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The Alliance Podcast

Humane Rescue Alliance
Welcome to the Alliance Podcast, a podcast produced by the Humane Rescue Alliance (HRA), an animal welfare organization headquartered in Washington, DC. Hosted by vice president of external affairs Reasa Currier, the podcast will feature interviews with both local and national leaders in animal welfare, veterinary medicine, and field services. They will share how they've been handling the COVID-19 virus and how it has informed their best practices. You can learn more about HRA at humanerescuealliance.org

Episodes

Episode 15: Author Barbara J. King Discusses Animal Grief

In this special episode of the Alliance podcast, HRA's president and CEO Lisa LaFontaine sits down with author Barbara J. King to discuss animals experiencing grief, respecting invertebrates, stopping animal testing in medical labs, and so much more. Check out King's new book Animal’s Best Friends: Putting Compassion to Work for Animals in Captivity and in the Wild.

Jun 29, 202158 min

Episode 13: Your Dog Behavior Questions, Answered

On this episode of the Alliance podcast, Reasa speaks with Adrienne Carson, the director of St. Hubert's Training and Behavior Center, who provides great advice to first-time pet owners on how best to crate train puppies, keep them from chewing on walls, and how to work on resource guarding behavior.

Mar 04, 202140 min

Episode 12: WayStation Program Director Colleen Harrington Talks Transport

The Alliance Podcast is back! Make sure to subscribe and leave us a 5-star review on iTunes. In this latest episode, host Reasa Currier talks to Colleen Harrington who leads St. Hubert's WayStation program, which is all about transporting dogs in need to places of opportunity and supporting shelters in need, as well. Learn more about the program at sthuberts.org/waystation.

Jan 26, 202126 min

Episode 10: Daisha Pierce Discusses Her Experience with Racism in Animal Welfare

This week, Reasa is joined by Daisha Pierce, Director of Strategic Initiatives for ACCT Philly. Pierce shares her personal experiences in the industry as a woman of color. She also discusses how to better integrate animal welfare organizations into communities, ensuring that they work with human services organizations more seamlessly and more often.

Jul 09, 202042 min

Episode 9: Jennifer Fearing and Brandy Kuentzel Discuss The Importance of Animal Advocacy

It's a doubleheader this week as Reasa speaks with Jennifer Fearing, President of Fearless Advocacy, and Brandy Kuentzel, General Counsel and Director of Advocacy San Francisco SPCA. They discuss the need for shelters to work in advocacy and how it can strengthen communities. Jennifer and Brandy also discuss their career trajectories (Jennifer starting as a lobbyist and Brandy as an attorney) and how they each ended up in animal welfare.

May 29, 202054 min

Episode 8: RACC Animal Control Supervisor Robert Leinberger Discusses Compassion Fatigue and The Word "Dogcatcher"

This week Reasa speaks with Richmond Animal Care and Control's Animal Control Supervisor Rob Leinberger, who has been working in the field for 30 years. He's served on the board of directors of NACA and is currently on the board of directors for VACA. He talks about his decades of experience, how the perception of animal control has changed, and the crucial role technology now plays for officers.

May 19, 202022 min

Episode 3: Adisa's Laura Maloney Discusses Disaster Preparedness And Wellness

Laura Maloney, founder/principal of Adisa, is all about building strong teams. She also has had to confront crisis when she was head of the Louisiana SPCA during Hurricane Katrina. Laura speaks with Reasa about how she managed a team through the disaster, as well as how shelters can help encourage wellness with their teams during COVID-19.

Apr 01, 202038 min

Episode 1: HRA's Director Of Foster and Volunteer Resources Jennah Billeter Talks Foster Programs During COVID-19

During these unprecedented times, HRA and countless other shelters have been looking to fosters and volunteers to help out in our times of need. HRA's director of foster and volunteer resources Jennah Billeter talks with Reasa about how HRA's foster program has adjusted during the COVID-19 pandemic and how much the community has stepped up to assist the organization and our animals. She also talks about how to start a foster program and offers some tips to anyone unsure about starting the proces...

Mar 24, 202027 min

Intro: Welcome To The Alliance Podcast

Welcome to the Alliance Podcast, a podcast produced by the Humane Rescue Alliance (HRA), an animal welfare organization headquartered in Washington, DC. Hosted by vice president of external affairs Reasa Currier, the podcast will feature interviews with both local and national leaders in animal welfare, veterinary medicine, and field services. They will share how they've been handling the COVID-19 virus and how it has informed their best practices. You can learn more about HRA at humanerescueall...

Mar 24, 20201 min