Animal Radio Episode 946
Opossum Rescue is a Thing The Opossum's Pouch Rescue founder Beth Sparks is our guest. She says North America's only marsupial is quite misunderstood. Beth cares for injured and orphaned Opossums,...
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Tickles Saves Pickles When this little pig got sick and needed a blood transfusion, his guardian, Maddie worked effortlessly to find a match. Thanks to social media, Pickles the Potbellied Pig was...
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What If Your Pet Could Talk? There have been some new advances in Artificial Intelligence (A.I.), which suggest the dream of being able to talk with animals could really happen. With the help of A.I.,...
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Southwest Airlines Donates Rescue Flight It wasn't an easy task for pet advocate Mirah Horowitz. She explains how she managed to convince Southwest Airlines to donate a round trip flight to rescue...
View Article1072. How To Make Your Dog Laugh. Really!
Instructions To Make Your Dog Laugh Dr. Stanley Coren is back on Animal Radio to give us specific and detailed instructions on how to make our dog laugh. Don't be a skeptic until you've heard about the...
View Article1073. Allan Dixon Is Making Beaucoup Bucks Taking Selfies With Animals
"Making Bank" Taking Selfies With Animals Allan Dixon won the best job in the world. He gets paid to take pictures with animals. Allan has an uncanny ability to 'talk' animals into posing for a selfie...
View Article1074. Esther The Wonder Pig!
Esther The Wonder Pig What happens when you adopt a 'micro-pig' without telling your spouse? And what happens when that pig turns out to weigh 600 lbs? Well, you raise $450,000 on Indiegogo to buy a...
View Article1075. A Really Strange Way To Bond With Your Cat
Introducing the Lickibrush…OMG! Have you ever wanted to lick your cat? We all know grooming has incredible bonding effects. Tara O'Mara and her hubby Jason invented an over-sized tongue shaped brush...
View Article1076. What Your Dog Isn't Telling You
What Your Dog Isn't Telling You Dogs and cats generally don't exhibit pain. This is a trait designed mostly to protect themselves in the wild. However, research now shows that when they are alone in a...
View Article1077. Why Your Insurance Company Hates Your Dog
Blacklisted Breeds By Insurance Companies Dr. Stanley Coren is back! This time he's toting his research about the breeds of dogs that are being blacklisted by homeowners and liability insurance....
View Article1078. Dating For Pet Owners
Dating for Pet Owners Kris Rotonda created an online dating website specifically for dog owners. He says if he's going to date anyone, they've got to love his dog. And let's face it, single dog...
View Article1079. Yes, Your Pet Could Be Bi-polar Or Schizophrenic.
Animal Madness Can our pets suffer from the same psychological illnesses as humans? How did Prozac find its way into veterinarian's offices? What good is anthropomorphizing? Laurel Braitman has answers...
View Article1080. Cowboy Poet Baxter Black, Prince Lorenzo Borghese and Shark Tank
Pet Inventions on Shark Tank Abe Geary pitched his pet-related idea to the sharks on ABC's Shark Tank. He ended up turning down an offer that required too much equity. Now he's on Animal Radio to share...
View Article1081. Lassie Is Still Alive. WTF?
Pets for Vets Clarissa Black is this week's Hero Person. She created a service that matches returning soldiers with adoptable dogs. Some of our servicemen suffering from PTSD find the dogs to be...
View Article1082. She's Eating Pet Food For A Month
Eating Pet Food Dorothy Hunter is so confident the food she sells in her story in healthy that she's eating nothing but pet-food for 30 days. We'll find out the inspiration for this stunt and exactly...
View Article1083. Woman With Eating Disorder Saved By Dog
Pound for Pound Shannon Kopp spent the good part of a decade with an eating disorder. She would eat large amounts of food and then vomit 20 times a day. No therapist, doctor, or even rehab could cure...
View Article1084. Heroes Behind Bars
Hero Behind Bars This week's Hero People are in prison. Female inmates are teamed up with a dog 24/7. Their mission is to train these shelter dogs to help autistic children. It's a second chance for...
View Article1085. Bob Barker Returns as Hero of the Week
Bob Barker Back For Lucky 13 America's most recognized Animal Advocate, TV Host Bob Barker is back on Animal Radio for his thirteenth time. This time he's Animal Radio's Hero of The Week. Listen Now Do...
View Article1086. Blasting Your Pet's Cremains Into Space
Pets In Space Celestis Pet will shoot your pet's cremains into deep space, or to the moon, or even into orbit around the earth. The rocket and space technology company has been launching satellites and...
View Article1087. Boston Globe TV Critic Matthew Gilbert Investigates The Dog Park Dynamics
The Dog Park Phenomenon Boston Globe TV Critic (a great gig if you can get it) Matthew Gilbert investigates the dynamics of dog parks. He didn't like dogs. In fact, he was afraid of them until his...
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