Voices Carry For Animals Podcast

Produced & Hosted by Debbie Dahmer aka "Mama Bear"
Guest: Suzana Gartner Founder & Executive Director Centre for Animal Law Advocacy [CALA]. Keynote Speaker & Legal Commentator | Author of A Voice for Animals
Topics: Ongoing advocacy work through Suzana's non-profit -Centre for Animal Advocacy [CALA] and the current rescue efforts to save the street dogs in San Bernardino, California-- looking for rescue groups and fosters to help them.
Highlighting animal shelter solutions and inspiring the listeners to help get cats and dogs out of the shelters by discussing how we can all make a difference in the current U.S. shelter crisis. 
Centre for Animal Law Advocacy (CALA) https://suzanagartner.com/centre-for-animal-law-advocacy-cala 
The Centre for Animal Law Advocacy (CALA) was founded in 2014 as a non-profit organisation dedicated to advancing the rights of animals and animal protection through legal advocacy, engagement, public education, awareness, and policy reform.
Through a combination of expert advocacy, education, spearheading campaigns, and reform efforts, CALA works across Canada, the U.S., and North America to create meaningful, systemic change that improves the lives of animals, animal rights, and legal protections.
With legal expertise and compassionate leadership, CALA empowers others to advance the legal system for animals. It is intended to help advocates, changemakers, educators, whistleblowers, and other people who care about animal rights to speak up and promote stronger laws and systemic changes that give animals a meaningful voice in the legal system.
NTRODUCTION / MISSION
The Centre for Animal Law Advocacy (CALA) is dedicated to protecting animals by advocating for stronger protections for animals through legal reform for policy changes. Promoting ethical treatment of animals through writing, speaking, and legal advocacy efforts.
FOCUS AREAS
* Legal Advocacy: Working for the implementation of stronger animal protection laws.
* Public Education: Offering resources, talks, and writings on animal law and rights.
* Policy Reform: Collaborating with other stakeholders to enforce new legislation.
* Thought Leadership: Providing insights and leadership in animal law and ethics.
ABOUT THE FOUNDER
Founded by Suzana Gartner, a pioneer in animal law and author of A Voice for Animals, CALA serves as a platform for legal reform and education, aiming to improve the lives of animals across North America.
With decades of experience, including founding Canada’s first animal law firm, and an expert in leading Humane Society programs, Suzana brings her expertise to expand animal protection on a broader scale.
Suzana Gartner - Animal Lawyer, Advocate, & Activist https://www.facebook.com/SuzanaGartnerAnimalLaw
A Voice for Animals - Book https://www.amazon.com/Voice-Animals-Movement-Provides-Compassion/dp/1665732903
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Produced & Hosted by Debbie Dahmer aka "Mama Bear"
Guest: Keith Dane- Equine Consultant at Humane World for Animals
Topics: International donkey hide trade. Ending horse slaughter & New York City carriage horses.
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International donkey hide trade. Millions of donkeys are slaughtered annually for their hides to produce ejiao. The domestic Chinese and international demand for donkey hides is approximately 8–10 million hides per year but the annual supply in China is less than 1.8 million. This demand has led to the slaughter of massive numbers of donkeys across the globe. https://www.brookeusa.org/advocacy
ACTION ALERT! Contact your Legislators! SUPPORT H.R. 5544 The Ejiao Act- The Donkey Hide Crisis Nationwide Number (202) 224-3121 -Give your zip code https://www.brookeusa.org/ejiao-act#/
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Each year, thousands of American equines—working, racing and companion horses, donkeys, mules and even children's ponies—are horrifically slaughtered for human consumption. They are inhumanely transported long distances across our borders, in cramped trailers without food, water or rest.
ACTION ALERT! Speak Out to end horse slaughter--SUPPORT H.R.1661 & S.775 SAFE Act- Save America's Forgotten Equines https://secure.humaneworld.org/page/165162/action/1?locale=en-US
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New York City carriage horses --A horse-drawn carriage ride may look charming, but behind this tourist attraction is a life of hardship for the horses forced to pull it. These sensitive animals are made to haul heavy carriages through crowded streets, loud traffic and vehicle exhaust—conditions that can be stressful, unsafe and completely unnatural for them. Long hours on hard pavement can contribute to painful leg, hoof and joint problems, while breathing polluted air and working in extreme heat or cold can put their health at risk.
