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Alexane Ricard & Adelle Goodman on Pet Life Radio


GLOBAL TNR PODCAST

"Saaving the Streets" is a groundbreaking weekly podcast that brings together two of the most dynamic and accomplished young voices in international TNR. Hosted by Adelle, Director of Operations for multiple animal rescues and founder of Travel Animal Rescue, and Alexane Ricard, founder of Saaving Lives and international TNR consultant, this show represents the future of global animal welfare.

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Episode 5 - Spay and Neuter for Underserved Communities from Minnesota to Mexico

This week, we are back in Mexico with Maia Rumpho, the founder of Pet Project Rescue. Since 2008, Maia has been focusing on the root of animal overpopulation by offering spay and neuter programs, especially for underserved communities, from Minnesota to Mexico! With a background as a social worker, Maia shares with us her experience in approaching deprived communities in a considerate way, offering support and access to resources, rather than centering themselves as a foreign organization and dictating what local practices should be. We discuss approaching sensitive situations where people don’t even have proper houses, and how to get them onboard with providing sterilization to help their community animals. We also discuss how to avoid white savior behavior in animal rescue, by deferring to local knowledge and individuals, which also ensures the safeguarding of their team by aligning with local allies when entering areas with tumultuous local politics. Maia’s organization successfully collaborates with other groups on TNVR projects, such as Coco’s Animal Welfare in Playa del Carmen..

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Episode 4 - Running a High-Volume, High-Quality, Full-Time Spay/Neuter Clinic in Mexico

This week’s episode is packed with insight into running a high-quality, high-volume spay/neuter clinic in Mexico, so strap in and meet Laura, Founder of Coco’s Animal Welfare in Playa del Carmen! Today, we cover essential veterinary protocols for sterilization clinics, how to integrate pediatric spay/neuter and quick spay techniques, vaccination and disinfection protocols, and training volunteers and vets to prepare for large interventions like their November spay/neuter event, which sterilizes 1,000 animals over just three days! Laura also shares advice on how to find funding and finding it before starting this important work to ensure we have the capacity to do it well. Coco’s redefines what a “cat cafe” means with their ingenious community cat care program for local hotels and also shares strategies on how to engage visiting tourists to take responsibility for their rescue rather than leaving animals with local shelters. 

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Episode 3 - From France to Greece: International Rescuing, Rehoming, and TNR

This week, we welcome Lila Gentilhomme to the show to discuss her specialist work with international rescuing and rehoming, and strategic TNR and community building! Having rehomed 70+ cats over the years after establishing her nonprofit, The 5th Cat, Lila has direct experience with the huge effort and resource it takes to rescue and provide this lifelong solution for only a minority of animals. This was one of the factors leading to her focusing on strategic TNR all over Greece, with a special focus on Syros island. Listen in as we discuss her experience and advice about optimizing our work to be effective for the maximum amount of cats, while building bridges and maintaining compassion for our fellow animal rescuers, and collaborating for greater success! 

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Episode 2 - Trapping Cats in Greece: Urban v. Countryside TNR

This week Adelle and Alex are joined by Alex's partner in rescue, Amber Rose Beck. Amber and Alex started Saaving Lives in a small town in Greece where they've sterilized thousands of cats. In this episode, they compare the differences and challenges between trapping in a big city versus trapping in a small Greek town.

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Episode 1 - Welcome to Saaving the Streets, Let's Chat About TNR vs TNVR

Welcome to the first episode of Saaving the Streets, your go to source for global Trap-Neuter-Return. Adelle and Alexane talk about their background and what this podcast means to them. They want to be the allies they would have needed when they first started in the rescue world.  This week they chat about TNR vs TNVR on an international level and how important managing resources is when trapping and sterilizing animals. 

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