Housing Policy & Animal Welfare

On a recent episode of Speaking of Animals, Susan Riggs, Senior Director of Housing Policy for the ASPCA, explained why housing is one of the most pressing animal welfare issues in America today.

Do Dogs Smile?

https://www.observerlocalnews.com/news/2025/aug/01/do-dogs-smile-maybe-not-in-the-traditional-sense

Over 96 cats seized from Flagler County home. Now at Flagler Humane Society.

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1BDwCq7Byt https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2025/07/28/over-100-cats-removed-from-palm-coast-womans-home-heres-how-the-city-plans-to-get-them-adopted https://www.news-journalonline.com/story/news/crime/2025/07/29/100-cats-removed-from-womans-palm-coast-home/85375034007 https://www.palmcoast.gov/newsroom/home/details/nearly-100-cats-rescued

There are ways to ease pet anxiety during fireworks displays

https://www.observerlocalnews.com/news/2025/jun/11/there-are-ways-to-ease-pet-anxiety-during-fireworks-displays/?fbclid=IwY2xjawLCXWpleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFEVEpQRU81TGFuS1RTUExLAR46HXgOQS1Ur3VAji4IntV9kUVhVd6ZDbODUJ1pnzMNaFfHIZ2hlb_yJQyoeg_aem_mc360FgvRuGt6eN8hNY88A

Marshmallow the Hamster Stands In for Florida’s Bears

While the proposed Florida bear hunt was the focus of a serious discussion on the latest episode of Speaking of Animals, a much smaller guest stole the show—Marshmallow, a long-haired white hamster