Animal House w/Deborah Roberts
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Love animals? Then Animal House is for you! We cover all things animal and pet-related, with experts, interviews and lots of fun.
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Ambassador Animal Keeper, Katy Kuffel, and Zoo Educator, Emma Aagaard, introduce Flick, a gopher tortoise, in celebration of "I ❤️Indigos" day at the Zoo on Sunday, February 8th. They also discuss Brews Around the Zoo, Kids Night Out - Wild About You, Camps for kids, and more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Darryl Payne, with Pawfection Dog Training, answers listeners' questions about their dogs behavior, including a 2-month-old puppy that likes to nip and bite, whether getting a third dog makes sense, and more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Kenny Tallier with the Pet Alliance introduces us to Giselle, a beautiful 7-year-old dog that is available for adoption at their Sanford shelter. Kenny also shares when the new shelter is expected to reopen after a fire destroyed the original four years ago, details about the upcoming Paws in the Park, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Animal House with Christin Burford a tortoise and an iguana from the non-profit C.A.R.E. Foundation. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Education Specialist, Jifu Jennings, and Senior Ambassador Animal Keeper, Christina O'Donnell, join us from the Central Florida Zoo for Animal House, and they brought PT Cruiser, a prehensile-tailed skink. Along with some fascinating facts about PT, Christina and Jifu talk about the Asian Lantern Festival, School Break Camps that are coming up, Brews Around the Zoo, and more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Senior Ambassador Animal Keeper, Christina O'Donnel, and Zoo Teacher, Emily Geist, bring along Roberta the red-footed tortoise. They share some fascinating details about the species, before talking about the Asian Lantern Festival, upcoming camps for kids, Brews at the Zoo this year will be two days instead of one, and more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Kenny Tallier from the Pet Alliance of Greater Orlando invites everyone to visit both their Downtown & Sanford shelters to fall in love and adopt pets looking for a home for the holidays! Kenny also talks about Pet Alliance merch available online for last minute gift ideas, upcoming low-cost vaccine clinics, their Behavior/Enrichment Wish List with many items they need for their shelter pets, and more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Al Adams with Seminole County Animal Services joins us to invite everyone to their 3rd annual Paws & Claus adoption event, Saturday, December 6th, 2025, at Fort Mellon Park in Sanford. There will be vendors, food trucks, $5 rabies shots and microchips, FREE adoptions and pictures with Santa, and more!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Darryl Payne of Pawfection Drog Training answers listeners' questions regarding their dog's behavior, including peeing inside the house after going outside, an older dog showing signs of stress after a big move, even a dog who likes to lick too much, and more. Call (407) 456-1066 or go to pawfectiondogtraining.com. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
For Animal House, Senior Ambassador Animal Keeper, Christina O'Donnell, and Team Lead Zoo Teacher, Josh Brandel, from the Central Florida Zoo, bring along their New Guinea blue-tongued skink, Reptar, to celebrate the opening of the Asian Lantern Festival.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Christin Burford founded the non-profit C.A.R.E. Foundation (Creating Animal Respect Education Foundation Inc.) in 1996, and shares the disappointing news behind why their annual Fall Festival will not be taking place this weekend. Christin then shares how the community can still come through for their rescue, including with donations, volunteering and more. Get more information at thecarefoundation.org or call (407) 247-8948.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Kenny Tallier from the Pet Alliance of Greater Orlando introduces us to Trixie, an 8-year-old Pitbull looking for her fur-ever home. Kenny also announces their next Pet Food Pantry this Saturday for residents of Orange, Seminole, Osceola counties, as well as their Downtown Cat Shelter is running dangerously low on bath towels and wash cloths, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Just in time for Halloween, Dr. Daisy Fiore, who coordinates the education programming for the Audubon Center for Birds of Prey, shares some fascinating facts about bats and the important role they play in the ecosystem. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Central Florida Zoo Teacher, Emma Aagaard, and Senior Ambassador Animal Keeper, Christina O'Donnell, bring along a Ball Python named 'Molar' to talk about the three weekends of their Halloween celebration, Zoo Boo Bash, coming up. Emma and Christina also talk about the return of the Asian Lantern Festival, with tickets going on sale to the general public today. Get more information at www.centralfloridazoo.org or call (407) 323-4450.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Kenny Tallier, from the Pet Alliance of Greater Orlando, brings along Chase, a 7-year-old dog available for adoption, while also announcing that today starts their new adoption hours. Kenny also talks about their need for dog leash donations before wrapping it up by inviting folks to get merch at their online store. Get more info at https://petallianceorlando.org/ or call (407) 351-7722.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Darryl Payne of Pawfection Dog Training answers listeners' questions regarding their dogs behavior, including food aggression, constant barking, apparent depression after losing a companion, and more. Learn more at https://www.pawfectiondogtraining.com/ or call (407) 456-1066.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Angie and Ciji, from the Humane Society of Lake County, bring along Cypress, a 2-year-old dog, and Leon, a 9-year-old cat, that are available for adoption, and talk about how they are solely funded through community support. Angie and Ciji also share how our upcoming Suds, Pups and Pints event help them meet their resident animals' needs.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Senior Ambassador Animal Keeper, Christina O'Donnell, and Zoo Teacher, Emma Aagaard, visit us from the Central Florida Zoo and bring along Squirtle, a black breasted leaf turtle. Along with sharing some fascinating facts about Squirtle, Christina and Emma share some exciting events at the Zoo, including PJ the rhino's farewell party on September 20th, three weekends of Zoo Boo Bash this year, and the return of Asian Lantern Festival.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Kenny Tallier from the Pet Alliance of Greater Orlando joins us for Animal House and introduces us to King, an 11-year-old spry senior dog available for adoption. Kenny also shares the latest update on the construction of their new shelter and more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Christin Burford, Director of the C.A.R.E. Foundation (Creating Animal Respect Education), introduces us to one of their resident animals, a kinkajou named Yoda. Christin shares some fascinating facts about this tropical rainforest mammal, including that they're nocturnal, they're related to raccoons, and more. Get more information at (407) 247-8948 or www.thecarefoundation.org.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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