ACTION ALERT! End horse-drawn carriages in New Your City https://secure.humaneworld.org/page/196085/petition/1
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The lives of many Tennessee walking horses are filled with fear and pain. Unscrupulous trainers intentionally inflict pain on a horse's legs and hooves to force the horse to perform an exaggerated, high-stepping gait known as the "Big Lick" that is rewarded in some show rings. They use a variety of gruesome techniques, including caustic chemicals that burn the horse's flesh, chains and heavy, stacked horseshoes to accomplish this artificial gait. 
Help stop horse abuse which is known as "soring,"  The PAST Act (H.R. 1684) would amend the Horse Protection Act 
ACTION ALERT!  https://secure.humaneworld.org/page/165161/action/1
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Produced & Hosted by Debbie Dahmer aka "Mama Bear"
Guest: Kate MacFall - Florida State Director of Humane World for Animals
Topics: Puppy Mills Legislation. The Importance of Getting Involved with Animal Advocacy Legislation Year Round- How to get involved and Talk Action for the animals in need.. Contacting your State Reps and Senators on current bills introduced in legislation.
It's time to end the horrifically cruel treatment of dogs in mass breeding operations. https://www.humaneworld.org/en/issue/stopping-puppy-mills
What are Puppy Mills? Inhumane high-volume dog breeding facilities that churn out puppies for profit, ignoring the needs of the pups and their mothers.
In puppy mills, mother dogs spend their entire lives in cramped cages with little to no personal attention. Due to poor sanitation, overbreeding and a lack of preventive veterinary care, the puppies frequently suffer from a variety of health issues, creating heartbreaking challenges for families who should be enjoying the delights of adopting a new family member.
Efforts to end puppy mill cruelty include supporting legislative reforms, conducting investigations, pursuing litigation and raising public awareness. Humane World for work to improve breeding standards, strengthen enforcement and hold irresponsible breeders and sellers accountable.
There are an estimated 10,000 puppy mills across the country, where mother dogs spend their entire lives in cramped cages. Take action to help save puppies and their moms from suffering in these cruel mass-breeding operations.
Humane World for Animals Puppy Mills https://www.humaneworld.org/en/issue/stopping-puppy-mills
The sad truth behind puppy mills  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dY9D9eMfb0&t=7s
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Produced & Hosted by Debbie Dahmer aka "Mama Bear"
Guest: Nikki Sharp, Executive Director of Wildlife SOS (USA)
Topics: Discuss elephant tourism, the welfare concerns behind elephant rides and direct-contact attractions, and how travelers can make more ethical wildlife tourism choices.
A few moments of fun on an elephant’s back for a tourist can mean a lifetime of abuse for the elephant.
Few people realize that the captive elephant giving rides to tourists were wild elephants not so long ago. Elephants are wild animals with wild instincts and belong in the deep jungles. Then how is it they are found giving rides to tourists in Asia?
It all starts when the baby elephant is illegally trapped and separated from its natal herd. This is followed by a harsh training procedure called “phajaan” that uses pain and fear to break the spirit of the wild pachyderm. Severe confinement and isolation while being restrained with tight ropes and subjected to beating, prodding with bull hooks and spears, starvation and constant psychological abuse eventually makes the elephant a reliable tourist ride. Once this inhumane process is completed, what one has is one less elephant in the wild and one more elephant with a destiny of torture slated for it.
Sitting on the back of an elephant may be on a tourist’s bucket list for a royal experience, however the veil behind this seemingly harmless experience conceals a very dark secret, a secret that elephant owners and their riders will hide from the naïve tourists. The only way to train an elephant to perform tourist rides, tricks in circuses, weddings or other public functions and processions is through keeping the elephant in constant pain, fear. There is sadly no other way!
Moreover, it is not safe for tourists to ride elephants. Elephants are wild animals, and despite years of breaking their spirits, they are very much susceptible to succumbing to sudden trigger reactions like fear, stress and anger. Very often in a bid to escape their torturous lives, these elephants run amok or retaliate – putting at risk the lives of tourists and bystanders as well as the persons riding them.
