Voices Carry For Animals Podcast

Animal Advocates Radio ”Voices Carry for Animals #256”- FREE Lucy the Elephant!

Hosted by Debbie Dahmer
Guest will be: Mary-Ann Holm- President & Campaign Coordinator at Lucy's Edmonton Advocates Project (L.E.A.P.)
https://www.leapforlucy.com/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/leapforlucy/
https://www.facebook.com/leapforlucy/
TOPIC: UPDATE on Lucy the Elephant in Edmonton Valley Zoo & Discussing the issues facing elephants in SE Asia due to a lack of tourism secondary to Covid-19
Lucy the Elephant has been at the Edmonton Valley Zoo for 42 years and turns 44 this year.  This is an ominous milestone as zoo elephants rarely survive to their mid forties. Lucy suffers from a number of zoo induced ailments which will shorten her life expectancy. She has no other elephant companions, which is considered cruel by elephant experts due to their highly complex social needs. The harsh Edmonton climate is detrimental to her health and painful for her ongoing arthritis and foot disease. Lucy lives in a tiny concrete cell and is only allowed outdoors for short controlled walks, weather permitting which means many days she never gets out at all.
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Animal Advocates Radio ”Voices Carry for Animals #255”- Shauna Sherick

Hosted by Debbie Dahmer
Guest will be: Shauna Sherick- President and Founder of Wildwood Farm Sanctuary
https://www.facebook.com/WildwoodFarmSanctuary/
https://wildwoodfarmsanctuary.org/
TOPIC WILL BE: Promoting Compassion, Inspiring Change in the way farm animals are viewed and treated.
Wildwood Farm Sanctuary is a 501c3 non-profit organization that provides life-long, peaceful refuge and rehabilitation for abused and neglected farm animals who serve as ambassadors, promoting compassion and inspiring change.
A Eco-Animal Sanctuary, Wildwood is named after our 100 acres of pasture, restored and permanently protected nature preserve, and wildlife sanctuary located in Newberg, Oregon. Wildwood Farm Sanctuary was founded in 2013 by licensed veterinary technician Shauna Sherick, who grew up with farm animals and has worked in a large/small animal veterinary hospital for over 20 years. Shauna is the third generation in her family to live on and care for the land where she spent time as a child, inspiring her to convert her family farm into a animal and nature sanctuary.
Wildwood Farm Sanctuary is NOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC for drop-in visits. 
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Animal Advocates Radio ”Voices Carry for Animals #254”- Petfax Act-H.R. 5715

Hosted by Debbie Dahmer
Guest will be: Holly Gann- Director of Federal Affairs for Animal Wellness Foundation and Animal Wellness Action
https://animalwellnessaction.org/
https://www.facebook.com/AnimalWellnessAction/
https://twitter.com/AWAction_News
TOPIC WILL BE:  Congress to help combat puppy mills-2019/2020 Petfax Act- HR 5715 and UPDATES on Federal Animal Legislation Bills Pending.
Animal Wellness Action has a mission of helping animals by promoting legal standards forbidding cruelty. AWA champion causes that alleviate the suffering of companion animals, farm animals, and wildlife. AWA advocate for policies to stop dogfighting, cockfighting, horse soring, and other forms of malicious cruelty and confront factory farming, cosmetic testing, wildlife trafficking, and other systemic forms of animal exploitation.
To prevent cruelty, AWA promote enacting good public policies and we work to enforce those policies. To enact good laws, we must elect good lawmakers.
AWA champion causes that alleviate the suffering of animals - Helping Animals Helps Us All.
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Animal Advocates Radio ”Voices Carry for Animals #253”- FL ”Allie’s Law”

Hosted by Debbie Dahmer
Guests will be: Dave Heine- Creator of "Allie's Law"  & Dr Nanette Parretto Wagner DVM Co-Founder of "Allie's Law"
https://allieslaw.org/
https://www.facebook.com/helpalliekat/
TOPIC:  Animal Cruelty in Florida- "Allie's Law" - HB 621 & SB 1044
Allie, a 4 year-old Boston Terrier, suffered at the hands of her human caretakers. They left scars on her face, ears and legs. The horrific circumstances that she suffered through had been recognized as a situation of abuse by a veterinarian in the past, yet no authority was notified. Until she was rescued from her abusers no one spoke for her. Violence against animals does not stop with the animal’s mistreatment. Research has found that there is a correlation between animal abuse and abuse among humans, including child and domestic violence. 
Animal Cruelty; Citing this act as “Allie’s Law”; defining the term “treatment provider”; providing immunity from criminal and civil liability for certain persons and entities who report animal cruelty; prohibiting the alteration or destruction of certain records, etc.
The current legislation does NOT require a veterinarian to file a report with local law enforcement or animal control when they see clear signs of animal mistreatment. Allie’s Law would change that.
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Animal Advocates Radio”Voices Carry For Animals #252”- HSUS-Wildlife Trafficking

Hosted by Debbie Dahmer
Guest will be: Nicole Rojas- District Leader for Humane Society of the United States, 11th Congressional District Ambassador For Tusk Task Force
https://www.wildforchange.com/
https://www.facebook.com/WildForChange/
TOPIC: Petition UPDATE:  Elephant Massacre in Botswana; Restore Anti-Poaching Units Now!  1,097,909 Supporters
Wild For Change is a platform promoting change for animal welfare and nature through education, legislation, and public awareness. 
96 elephants are killed per day, three rhinos are killed per day, and the giraffe population has declined by 80%.  Not one ounce of elephant ivory, rhino horn, or giraffe brain or bone do anything to support the advancement of health for the human species.  They are being tortured entirely due to greed.  They are literally running for their lives every day from trophy hunters and poachers.  Trophy hunting is legal in countries such as Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and South Africa.  The more we know and understand what is happening to them, the more we can help protect these precious animals.
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Animal Advocates Radio ”Voices Carry for Animals #251”- Fl Senator Jason Pizzo

