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Pawfee PodcatsEpisode 46: Language Matters in Animal WelfareWe're back! Apologies for the hiatus - it's been a busy season here at Helping Hands Humane Society, but five of our employees from varying departments just returned from the Best Friends Animal Society National Conference with LOTS of ideas and motivation to try some new things at our shelter! This episode is hosted by Grace, Director of Business Development and Special Events Emi, Communications Coordinator, and Shelby, Volunteer Coordinator (now collectively known as "Gremis") with a special guest appearance by Katie, Fundraising Assistant. In this episode we tackle language in response to several comments, memes, and social media...2022-07-1435 min
Pawfee PodcatsEpisode 45: Jen the Bunny VolunteerIn this episode we interview long-time volunteer Jen, who just so happens to be an expert bunny owner and foster! She tells us all about how she got started volunteering at HHHS, what she's done to advocate for bunnies, and what it's like to foster buns and have buns as pets. We also talk about the recent experience at our shelter of having 14 rabbits abandoned in poor condition. Jen and her daughter Amelia helped immensely in that situation!2022-03-1847 minPawfee PodcatsEpisode 44: Animal Updates with ShelbyIn this episode, you're hosts Grace and Emi (Gremi) are joined by coworker, Volunteer Coordinator, Shelby for some updates on adopted pets, painting offices, shelter animals, and more. They are interrupted several times - Lindsay the Behavior Specialist jumps in impromptu to talk about another shelter dog sent to be trained in search and rescue! And Kim the Adoption Counselor pops her head in to let us know staff favorite, cat Channing is going home!
Shelby also reveals the DNA results of her puppy Franklin, recently adopted from HHHS!
If you have questions, ideas, stories...2022-01-2941 minPawfee PodcatsInterviewing Volunteer Coordinator, Shelby and Manager of Adoptions, MarrissaAfter a VERY busy season at HHHS, we're back at podcasting with an episode including interviews with TWO of our esteemed coworkers - relative newbie, Shelby, and 5-year dedicated employee, Marrissa! We dive into how they came to work at HHHS and what they do day-to-day at the shelter. Of course, the interviews also include some wacky, funny, and interesting stories that always come along with humane society life. As usual, we are excited to share behind-the-scenes information about working at an animal shelter as well as career insights to those who might be considering a job with animals!2021-12-161h 03Pawfee PodcatsDoug the Dog and Clear the SheltersIn this episode we interview the fabulous Cynthia Huebner about the dog she adopted in 2020, Doug. Doug was a staff favorite here at HHHS and suffered from some doggy anxiety. He landed the perfect home with Cynthia (she says he picked her), and we get some updates about how he adjusted to his new home and how he's doing now. We wanted to cover this topic because August is Clear the Shelters month, and a huge population of shelter animals needing homes is large breed dogs who have some behavior quirks. 2021-08-1945 minPawfee PodcatsInterviewing K9 Officer ChrisGet ready for a stellar and highly interesting interview in this episode of Pawfee Podcats! As humane society workers and animal lovers, we were very intrigued by but pretty clueless about working police dogs...hence why we were so excited to interview Chris, a local K9 Officer, all about his police dog Rebo. Interviewers on this episode include your regular hosts, Grace and Emi (Gremi), as well as HHHS Behavior Specialist Lindsay, who had a lot of great questions for Chris.
We also give an in-depth office cat update - Grace is currently office fostering a very s...2021-08-0547 minPawfee PodcatsInterviewing Vet Assistant MasonIn this episode Gremi (Grace and Emi, your hosts) have the honor of interviewing HHHS summertime employee Mason; a Kansas State University student who has worked in the Helping Hands medical center the last three summers. Mason begins vet school in the fall! She has a lot of great insights and experiences to share with us this episode; also Grace recently learned how to give vaccinations to kittens so that she could vaccinate the foster babies she has at home - if you ever wanted to know just what the experience is like, give this a listen. Of course...2021-07-2248 minPawfee PodcatsDog Numbers Spike During 4th of July and Other Shelter Summer InsightsIt's that time of year again...colorful fireworks fill the night skies, but anxiety fills many of our canine friends as they hear unfamiliar booms and screams. In this episode, Grace and Emi interview Margaret (joint name, Gremargie) all about Independence Day at an animal shelter. She also gives advice on summer fun with your pets - how to keep them healthy and safe during the hottest time of year. Whether it's errands around town, camping, fishing, or walking by the lake, there are important facts to know before you go!
