at [email protected] or follow me @theanimalrescuepod on Instagram. You can also learn more about the organizations I interview and how to listen/watch at www.theanimalrescuepodcast.my.canva.site

This week I talk with Sarah Cavallaro about her book Dogs Have Angels Too. We discuss how she fell into animal rescue, her inspiration for the book, and what her goals with the book and merch are. You can learn more about Sarah's work at www.dogshaveangelstoo.com and on social media @dogshaveangelstoo. Sponsor:LIX - check out www.lixpetwellness.com to learn more about CBD for pets. Use code Rescuepod20 for 20% off your first order!Thanks for listening! If you liked what you heard, please rate, review, and subscribe. If you have ideas for future guests please email me at [email protected] or follow me @theanimalrescuepod on Instagram. You can also learn more about the organizations I interview and how to listen/watch at www.theanimalrescuepodcast.my.canva.site

This week I talk with Cathy Bissell. Somebody pinch me. Her dedication to animal rescue and welfare is something I have admired for a long time and now we get to hear from her! We discuss how she got started and advice she has for those who may be nervous to go into their local shelter, the time it took to get the foundation up and running, and the eye-popping number of animals they have had spayed or neutered in the short time they have had the Fix the Future program running. You can learn more about Bissell Pet Foundation at www.bissellpetfoundation.org. Sponsor:LIX - check out www.lixpetwellness.com to learn more about CBD for pets. Use code Rescuepod20 for 20% off your first order!Thanks for listening! If you liked what you heard, please rate, review, and subscribe. If you have ideas for future guests please email me at [email protected] or follow me @theanimalrescuepod on Instagram. You can also learn more about the organizations I interview and how to listen/watch at www.theanimalrescuepodcast.my.canva.site

This week I talk with Bobbi Brink, founder and director of Lions, Tigers, and Bears, a sanctuary in Alpine, California. We discuss how she got started in big cat rescue, the types of calls they get (not what I expected), and the work that is left to be done to support exotic animals. To learn more about the work Lions, Tigers, and Bears is doing you can check them out online at www.lionstigersandbears.org and  @lionstigers_andbears on Instagram and @lionstigers&bears on Facebook.Sponsor:LIX - check out www.lixpetwellness.com to learn more about CBD for pets. Use code Rescuepod20 for 20% off your first order!Thanks for listening! If you liked what you heard, please rate, review, and subscribe. If you have ideas for future guests please email me at [email protected] or follow me @theanimalrescuepod on Instagram. You can also learn more about the organizations I interview and how to listen/watch at www.theanimalrescuepodcast.my.canva.site

This week I talk with Adrian Fulle and Zach O'Shea of Good Salt Life. We discuss how the pandemic led them to look for safer ways to clean. Over the past few years they have grown this mission and have now created the Pawsitive Shelter Change program, which gives to shelters and rescues in need of safer ways to clean around their animals and employees. To learn more about Good Salt Life and Pawsitive Shelter Change visit www.goodsaltlife.com and www.pawsitiveshelterchange.org.Sponsor:LIX - check out www.lixpetwellness.com to learn more about CBD for pets. Use code Rescuepod20 for 20% off your first order! Thanks for listening! If you liked what you heard, please rate, review, and subscribe. If you have ideas for future guests please email me at [email protected] or follow me @theanimalrescuepod on Instagram. You can also learn more about the organizations I interview and how to listen/watch at www.theanimalrescuepodcast.my.canva.site

This week I talk with Cara Achterberg about her new book Who Will Let The Dogs Out. We discuss how she got started in animal rescue, what led her to start touring shelters across the south, and why we should be optimistic about the future of animal sheltering. Truly, this book gives so many great ideas for how to support the animals and people in your community. She is offering the book free to shelters and rescues, and sales of the book will help her to continue the work she is doing to support this community. You can find it wherever books are sold, like www.bookshop.org. You can learn more about Cara's work at www.whowillletthedogsout.org follow their work on social media @whowillletthedogsout.Sponsor:LIX - check out www.lixpetwellness.com to learn more about CBD for pets. Use code Rescuepod20 for 20% off your first order! Thanks for listening! If you liked what you heard, please rate, review, and subscribe. If you have ideas for future guests please email me at [email protected] or follow me @theanimalrescuepod on Instagram. You can also learn more about the organizations I interview and how to listen/watch at www.theanimalrescuepodcast.my.canva.site

This week I talk with John Reider, The Bubble Man. We discuss how he combined his curiosity and entrepreneurship to create a business that brings joy to the masses, and now pets. He also shares the inspiration behind their newest endeavor to support animal rescues, Bubbles4Besties. To learn more about The Bubble Man you can find them online at www.atomicbubbles.com. Sponsor:LIX - check out www.lixpetwellness.com to learn more about CBD for pets. Use code Rescuepod20 for 20% off your first order! Thanks for listening! If you liked what you heard, please rate, review, and subscribe. If you have ideas for future guests please email me at [email protected] or follow me @theanimalrescuepod on Instagram. You can also learn more about the organizations I interview and how to listen/watch at www.theanimalrescuepodcast.my.canva.site