Hosted by Debbie Dahmer
Guests will be: Florida Senator Jason Pizzo & Rep Dan Daley
https://allieslaw.org/
https://www.facebook.com/helpalliekat/
TOPIC:  CS/SB 1044: Animal Cruelty   https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2020/1044
02/10/2020 UPDATE: CS/SB 1044 NOW IN RULES COMMITTEE
Allie, a 4 year-old Boston Terrier, suffered at the hands of her human caretakers. They left scars on her face, ears and legs. The horrific circumstances that she suffered through had been recognized as a situation of abuse by a veterinarian in the past, yet no authority was notified. Until she was rescued from her abusers no one spoke for her.Violence against animals does not stop with the animal’s mistreatment. Research has found that there is a correlation between animal abuse and abuse among humans, including child and domestic violence. 
Animal Cruelty; Citing this act as “Allie’s Law”; defining the term “treatment provider”; providing immunity from criminal and civil liability for certain persons and entities who report animal cruelty; prohibiting the alteration or destruction of certain records, etc.
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Animal Advocates Radio ”Voices Carry for Animals #250”- The W-Underdogs

Hosted by Debbie Dahmer
Guest will be: Grace Hamlin- Founder of The W-Underdogs
http://www.w-underdogs.org/
https://www.facebook.com/WNDRDOGS/
TOPIC: How to make noise and change for animals in need
The W-Underdogs is an innovative grassroots nonprofit that pairs underserved youth with animals in need. Our program helps youth at risk for gang involvement in the Peoplestown / South Atlanta neighborhoods gain leadership, responsibility, life skills, and compassion as they use teamwork to train and care for animals. They become empowered to make positive changes at school, home and in their community through advocacy and direct action.
The W-Underdogs goal every day will be to address the challenges that disadvantaged at-risk youth face and provide them with the skills and sense of accomplishment to help them overcome the challenges in their lives. We believe that the W-Underdogs program will energize the families, kids and in turn, contribute to a better community both short and long term. 
Atlanta youth program that supports positive exposure and instills compassion and ethics through rescuing local animals in need.
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Animal Advocates Radio ”Voices Carry for Animals #249”-WatchdogMary-Journalist

Hosted by Debbie Dahmer
Guest will be: WathchdogMary aka Mary Schwager- Award winning investigative journalist writing about animals.
https://www.watchdogmary.com/
https://www.facebook.com/WatchdogMary/
https://twitter.com/WatchDogMary
TOPIC: How to check your local animal shelter and get involved
"WatchdogMary" is an investigative journalist with more than 20 years experience.
TV and print journalist now watchdogging for animals. Honored to have won 16 Emmy, eight Edward R. Murrow and Associated Press awards for investigative reporting & writing.
Watchdog Mary is using her talents to report about animals. She writes for the popular online magazines The Dodo, Grit Daily, and Just Labs
Some of her articles have resulted in changes being implemented in municipal shelters and animals’ lives being saved
 Her articles have helped save dozens of dogs on death row and revealed shocking conditions in mismanaged municipal shelters across the country. Some cities and towns even changed the way they operate after WatchdogMary's stories hit the press or went viral.
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Animal Advocates Radio ”Voices Carry for Animals #248”- SNN & TEAP

Hosted by Debbie Dahmer
Guests will be:  Barbara Lovett - President of Save Nosey Now and Secretary of TEAP & Sandra Clinger- President of The Elephant Advocacy Project
https://www.facebook.com/theelephantadvocacyproject/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/www.savenoseynow.org/
https://savenoseynow.org/
TOPIC WILL BE:  Freedom for Elephants in Captivity
 The Elephant Advocacy Project(formerly called Savenoseynow.org). TEAP grew out of the successful Facebook group Save Nosey NOW! SNN original goal was to provide sanctuary to Nosey, the elephant, which we were instrumental in doing in November, 2017. We endeavor to educate and provide support for activists and advocates who are interested in closing circuses with animals and zoos who cling to elephant exhibits for profit only. We support the true sanctuary concept for all captive elephants. 
TEAP mission is to provide support and advocacy to captive elephants in circuses and zoos in the United States with the ultimate goal of freedom in sanctuary.
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Animal Advocates Radio ”Voices Carry for Animals #247”- Jordan’s Way

Hosted by Debbie Dahmer
Guest will be: Kris Rotonda- Founder of Jordan's Way
https://www.jordanswaycharities.com/
https://www.facebook.com/jordanswaycampaign/
TOPIC: Jordan's Way to raise money helping more Animal Shelters
Founder Kris Rotonda met his best friend and inspiration 11 years ago at a local shelter. Jordan had spent her whole life in a shelter until Kris was able to rescue her. Over the years they helped each other grow as their bond strength. Many of us know the profound affect that an animal can have on your life, and the impact that we have when we rescue shelter pets. Sadly Jordan passed in the fall of 2018 after a battle with cancer. 
Kris made a promise to honor her life by helping as many shelters in need as possible, founding Jordan's Way.  Working with one of the top dog food companies in the United States, they have promised to match us dollar for dollar on all donations once we reach our 500,000 goal! We know this is a difficult feat but it can be done! 
Don't forget to nominate your local shelter that is in need. We want help and honor the shelters that need it the most!
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