We're currently having a Hairy Pawter...2021-06-2454 minPawfee PodcatsHumane Society Advertising Intern NatalieThis episode Gremi (Grace and Emi, employees of Helping Hands Humane Society and your hosts) has the pleasure of interviewing Natalie, our summer intern from Washburn University. This internship is her last step to graduation, and she's been a huge help the last month or so! We often say we just need more hands, more time, and Natalie has absolutely provided that by assisting us with creating graphics for fundraising events, editing videos of adoptable dogs, and she's now working on a transcript to a lost podcast episode that had an issue in recording! She's the dream intern, basically...2021-06-0354 minPawfee PodcatsGremi UpdatesWe're back from the hiatus called three weeks of insanity at our shelter! We've held major events, fundraising campaigns, received new that made us panic, created a plan of action, and are now in the middle of ANOTHER event/fundraising campaign! Check out this episode to get filled in on all the details in addition to a major office kitten update (major as in 9 cute little babies!). Also this week there has been a fire next door to us (our shelter was fine, thankfully!), the power went out, and now we can't access some of our most important files...2021-05-0627 minPawfee PodcatsKitty Karma Cat Yoga Chat with Suzi KingWhat do you do when you're a yoga instructor who loves cats and wants to help homeless animals? You strike up a partnership with your local humane society to teach CAT YOGA classes, that's what! That's exactly what Suzi did five years ago, and it's been wonderful cat, kitten, and puppy yoga classes ever since. Hosts Gremi (Grace and Emi) sit down with Suzi to pick her brain on all things yoga + pets. If you love one or both of these subjects, you're sure to find this episode interesting. We bust the myth that cat yoga classes are for...2021-04-1543 minPawfee PodcatsDog (and Cat) Grooming with AngieThis week Gremi (Grace and Emi) interview HHHS volunteer groomer, Angie, all about her experiences nail-trimming, mat-shaving, coat-beautifying, and anal-gland-expressing for homeless animals at HHHS (as well as pets at her day-job in a vet's office). Each and every Thursday she faithfully shows up to help give a spa day to the animals who need it most; some have nails who have curled under their paws because they've grown out too long. Others have coats so matted you can't even see their eyes or know that they have a collar on under it, and when she's finally done shaving...2021-04-0844 minPawfee Podcats"They're Not Broken, Just Cracked" with Kristina DouglassThis week your hosts Gremi (Grace and Emi) at Helping Hands Humane Society interview coworker Kristina who works in the Admissions Lost & Found Department. Kristina has some great insight to share - not only about her job, but life in general! Be kind, don't judge, and learn something new every day. She tells us a little about her foster dog Remi and her experiences so far at the shelter (she just started here last September, but she has gone all in!).
If you have questions, stories, or feedback for us, don't hesitate to reach out at gracec...2021-04-0141 minPawfee PodcatsHow Dogs Escape with Behavior Specialist Lindsay MichelDuring this week of the No Place Like Home Challenge to get more lost pets back home, Behavior Specialist Lindsay talks all about dogs getting loose...escape artists, bored pups, un-neutered males, and more! We get to hear from her perspective all the common reasons pet dogs are lost in our community as well as her tips for keeping your fur-baby secure. She shares her experiences of folks being reunited with their pets at HHHS and some of the weirdest and wildest tales from our Admissions department (cats from Colorado, dogs with dyed hair, abandoned pocket pets, etc.).
2021-03-2537 minPawfee PodcatsThe No Place Like Home Challenge with Margaret PriceMargaret Price, employee at Helping Hands Humane Society for over 20 years, is back on as a guest in this episode! Gremi (your hosts, Grace and Emi) interview her all about a challenge we're participating in this month - what is it, why are we on board, and how are we working to get even more lost pets reunited with their owners? We discuss our website, a new Facebook page, working with Animal Control Officers, collars and tags, and of course, microchips! We also give some advice about actions we can all take to help animals and pet owners in...2021-03-1832 minPawfee Podcats"She's having birth! She's giving babies!" Puppy & Kitten AdventuresWelcome to Episode 31 of Pawfee Podcats, the podcast of Helping Hands Humane Society, a private animal shelter with a government contract located in Topeka, KS. This episode was supposed to be Part 2 of our interview with Animal Control Officer Tursi. We recorded that interview, and it was filled with interesting facts...but alas, the sound quality of the recording is unusable. Please accept our apology and this short replacement episode - we did our best to fill it with puppies, kittens, and wacky experiences at the shelter to make up for it! Your hosts Gremi (Grace and Emi) recall...2021-03-1321 minPawfee PodcatsAnimal Control Officer TursiThis episode's interview was SO interesting that we only got through half of our questions in an hour. That means that we (Gremi - Grace and Emi - your hosts) will definitely have Officer Tursi back again to continue all of our prying, numerous, sometimes off-topic questions! Animal Control Officers are so busy, and we are very grateful that he took the time to meet with us and share information about his job, laws and regulations, and what it takes to become an Animal Control Officer.
