Best friends Debbie, Haley, and Savanna tell each other animal stories throughout history. Join us as we are in awe of how cool animals are, how weird people are, and how much fun it is to spend time with your friends.
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What do you get when you mix the FIFA World Cup trophy, a stamp company show, and a dog named Pickles? This week's episode! Debbie brings Haley an odd and generally lighthearted story about a trophy that was stolen in 1966. While there was an arrest made, the trophy still couldn't be found. That is, until a dog named Pickles stepped onto the scene in an unconventional way.
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Sources:
https://nationalfootballmuseum.com/items/pickles-the-dogs-medals-1966/https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/pmid/20007171
https://www.kqed.org/science/1938255/how-your-dogs-nose-knows-so-much
https://meetings-archive.aps.org/dfd/2008/mj/6
https://nist.gov/document/forensics-nist-dog-nosepdf
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/march/20/newsid_2861000/2861545.stm
https://nationalfootballmuseum.com/stories/when-football-came-home-the-60th-anniversary-of-1966/
https://www.methodist.org.uk/about/our-stories/how-we-lost-the-world-cup-in-1966/
https://www.channel4.com/news/world-cup-england-1966-pickles-the-dog-archive-itn
https://www.fifamuseum.com/en/explore/fifamuseumplus/blog/The-World-Cup-is-sto
https://londonist.com/london/history/picklesworldcup
https://www.historytoday.com/archive/england-loses-world-cup
https://www.foxnews.com/sports/the-many-disappearances-of-the-jules-rimet-trophy
https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/articles/how-world-cup-trophy-was-stolen-and-recovered-1966
https://historyrevealed.com/period/20th-century/jules-rimet-trophy-football-world-cup-stolen-lost-found-pickles
https://confidentials.com/manchester/manchester-jules-rimet-real-world-cup-national-football-museum
https://www.aol.com/articles/mystery-jules-rimet-trophy-stolen-160259424.html
https://www.thefa.com/news/2016/jul/27/guide-dogs-service-name-puppies-280716
28 Oct 2026
52 - The World Herd: Operation Oryx
Debbie and Haley are here for a safari! In 1962, the first (of many) expeditions took off to rescue the Arabian Oryx, a species facing extinction due to excessive hunting. What would follow would be one of the remarkable conservation comeback stories we've told so far on the show. The Arabian Oryx still faces real challenges today, making it an important time to bring this conversation to the forefront.
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insta: @creaturemeetsculture
creaturemeetsculture@gmail.com
Sources:
https://e360.yale.edu/digest/species_behind_unicorn_legend_back_from_brink_of_extinction_iucn_says
https://ead.gov.ae/Discover-Our-Biodiversity/Mammals/Arabian-oryx
https://www.phoenixzoo.org/blog/zoo-news/saving-species-arabian-oryx/
https://ead.gov.ae/Discover-Our-Biodiversity/Mammals/Arabian-oryx
https://cob.silverchair.com/jeb/article-pdf/204/13/2301/1238166/2301.pdf
https://iucn.org/sites/default/files/import/downloads/arabian_oryx_factsheet.pdf
https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Oryx_leucoryx
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/oryx/article/influence-of-ambient-temperature-on-diurnal-activity-of-arabian-oryx-implications-for-reintroduction-site-selection/8668AE36BF882ABF5726C5D1C0090F67
https://nationalredlist.org/node/35620
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/oryx/article/look-at-threatened-species/24948A019C1F38678154EFA966519092
https://doi.org/10.1017/S0030605300002015
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/oryx/article/operation-oryx-the-three-stages-of-captive-breeding/B027C7538E00A67745D95B776FD39EDD
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/0DD7CF0141DAA537BB80C0846627D25A/S0030605300001769a.pdf/editorial_notes.pdf
https://doi.org/10.1017/S0030605300002404
https://www.phoenixzoo.org/blog/zoo-news/saving-species-arabian-oryx/
https://doi.org/10.1017/S0030605300003136
https://archive.aramcoworld.com/issue/198204/the.yalooni.transfer.htm
https://doi.org/10.1017/S0030605300011959
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/654
https://www.britishomani.org/events/bos/forty-five-years-with-the-harasiis-of-the-jiddat-il-harasiis
https://archive.aramcoworld.com/issue/198204/return.of.the.oryx.htm
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/oryx/article/arabian-oryx-reintroduction-in-oman-successes-and-setbacks/B52D89DD9B8AF520DA9CD5D6A4378C0A
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/oryx/article/operation-oryxthe-success-continues/3BA98C5AD57D646A321D8972FBE73C50
https://whc.unesco.org/en/soc/2316
21 Oct 2026
51 - Mary Tealby and The Temporary Home for Lost and Starving Dogs
Animal shelters are built into the fabric of our society...but how did they get their start? Debbie brings Haley an episode about Britain's first animal shelter, The Temporary Home for Lost and Starving Dogs. When Mary Tealby started the home in 1860, she had no way of knowing she was creating what would become the building blocks for institutions that would save the lives of countless animals. Join us as we travel back in time to the world's first recorded animal shelter and have a lot of good conversations on the nuance of animal rescue and just how far we've come.
Let's Connect!
insta: @creaturemeetsculture
creaturemeetsculture@gmail.com
Sources:
https://www.britannica.com/animal/dog (https://www.britannica.com/animal/dog)
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/how-the-dog-found-a-place-in-the-family-home-from-the-victorian-age-to-ours (https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/how-the-dog-found-a-place-in-the-family-home-from-the-victorian-age-to-ours)
https://www.huntspost.co.uk/news/22989958.mystery-huntingdon-born-founder-battersea-dogs-cats-home/ (https://www.huntspost.co.uk/news/22989958.mystery-huntingdon-born-founder-battersea-dogs-cats-home/)
https://www.huntspost.co.uk/news/22989958.mystery-huntingdon-born-founder-battersea-dogs-cats-home/ (https://www.huntspost.co.uk/news/22989958.mystery-huntingdon-born-founder-battersea-dogs-cats-home/)
https://jvc.oup.com/2015/10/05/philip-howell-mary-tealby-and-the-battersea-dogs-and-cats-home/ (https://jvc.oup.com/2015/10/05/philip-howell-mary-tealby-and-the-battersea-dogs-and-cats-home/)
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https://www.battersea.org.uk/about-us/our-history (https://www.battersea.org.uk/about-us/our-history)
https://branchcollective.org/?p=3031 (https://branchcollective.org/?p=3031)
https://victorianweb.org/history/animals/rescue.html (https://victorianweb.org/history/animals/rescue.html)
https://www.londonremembers.com/subjects/58529 (https://www.londonremembers.com/subjects/58529)
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https://www.huntspost.co.uk/news/22989958.mystery-huntingdon-born-founder-battersea-dogs-cats-home/ (https://www.huntspost.co.uk/news/22989958.mystery-huntingdon-born-founder-battersea-dogs-cats-home/)
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https://www.battersea.org.uk/about-us/our-history (https://www.battersea.org.uk/about-us/our-history)
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https://branchcollective.org/?p=3031 (https://branchcollective.org/?p=3031)
https://www.islington.media/news/battersea-dogs-home-founder-to-be-honoured-with-people-s-plaque (https://www.islington.media/news/battersea-dogs-home-founder-to-be-honoured-with-people-s-plaque)
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