Sep 29, 2020
Guest: Cristie Kamiya is the Chief of Shelter Medicine at Humane Society Silicon Valley. She has worked as a shelter veterinarian in humane societies, municipal shelters, and rescues in the Denver–Boulder areas of Colorado, the greater Phoenix metro area of Arizona, and Northern California. She also completed a 3-year...
Sep 17, 2020
Guest: Carol Novello is the author of “Mutual Rescue” and founder of an initiative of the same name that was created to elevate stories of the human-animal bond. She is a board member of CUDDLY, a fundraising and wishlist platform dedicated to helping animal organizations worldwide. And she was president of Humane...
Sep 14, 2020
Guest: Francis Battista is co-founder and chairman of the board of Best Friends Animal Society. After Hurricane Katrina in 2005, Francis managed the Best Friends rescue shelters in Tylertown, Mississippi, and Metairie, Louisiana. Francis was also involved in the negotiations with federal agencies and courts that brought...
Sep 8, 2020
GUEST: Aimee St. Arnaud is director of National Veterinary Outreach for Best Friends Animal Society. She previously was Director of Programs at the ASPCA Spay/Neuter Alliance, was a Program Manager at PetSmart Charities, and founded Humane Ohio, a low-cost spay/neuter clinic. She is also co-owner of Open Door Veterinary...