We are sure you'll find this just as interesting as we d...2021-03-0450 minPawfee PodcatsOur Humane Society Volunteer Program with Katie JessephIn this episode, hosts Gremi (Grace and Emi) of Helping Hands Humane Society interview coworker Katie Jesseph, Volunteer and Off-Site Coordinator. You'll learn all about our volunteer program - how to get started, what volunteers do at HHHS, changes we've had to make during COVID-19 - as well as how Katie got started in this work and her experiences and favorite parts of the job so far (spoiler alert: she adopted a Poodle which is a rare and amazing thing at HHHS!).
If you have any questions about the volunteer program, please email Katie at katiej@hhhstopeka...2021-02-2523 minPawfee PodcatsAmos Took a DNA Test & Office Cat UpdateA special episode 28.5 to bring you the results of Amos's DNA test! Amos is the puppy Grace recently adopted from HHHS. 2021-02-2008 minPawfee PodcatsRachel Coover HHHS Medical Center CoordinatorIf you're interested in the medical side of animal welfare and shelter life, then you'll be excited about this episode! Your hosts Gremi (Grace and Emi) interview their coworker Rachel all about her job working in the HHHS Medical Center. From surgery prep to advice on how to work efficiently (spoiler alert: you NEED more pockets!), Rachel reveals it all! We are amazed she had time to do an interview with us after she led us through a day in her life at our humane society. Big props to Rachel and our entire medical team for all they do...2021-02-1830 minPawfee PodcatsOur Foster Care and Transfer to Rescue Programs with Jenna PeteschIn this episode, your hosts Gremi (Grace and Emi) interview coworker Jenna Petesch who is the Foster & Rescue Coordinator at HHHS (plus many other hats, like all of our employees, including helping in behavior and intake). We talk all things foster care and transfer to rescue. These are wonderful lifesaving programs that activate a village of supporters in helping homeless animals.
We don't have an official office cat update in this episode, although we do give a little update on Papaw Geppetto and will share more information next week!
Please get in touch if you...2021-02-1144 minPawfee PodcatsShelter Showdown, Puppy Tips, and Return to HomeIn this episode, Gremi talks about HHHS's Shelter Showdown with Melissa and Doug of WIBW, updates on Amos the puppy and some tips about raising puppies (a hard but important job!), plus of course office cat updates, a myth-bust, plus a little preview of a topic we'll be talking a lot more about in the next couple of months!2021-02-0430 minPawfee PodcatsWe're Building a Low-Cost Spay Neuter Clinic!In this episode of Helping Hands Humane Society's podcast, Grace and Emi (Gremi - your hosts) interview Kathy Maxwell, Executive Director of HHHS. They discuss project donations for the low-cost spay neuter clinic that will be building right inside the shelter! Kathy touches on why the donors support the project and why it's important to us and our community. If you're interested in donating to help us buy equipment once the clinic is built, please email Kathy at kathym@hhhstopeka.org.
Also, HUGE NEWS, Grace adopted a puppy!!! Lots of puppy discussion. If anyone else is raising...2021-01-2831 minPawfee PodcatsPawfect Purrfection and Pet-Inspired House Updates with Michelle McCartThis week we (Gremi, Grace and Emi, your podcats hosts) interview Manager of Customer Care and Adoptions, Michelle McCart. This is her second time on the show, and we discuss a variety of fun topics including changes we've made to our homes just for pets, wacky experiences working at the shelter, double adoptions (sending two animals home together), foster set ups for foster homes and foster offices, etc.
