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March 24, 2026

Ep 657: Feline Leukemia Explained: What Every Cat Lover Needs to Know About FeLV with Margaret Tompkins, Feline Leukemia Expert & Advocate

“No cat should be euthanized because it tests positive for a virus—period.”

March 17, 2026

Ep 656: Building a Culture of TNR with Chelsea Winter, Community Cat Program Manager at Street Cat Hub

“You can’t possibly trap every cat. So we teach the community how to do it themselves — and give them the tools to fully sterilize entire colonies.”

March 10, 2026

Ep 655: Full Circle TNR: Solving the Kitten Crisis at the Source with Hannah Shaw, Founder of Orphan Kitten Club

“The goal is really to do the maximum good. Not bring in kittens who don’t need to be there today, but make sure we have a plan for the future … and importantly that we have a plan to return and sterilize everyone…”

March 3, 2026

Ep 654: Governance for Good: The Hidden Key to Animal Shelter Success with Tim Crum, CEO of Animal Shelter Services

“The board should govern, and the executive director should lead the day-to-day operations. When those lines blur, that’s when things get messy.”

February 24, 2026

Ep 653: How One Humane Society is Scaling TNR to Save Thousands with Cheryl McCormick CEO of Athens Area Humane Society

“Small to mid-size organizations can accomplish a tremendous amount of impact when they work together, shoulder to shoulder in joyful service.”

February 17, 2026

Ep 652: Price Check, Please! How One Pet Parent Turned Vet Bill Shock into a Tech Solution with Pietro Kabeya, Founder of FareVet

“I just thought—why can’t we know what care costs before we walk through the door? That’s what FairVet is here to solve.”

February 10, 2026

Ep 651: The Future Is Feline: Vet Care, Consent & Compassion with Dr. Angie Krause, DVM, and JoJo Smith, Veterinary Nurse

“The future is feline. Let’s keep understanding our cats.”

February 3, 2026

Ep 650: From Shy to Shine: Transforming Cat Behavior in Shelters with Dr. Jacklyn Ellis, Certified Applied Animal Behaviorist and Director of Behavior at the Toronto Humane Society

“The cat was telling me—I was just the one writing it down.”

January 27, 2026

Ep. 649: Saving Cats Through Working Cat Programs with Mary Scott, Director of the ASAP Working Cats Program

“No matter what’s going on out there, there’s always hope.”

January 20, 2026

Ep. 648: Who’s Throwing the Cats in the River? Rethinking Rescue and Prevention, Featuring Harry Eckman, Global Advisor for Cat Population Management, International Cat Care

“The ultimate goal is to make cat welfare and population management so normal, so embedded in our communities, that it’s simply what a community does.”

January 13, 2026

Ep. 647: The Power of a Penny to End Pet Overpopulation, Featuring Carrie Weber, Board Member at PennyFix

“It’s not what we think they need—it’s about what they actually need. And sometimes, that’s just food and space to be left alone.”

January 6, 2026

Ep 646: Justice for Animals and the Legal Fight to End Cruelty Featuring Joyce Glass, Attorney at Joyce M. Glass, P.C.

“One person can definitely make a difference. Don’t be afraid to be the first voice—sometimes the biggest cases start with one person speaking up.”