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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Christin Burford established the non-profit C.A.R.E. Foundation (Creating Animal Respect Education Foundation Inc.), in 1996, where she serves as Director. Christin shares the continuing struggles The C.A.R.E. Foundation is dealing with, and how the community can help.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Zoo Educator, Emily Geist, and Ambassador Animal Keeper, Katy Kuffel, introduce us to Mocha, one of their guinea pigs, in honor of National Pet I.D. week in April. It's also time for their annual Hippity Hop Adventure celebration going on this Saturday, April 4, featuring the new “Adopt an Animal” Vet Check Experience, and more. Get your tickets at centralfloridazoo.org. The Zoo will also be staying open until 5:00 p.m. on weekends and holidays.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Darryl Payne, of Pawfection Dog Training, answers listeners' questions regarding their dogs behavior, including jumping on guests, being aggressive with toys, and more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Kenny Tallier, with the Pet Alliance, introduces us to DOKI, an 11-month-old Golden Retriever puppy that is available for adoption. Kenny also talks about the Grand Opening of their new Shelter, their Wish List Items, Capitol Campaign, and more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Debbie Helsel, Executive Director of the Back To Nature Wildlife Refuge, invites everyone to their Easter celebration at Back to Nature Wildlife Refuge on Saturday, March 28, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Easter Bunny will be on site for photos, along with a full day of family-friendly activities, including wildlife encounters, arts and craft vendors, local food trucks, and more. Plus, they have a great event this Saturday at the Winter Park Veterinary Hospital! The event is free to attend! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Senior Ambassador Animal Keeper, Christina O'Donnell, and Team Lead Zoo Educator, Josh Brandel, from the Central Florida Zoo, introduce us to Irwin, a White's tree frog from Australia, in celebration of World Frog Day. Along with sharing some fascinating facts about Irwin, Josh and Christina also talk about upcoming events at the Zoo, including Spring Break and Summer Camp, a Night Hike Under the Stars, Hippity Hop Adventure, and more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
After talking about his history working for Scotland Yard and the British Royal Family, including the former Prince Andrew, Darryl Payne, with Pawfection Dog Training, answers listeners' questions regarding their dogs behavior, including digging in the yard, dogs not getting along, and more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Kenny Tallier, from the Pet Alliance, introduces us to 'Kayak,' a 2-month-old puppy available for adoption, and shares everything that is included in the adoption fee. Kenny also shares when the new shelter is getting ready to open, ways the community can continue to support their important work, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Daisy Fiore from the Audubon Center for Birds of Prey talks about the Center finally reopening from their construction project. Grand reopening weekend is scheduled for February 14th and 15th. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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.
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