We hope you enjoy these insights into the life of an animal welfare worker. Please feel free to email us at emig@hhhstopeka.org or gracec@hhhstopeka.org with...2021-01-2137 minPawfee PodcatsWisdom from Pam: Feel the Feelings and Remember What's Best for the AnimalsIn this episode of the Helping Hands Humane Society podcast, your hosts Grace and Emi (AKA Gremi) are honored and excited to interview their coworker, Pam. Pam is the lead Animal Care Tech at HHHS and has gained a lot of experience in her two years here. She views all of the dogs under her care as her babies, and she has some very insightful wisdom to share about how to work with them and, when necessary, let them go. Pam is our go-to when we're struggling with some emotional turmoil or simple life problems (like losing our keys...2021-01-1436 minPawfee PodcatsAustralian Shepherd to Wheaten Terrier, Deciduous Puppy Teeth, and Other "How Can You Tell a Stray Pet's Age and Breed?" Tales"Yes," Dr. Grace assures us, "old lady or old man cat fur is definitely a *thing*." In episode 22 of Helping Hands Humane Society's podcast, your hosts Gremi (Grace and Emi) answer a listener question about how we age the stray animals who come up for adoption. We go to two of our in-house experts for answers - Margaret Price, Manager of Admissions (also animal behavior guru, knower of all things pocket pets, and employee of HHHS for 20 years), and Dr. Jami Grace, Veterinarian (tolerator of our ridiculous medical check requests, patient answerer of endless questions like "Why does he...2021-01-0742 minPawfee PodcatsNew Year's Goals for HHHS and Our PetsHere comes 2021! Gremi discusses some goals for the new year, both for our pets at home and for the shelter. We are oh-so-tentatively stepping into this new year as we would toward a shy and scared dog or cat...not making eye contact, body turned non-threateningly to the side, soft voices, treats in hand, hoping to coax it into being our friend! 2020 has taught us many lessons. It held many challenges and revealed some great rewards as we survived through it.
Please let us know what you'd like to hear from our podcast in 2021! Email us at g...2020-12-3123 minPawfee PodcatsChristmas for the AnimalsSpecial Christmas Eve Day episode! We tell you all about Christmas for the Animals that we held at our shelter and bust some myths surrounding pets as Christmas presents. We also tell you about Grace's super cool next door dog neighbor who has a very serious job and is about to get titanium teeth! As always, we give an office kitten update and serenade you with a pet-related parody. Merry Sniffmas, everyone!
Thanks for listening, and please feel free to reach out by emailing us at emig@hhhstopeka.org or gracec@hhhstopeka.org with your comments, questions...2020-12-2425 minPawfee PodcatsA Question for Animal Shelter Workers: How Do You Do It?In this episode Gremi explores their personal "how"s when it comes to working at a humane society. We also tell you about Gunner our latest behavior project dog and give an office feline update! 2020-12-1726 minPawfee PodcatsHeartworms, Behavior Dogs, and Ki(tty)Ki(tty) Do You Luh Me?In this episode we discuss heartworm treatment and give a huge THANK YOU to PEDIGREE Foundation for awarding us a grant that will help treat heartworm positive dogs at our shelter in 2021!
We also give an office feline update and talk about what our staff is doing to work with dogs who need a little extra attention and interaction--whether they are shy, under-socialized, and shutdown or have over-the-top energy and unwanted behaviors. Spoiler alert...the dog we discuss in this episode has now passed his behavior test with flying colors! Yippie!
As always, please contact...2020-12-1027 minPawfee PodcatsCats & Caffeine - Our Ideal Bottle Feeding Kitten Fosters & What "Saving a Life" When You Rescue Really MeansWelcome back to Pawfee Podcats! In this episode your hosts Gremi explore the ideal traits of neonatal kitten fosters - those who help bottle feed orphaned baby kittens without moms every 2-3 hours. It's a tough job, but somebody's gotta do it! Could that somebody be you? Listen to this episode to find out if it's a fit for your lifestyle. If not, there is probably another type of pet you could foster or maybe volunteering at the shelter is your calling. There is *always* a way to help homeless pets in need.
As usual, we step...2020-12-0336 minPawfee PodcatsRING - Ringworm Infestation Normalizing GroupWe *keep* on talking about ringworm in this episode because it's at the forefront of our lives in the administrative offices and at home! We want you to know that if you have ringworm or have had ringworm...this is a safe space and you are not alone. We bust myths about ringworm and any skinny animals you may see up for adoption at our shelter. We talk about Giving Tuesday, which is coming up December 1st, and give an update on our office cats (no office kittens currently).
Please reach out to us if you have...2020-11-2631 minPawfee PodcatsCompassion Fatigue vs Burnout and Self-CareAs we near the end of the year and Helping Hands Humane Society's whirlwind event season comes to a close, Gremi reflects on the stressful struggles of 2020 through the lenses of compassion fatigue and burnout. We define these terms and relate them to our experiences in animal welfare. We dip a toe into the sea of the topic of self-care, but there's so much more to the story. Every person in our shelter, our community, our nation, and the world is going through their own particular struggle in 2020. A decrease in resources and increase in stress make for difficult...2020-11-1946 minPawfee PodcatsTraining Trivia with Travis: Don't Be Embarrassed & Your Cat Knows Its NameOn this episode, Gremi interviews Travis Sieve, one of the trainers at Helping Hands Humane Society. Travis teaches dog obedience classes along with speciality classes like tricks for fun. He has 15+ years of experience and is also a biologist by profession, so he's got many interesting insights and stories to share regarding cat and dog biology and behavior!
