About Save A Pooch - Rescue Dog Welfare- Pet Life Radio Original (PetLifeRadio.com)
Save A Pooch is all about rescue dog welfare. With an informative yet humorous tone, the good, the bad, cute, and the ugly will be addressed. Episode topics can range from: how to improve fosters' and adopters' experience with rescues; how to improve rescues' well-being and heal their trauma; what are some of the opportunities for rescues; rescue success stories; how to spot a reputable or fake rescue organization, what determines a healthy human-animal bond and much, much more!
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Save A Pooch - Episode 70 Beyond the Festival: How Muttstock Is Rethinking Pet Guardianship
In this episode of Save A Pooch, we're joined by Anjie Robinson, President and founder of the Muttstock Board of Directors. Muttstock is best known for its festival, but the real work happens year-round through FLIPP, one of the organization's core programs, which focuses on keeping pets and their guardians safe and together. One facet of this is non-surgical population birth control: implants and injectables that offer a non-invasive, cost-effective alternative to traditional large-scale spay/neuter efforts. This approach eases pressure on overcrowded rescues and reduces the harm that comes when communities are left to handle overpopulation on their own.
This episode discusses how the program works, why it also includes vaccination, deworming, and microchipping, and how lowering testosterone levels can reduce aggression and community safety incidents. It also explores how FLIPP builds ethical, collaborative partnerships between animal rescues, underserved communities, inner-city and housing-insecure individuals, First Nations, and Métis Settlements. These partnerships aim to replace mistrust and unethical culling practices with humane, community-driven solutions. It's a conversation about rethinking animal welfare as something built with communities, not imposed on them.
EPISODE NOTES: Beyond the Festival: How Muttstock Is Rethinking Pet Guardianship (https://www.petliferadio.com/saveapoochep70.html)
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19 Dec 2025
Save A Pooch - Episode 69 From Animal Control to Community Care with Rachel Horton
In this episode of Save A Pooch, we're joined by Rachel Horton, Director of Saginaw County Animal Care & Control (SCACC) in Michigan. This conversation digs into how a municipal shelter can pivot from reactive enforcement to proactive care. Rachel Horton walks us through SCACC's playbook: early-intervention that keeps pets with their families, community pet-food pantries and access-to-care partnerships, volunteer activation that multiplies impact, and real safeguards for staff against compassion fatigue. We'll also discuss tricky topics—what "live release" does and doesn't measure, why poverty drives pet relinquishment, and how to build trust with residents who are wary of "animal control."
EPISODE NOTES: From Animal Control to Community Care with Rachel Horton (https://www.petliferadio.com/saveapoochep69.html)
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13 Nov 2025
Save A Pooch - Episode 68 From Foster Fails to Forever Pigs: One Family's Journey Through Animal Rescue
In this episode of Save A Pooch, we're joined by Linda Velwest, author of City Rescue Pets: Second Chances for Love and Hope and founder of CityRescuePets.com. Linda shares her family's years-long journey fostering cats and dogs in Jersey City—from classroom pets to "foster fails" to the day she decided to adopt not one, but two rescue pigs. We'll explore the realities of animal rescue work, the lessons learned through trial and error, the heartbreaks that don't always end happily, and why she believes even small acts of kindness can transform lives on both ends of the leash. Whether you're considering fostering, adopting a rescue pet, or just love animals, this is a conversation about compassion, responsibility, and second chances.
EPISODE NOTES: From Foster Fails to Forever Pigs: One Family's Journey Through Animal Rescue (https://www.petliferadio.com/saveapoochep68.html)
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43,574
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Apple Podcasts (US)
3.2 / 5
5 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 66 / 100
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YouTube
76
Engagement
81
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