Wildlife SOS Website https://news.wildlifesos.org/the-dark-side-of-elephant-tourism/
Wildlife SOS FB Page https://www.facebook.com/wildlifesosindia
Wildlife SOS YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@WildlifeSOS
TAKE ACTION- SIGN PETITIONS! https://wildlifesos.org/petitions/
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Produced & Hosted by Debbie Dahmer aka "Mama Bear"
Guest: Leif Cocks - Founder of Wildlife Conservation International and Speaker, Author & Founder of The Orangutan Project
Topics: The current Orangutan Situation and WCI International Strategy. Discuss Leif Cocks next book "Wild Lessons"
By undertaking this multi-faceted approach to conservation, we aim to increase the number of wild orangutans under The Orangutan Project's permanent protection to 8,000, to ensure sufficient numbers of each orangutan species survive indefinitely.
Orangutan conservation is a complex issue that requires support and funding in multiple areas to be successful. The type and level of each strategy is determined by the needs of the particular ecosystem. The Orangutan Project recognises and understands that orangutan conservation must be supported at the grassroots level and involve local communities. We support a wide range of critical projects that address the holistic problem facing remaining fragmented orangutan populations - including fighting deforestation and habitat loss at the highest level. As a highly trusted organisation, The Orangutan Project partners with many orangutan conservation projects operating on the ground in Borneo and Sumatra.
The vision of The Orangutan Project is that: All orangutans will live in their natural habitat in secure and viable populations.
The mission of The Orangutan Project is: To ensure the survival of all orangutan species in their natural habitat and promote the welfare of all orangutans.
The Orangutan Project Overview  https://www.theorangutanproject.org/projects-overview/
Wildlife Conservation International https://wildlifeconservationinternational.org/
The Orangutan Project FaceBook Page  https://www.facebook.com/theorangutanproject.org 
Orangutans are in Crisis- Please Donate https://www.theorangutanproject.org/donate/
The Orangutan Project - YouTube  https://www.youtube.com/@TheOrangutanProject
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Produced & Hosted by Debbie Dahmer aka "Mama Bear"
Guest: Michael Schneider- Founder, Executive Director & Chief Pilot aka "Top Dog" · Pilots to the Rescue
Topics: Pilots to the Rescue's Mission. Helped 7,000+ furry souls saved & counting!
Animal rescue nonprofit with wings, flying pets out of danger and into loving arms.
Pilots To The Rescue: They fly to save lives.
Pilots To The Rescue founder and Top Dog Michael Schneider embarked on his first animal rescue mission in 2015. He found out through the animal rescue community about a group of puppies that had been abandoned in a ditch in rural North Carolina. These poor souls along with a brand-new litter of puppies had been scheduled for euthanasia just because there was no space for them at their current shelter.
Michael was both shocked and saddened to learn that this shelter was so overcrowded that the dogs had no chance of being adopted. They had to be euthanized in a matter of days. Michael knew of several local shelters that had plenty of space, there was just no way for staff members to get to the dogs in time.
That’s when Michael and his longtime friend and fellow pilot Brian Orter sprang into action, flying down to North Carolina in just over an hour. After picking up the dogs, they flew back up to the East Coast, where the dogs were given the help and healing, they needed to find happy, loving homes.
Pilots To The Rescue Website https://www.pilotstotherescue.org/
Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/pilotstotherescue
Donate and Fly to Save Lives https://www.pilotstotherescue.org/support
YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@PilotsToTheRescue
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Produced & Hosted by Debbie Dahmer aka "Mama Bear"
Guest: Billie Groom- Founder & CEO of Institute of Canine Psychotherapy, Author, & Podcast Host
Topics: The Animal Shelter Crisis & Strategies for Success
Sentience- the Movement that is Changing Animal Welfare
Changing the landscape of the dog behavior industry through evidence-based methods, advanced educational resources, and humane practices.
If you are passionate about how dog’s think, learn, feel and want to gain a deeper understanding of dogs, you are in the right place!
Canine Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is the only method that recognizes autonomy and agency, encourages self-regulation, processing and decision-making to allow dogs to thrive. Through cognitive exercises, CCBT provides the basis for understanding the emotions driving the behavior (ie - habit, learned behavior) to then address behaviors in a way that makes sense to each individual dog.
Institute of Canine Psychotherapy Website https://www.instituteofcaninepsychotherapy.com/
Institute of Canine Psychotherapy FB Page https://www.facebook.com/instituteofcaninepsychotherapy
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