We discuss many common issues including cats pottying outside the litter box, dogs who make a fool of themselves in public, house training puppies, nervous owners, etc. We also touch on how 2020 has turned your pet's routine upside down j...2020-11-121h 06Pawfee PodcatsA Night King Cat and a Dog with a Great Dogness to ItIn this episode Gremi interviews Adoption Counselor Cam all about facilitating falling in love (with cupid's sparrow) and other experiences as an employee at Helping Hands Humane Society (ringworm, sanctuary cats who resemble Game of Thrones characters, being brave around giant dogs, fighting negative pibble stereotypes, and more). Yes, we still managed to get animal parodies into this episode.*
As always, fun facts (like Cam's family gives their pets To Kill a Mockingbird names!), myth busts (kennel reactivity, what a shelter job is *really* like!), and funny stories (meeting THE MAYOR!) included! If you've ever wondered what...2020-11-0541 minPawfee PodcatsOh My Dog, Gremi's Back Again!Hi listeners! Our audience has been growing, and Grace and Emi have a couple of very exciting announcements for our shelter in this episode. We talk about pet overpopulation, bust a spay/neuter myth, reflect on some funny stories, and reveal Grace's Halloween costume through an (of course) animal welfare related parody! We also give an office feline update as some special needs kitties graduate from our special care and find furever.
Please let us know why you listen, what you like about our podcats, and what you might want to hear more of! Also, if you've...2020-10-2937 minPawfee PodcatsHead Cat Honcho (AKA Executive Director) Kathy MaxwellThis week Gremi had the extreeeme honor of interviewing Helping Hands Humane Society Executive Director, Kathy Maxwell. As you'll learn in this episode, Kathy has held at least 8 positions at HHHS and has been working here for 18 years! She shares some fun memories and insights with us this episode (like which color of cat is the most chill!). Also, in the spirit of spooOoOOooky Halloween season, Kathy tells us about the ghost, Georgia, who used to haunt (or just hang out?) at our old shelter.
We recorded this in the Bone Appétit auction item pickup room, w...2020-10-2234 minPawfee PodcatsFeral Cat Queen CarriganWe're back AGAIN with more extra material from our interview with Carrigan, the Cat Care Coordinator here at Helping Hands Humane Society. In this episode she gives some tips for safely securing stray cats who need help, shares her own techniques for wrangling feral cats who manage to get out of their kennels at HHHS, and we talk about *when* to bring kittens to your local shelter (pro tip: sometimes it is much better for them to just leave them where they are!).
Gremi (Grace and Emi) give you a quick office kitten update as well as...2020-10-1525 minPawfee PodcatsFerals vs. Friendlies - Further Feline Findings with Cat Care Coordinator CarriganFirst off, APOLOGIES for the distortion at the beginning and end of this episode. We are still audio/podcast newbies and figuring it all out. Luckily, the large middle chunk of this episode is pulled from a previous conversation with our resident cat expert, Carrigan, and the audio is very pleasing to the ears.
The main discussion is an expansion on the conversation about feral/community cats versus stray/owned cats who have found themselves lost in the big, wide world. Carrigan also advocates for microchipping your felines! Even if you have an outdoor cat who's typically...2020-10-0820 minPawfee PodcatsAll Things Adoption with the Magnificent Michelle McCartThis 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, like that time a family wanted to introduce their pet duck...2020-10-0136 minPawfee Podcats"He Smells Kinda Funny" and Other Vet Checks with Dr. GraceIn 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 us, these vet checks are a worthy substitute).
A special shout out to our...2020-09-2431 minPawfee Podcats"Pitties & Pibbles" with NathanThis 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 adopted from HHHS, funny experiences with our canine residents, and what he's...2020-09-1730 minPawfee PodcatsCat Care Coordinator Carrigan ConversationGremi 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, you'll learn about Carrigan's favorite naughty cat Chucky, what exactly a Cat C...2020-09-1030 minPawfee PodcatsInterview with Behavior Specialist Lindsay Michel (pronounced "Mitchell"!)Episode 4 is fueled by Milk & Honey coffee (and chai!). 2020-09-0332 minPawfee PodcatsIntake Interview with Margaret Knowledge-Droppin' PriceThis 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 or find a stray animal i...2020-08-2728 minPawfee PodcatsFIV, Puppy Mills, and Senior Pets, Oh My!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! https://www.ksnt.com/capitol-bureau/fiv-cats-can-now-be-adopted-in-kansas/
Here is more...2020-08-2021 minPawfee PodcatsMeet GremiMeet 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. 2020-08-1420 min