Pawfee Podcats

This episode (yet again) fueled by the wonderful compassion juice at Classic Bean Fairlawn Plaza in Topeka, KS. Gremi interviews Michelle McCart, Manager of Customer Care and Adoptions. Michelle has worked at HHHS for 7 years and has lots of experience to share regarding our adoption process and how we help you pick the perfect pet. If you've ever been curious what it's like to adopt an animal from Helping Hands Humane Society, this episode is for you! We also reminisce on funny adoption stories,

In this episode, Gremi interviews Dr. Grace, HHHS's in-house, full-time veterinarian. We get to learn about why Dr. Grace became a veterinarian and what her day-to-day now looks like in shelter medicine, caring for hundreds of animals with her trusty team by her side. She busts a few different myths about spay/neuter, puppy breath, and grain-free pet food. Finally, Dr. Grace performs a dramatic reading of Grace's famous vet checks for the entertainment of all (no singing on this episode, but trust

This episode fueled by the violet vanilla and maple leaf cookie lattes from Classic Bean at Fairlawn Plaza ("It tastes like purple!"). Gremi interviews Nathan Dahlgren, part-time Animal Care Technician at HHHS. This is his second job, and he does it because he LOVES dogs and wants to make their lives better! (When we say we have the most amazing team of people who are passionate about helping animals, we mean it.) Nathan gives us insight into his day-to-day job, the two amazing "pibbles" he's

Gremi interviews Carrigan, the Cat Care Coordinator of Helping Hands Humane Society. This episode fueled by Starbucks at 1223 SW Wanamaker Road in Topeka, KS. Carrigan busts a myth about what a lost pet cat will look like (more info on that here: https://4fi8v2446i0sw2rpq2a3fg51-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/FeralvsStray-Caregiver.pdf), teaches us about the ASPCA Feline-ality test, and shares with us some of her personal tricks when working with feral and scared cats. In this

Episode 4 is fueled by Milk & Honey coffee (and chai!). <3 M&H is a delightful new local coffee shop (WITH A DRIVE THRU!) on 29th St off of California in Topeka, KS. Make sure to order a hot drink so that you may have the honor of receiving one of their coffee sleeves decorated with uplifting messages. https://www.facebook.com/milkandhoneycoffee/ In this episode, Gremi interviews Lindsay, our Behavior Specialist here at HHHS (also wonderful cook, The Office enthusiast, and lover of white

This episode is fueled by Judee's Coffee connected to God's Storehouse (thrift store) in Topeka. Yum! Gremi interviews Margaret Price who has worked at HHHS for 20 years and is the Manager of Admissions (and so much more...behavior, rescue, foster, training, you name it, she can do it!). She covers what it's like to bring a stray or surrendered animal to our shelter as well as the process those animals go through as they come under our care and move through the humane society. If you have lost a pet

We briefly cover several topics in this episode, are joined by silent co-host Paulie the office cat, and MOST exciting, have some outro music. When we mention Topeka Community Cat Fix (TCCF), we're talking about our local TNVR (trap/neuter/vaccinate/return) group! Check them out at tccf-tnr.org FIV is Feline Immunodeficiency Virus. Kansas was the last US state to make it legal for animal shelters to adopt out (or transfer) FIV+ cats, so it was a huge win when legislation was changed

Meet your Pawfee Podcats hosts - Grace Clinton, Director of Business Development and Special Events (likes dogs), and Emi Griess, Communications Coordinator, both of Helping Hands Humane Society, an open admission private shelter with a municipal contract located in Topeka, Kansas serving Shawnee County and Northeast Kansas. We talk about our hopes for this podcast, our wonderful office felines, and mythbust a euthanasia rumor about our shelter.