Who Will Let the Dogs Out

Community engagement is a critical piece of the puzzle when it comes to creating a shelter that is sustainable, successful, and saving every savable animal. Cara shares ideas for how any shelter can engage their community and help them see their shelter as an important part of their community offering not only animals for adoption and a safe place for unwanted animals, but as a resource for pet owners, a place to volunteer and meet other animal lovers, and a place where they want to donate their

Three elements that hold the key to making a municipal shelter a life-saving resource for its community. Referenced in this podcast: Dr. Kim Sanders, Anderson County PAWS Moore County Citizens Pet Responsibility Committee Special thanks to Connor Civatte for the original music used at the begining/end of each episode. For more information on Who Will Let the Dogs Out, visit our website or our linktree to learn more. --- Support this podcast:

Have you ever been to a dog pound? Join me on my first trip to a dog pound in western Tennessee. The dog pound in this episode is the Huntingdon dog pound in Carroll County, Tennessee. It is run by dog catchers employed by the city of Huntingdon. The person ultimately responsible for this situation is the mayor of Huntingdon, which means that the citizens who vote for him are also responsible. To date, multiple rescue organizations have tried to force change, including the Nashville Humane

Visit Corinth-Alcorn Animal Shelter in Mississippi where they are saving thousands of animals even as the roof falls in on them. A remarkable couple has led this shelter to save 12,000 dogs in the last nine years since taking over. With no real dog laws or public shelters, Mississippi is inundated with unwanted dogs and unplanned litters. Here is one bright spot that could use help to be even brighter. For more information on Corinth-Alcorn Animal Shelter, click here. You can follow them on Facebook

Life and death decisions are made on a daily basis at MARL (Mississippi Animal Rescue League) in Jackson, MS which handles over ten thousand animals every year. They are the only 'open intake' shelter for a 100-mile radius. For more information on MARL, visit their website. For more information on Who Will Let the Dogs Out, visit our site and follow our blog. You can also find us on Facebook and Instagram. You can find pictures of this episode and the blog post that inspired it, at Anger Won't Keep

A visit to a market in Mississippi where puppies and dogs are sold alongside Chinese-copy sunglasses, t-shirt closeouts, and pork rinds. for more information visit, WhoWillLetTheDogsOut.org. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whowillletthedogsout/support

Travel with us on our rescue road trip to TN, MS, and MO. Our first stop was an unexpected one, but we're glad we made it. We stopped in Lebanon, Tennessee at the emergency shelter of Animal Rescue Corps. ARC rescues thousands of dogs from natural and man-made disasters using a massive army of volunteers from all over the country, smart practices, and just four paid staff members. You'll be amazed at what ARC is doing - we were!Maybe you'll be inspired to get involved with ARC too. For more

Introducing a new podcast to share stories of dogs and the heroes who fight for them. Travel with writer Cara Achterberg and photographer Nancy Slattery as we visit the shelters, rescues, and dog pounds where thousands of dogs suffer and sometimes die while waiting for adoption or rescue. Convinced the problem is not that people don't care but that they don't know, Who Will Let the Dogs Out seeks to share the stories that will inspire all of us to figure out how we can finally let all the dogs