Voices Carry For Animals Podcast

”Voices Carry For Animals Podcast #492” - Judy’s Dog Report

Hosted by Debbie Dahmer aka ”Mama Bear”
Guest: Judy Weiss- Business Owner & Blogger at Executive Pet Concierge and Judy’s Dog Report. 
Five essential things to know before adopting a pet, select a suitable pet for your family’s makeup & circumstances. Help to control the numbers of unwanted pets in the shelters. Adopt, don’t shop
Category: Things to know about getting a puppy or adopting a rescue
Recognizing and avoiding Puppy mills and backyard breeders and tips on how to find a high quality dog breeder or dog rescue shelter.
https://judysdogreport.com
https://judysdogreport.com/category/things-to-know-when-becoming-a-dog-parent
https://www.facebook.com/groups/734542943852085
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”Voices Carry For Animals Podcast” #491 - PetsinDanger

Hosted by Debbie Dahmer aka ”Mama Bear”
Guest: Steve Hughes- President of PetsinDanger & Youth4Animals
Topic: Introducing ”Samson’s Law” Legislative Campaign in all 50 States requiring all companion animal breeders to have both a state issued breeders license & tax ID#.
PetsinDanger is helping to prevent the epidemic pet overpopulation, save the lives of millions of companion animals every year & change the landscape of animal welfare. Sampson was a chihuahua 2 yr old -a multitude of genetic deficiencies. 
PetsinDanger Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/petsindanger
Youth4Animals Website https://youth4animals.org/
Sampson's Law Petition! 125,678 have signed. Let’s get to 500,000! Please SIGN & SHARE! Thank You!~ https://youth4animals.org/pledge/
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”Voices Carry For Animals Podcast” #490 - Bear Defenders

Hosted by Debbie Dahmer aka ”Mama Bear”
Guest : Adam Sugalski - Campaign Director at Bear Defenders and Executive Director at OneProtest - An Advocacy Organization 
Topics: Help STOP the Florida Black Bear Hunt and Investigating using hunting dogs to hunt deer in Ocala, Osceola, and Blackwater, Florida
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission [FWC] is having meetings on Aug 13th and 14th on the Black Bear hunt in Dec, 2025. FWC to change the hunting rules using dogs to chase / kill black bears
The absence of mandatory check stations raises serious concerns about oversight, accountability, and enforcement.
Findings from his five-year undercover investigation into the unethical use of dogs to hunt deer in Florida https://www.thedogwars.com/
Protect Florida’s Black Bears
Join one of our statewide protests on Saturday, August 9th, from 10:00 am to 12 pm. Find a protest near you: https://www.beardefenders.org/protest-dates
 
STOP THE FLORIDA BLACK BEAR TROPHY HUNT!!! 
Sign & share our petition: https://www.change.org/p/stop-the-florida-black-bear-trophy-hunt
Contact Governor DeSantis today and urge him to oppose the proposed black bear hunt. As the Governor of Florida, he holds the executive authority to prevent this hunt from moving forward.
Phone: (850) 717-9337
Email: GovernorRon.Desantis@eog.myflorida.com
 
Bear Defenders FaceBook Page https://www.facebook.com/stopbearhunt
OneProtest - An Advocacy Organization FaceBook Page - https://www.facebook.com/oneprotest
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”Voices Carry For Animals #489 - Elephant Guardians of Los Angeles

Hosted by Debbie Dahmer aka ”Mama Bear” 
Guests: Kiersten Cluster- Co-Founder of Elephant Guardians of Los Angeles and Cory Mac- Organizer - Los Angeles for Animals 
Topics: Brief background on Billy & Tina the Elephants and the events leading up to their transfer to Tulsa Zoo
Both Advocacy Groups have been advocating since 2016 for the elephants held in the Los Angeles Zoo to be released to sanctuary (there were 4, Jewel and Shaunzi were euthanized and now Billy & Tina were transferred to the Tulsa Zoo)
Elephant Guardians of Los Angeles https://www.facebook.com/elephantguardianslosangeles
Los Angeles for Animals
https://www.facebook.com/losangelesforanimals
 
FREE BILLY & TINA PROTEST - Los Angeles Zoo - Saturday-July 19th, 2025 
10:00 am pst - 12:00 pm pst - Please check FB Pages for more Protests on Saturday's  https://www.facebook.com/events/1371265364173695
 
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”Voices Carry For Animals Podcast #488”- In Defense of Animals

Hosted by Debbie Dahmer aka ”Mama Bear”  
Guest: Doll Stanley - In Defense of Animals - Justice for Animals Director
Topics: Governor DeSantis SIGNED ”Dexter’s Law” and ”Troopers Law” in Florida. IDA Current Cases - Support Petitions. Overpopulation crisis in shelters. 
Justice for Animals Campaign promotes in an environment and which laws are enacted and enforced. IDA has literally worked hundreds of cases, and rescued thousands of animals. investigating and addressing cruelty, traditions steep in abuse.
Animal cruelty has no boundaries, whether through neglect or intentional acts of violence against animals. Help us protect them!
TAKE ACTION - SIGN PETITIONS   https://www.idausa.org/take-action/
https://www.idausa.org/campaign/justice-for-animals/
https://www.facebook.com/indefenseofanimals
https://x.com/IDAUSA
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”Voices Carry For Animals Podcast #487”- Speak Out Wekiva

Hosted by Debbie Dahmer aka ”Mama Bear”
Guest: James Scott- Campaign Coordinator for Speak Out Wekiva
Topic: Help STOP the Florida Black Bear Hunt
On May 21st, the FWC Commissioners voted 4-1 to change the hunting rules to have a bear hunt every year using dogs to chase/kill bears, allowing baiting of bears, have no check stations, allowing archery and delegating annual quota to the Executive Director., public would have no input. The final FWC vote will take place in Aug for a Dec (23-day blackbear hunt season
https://www.facebook.com/SpeakUpWekiva
https://speakupwekiva.com/
https://speakupforwildlife.com/
ACTION ALERT! Please SIGN & SHARE PETITION!                                              STOP THE FLORIDA BLACK BEAR TROPHY HUNT!!!
https://www.change.org/p/stop-the-florida-black-bear-trophy-hunt
Ask Governor Ron DeSantis to STOP The Black Bear Hunt. Let the Black Bears live in Freedom not FEAR! They SO well deserve!  
CALL (850) 717-9337
With Our VOICES The Black Bears Will Be HEARD! With Our ACTIONS The Black Bears Will Seek *J*U*S*T*I*C*E*
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”Voices Carry For Animals #486”- A Voice For Animals Book

Hosted by Debbie Dahmer aka ” Mama Bear” 
Guest: Suzana Gartner- Animal Advocate, Author ”A Voice For Animals”, Speaker, Retired Animal Rights Lawyer.
Topics: Why adopting animals from shelters and rescues is a better option. Suzana’s personal experience becoming an animal advocate and animal lawyer helpful suggestions & resources for the others who are interested in getting involved. Discussion on new book.
Suzana has appeared on national news, radio, podcasts, and in print magazines on behalf of animals. 
Animals are here with us and not for us. They are not disposable items. Animals are living, breathing, and complex creatures with feelings that deserve to be treated with kindness and respect.
https://suzanagartner.com/
A Voice For Animals Book on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Voice-Animals-Movement-Provides-Compassion/dp/1665732903
Suzana Gartner on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/suzana-gartner/